As we’ve mentioned, President Trump defended Melania and himself from the absolutely RIDICULOUS conspiracy theories the media has been circling around.
The Fake News Media has been so unfair, and vicious, to my wife and our great First Lady, Melania. During her recovery from surgery they reported everything from near death, to facelift, to left the W.H. (and me) for N.Y. or Virginia, to abuse. All Fake, she is doing really well!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 6, 2018
…Four reporters spotted Melania in the White House last week walking merrily along to a meeting. They never reported the sighting because it would hurt the sick narrative that she was living in a different part of the world, was really ill, or whatever. Fake News is really bad!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 6, 2018
The New York Times came up with the HOTTEST TAKE.
Trump Defends Melania Trump and Spreads Conspiracies About Her in the Process via @katierogers https://t.co/zhOYQ9PsyF
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) June 6, 2018
Are you kidding me?! THIS is what they came up with?!
President Trump, who has long reveled in conspiracy theories, spent at least part of Wednesday morning lashing out at the news media about its coverage of the first lady, Melania Trump, while in the process repeating the kind of unfounded rumors about his wife that would normally attract legal action from him and his notoriously litigious family.
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Without clarity from the White House, some journalists have used their platforms to speculate about Mrs. Trump’s life, including whether she was a victim of domestic violence. The guesswork has expanded beyond the news media. On Monday, as Mrs. Trump attended the event with Gold Star families, a contingent of observers on Twitter wondered whether the sparse footage captured of the event was indeed from that day.
And the timing of Mrs. Trump’s departure from the public eye was abrupt and baffling: It came as she was ramping up her public appearances and in the midst of launching her official platform, Be Best, which will focus on children’s issues.
So let me get this straight…
If he said NOTHING…he was hiding something.
If he responded… he’s “fanning the flames” of the conspiracy.
There really is no winning with these blowhards, is there?
They will always cover for the ppl who sit on their side of the aisle, like @brianstelter https://t.co/7eMwct8VGZ
— Mujahed (@kebejay) June 6, 2018
Every single one of you hacks should be working for the National Enquirer. It gets worse everyday.
— Walking_On_Sunshine 🌞 (@MoWin16) June 6, 2018
“It’s Trump’s fault I promoted a conspiracy because his whole time in office has been riddled with conspiracies that we’ve promoted.”
— Matt’s Idea Shop (@MattsIdeaShop) June 6, 2018
Trump responds to media spreading conspiracy theories now means he spread conspiracy theories. The “troll Trump” angle that dominates media needs to die a fiery death. https://t.co/fapoJRT4TN
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) June 6, 2018
Stories like this are why I’m always surprised the media’s approval ratings are above 0% https://t.co/mL9j3eabjK
— Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) June 6, 2018
BINGO.