The Cheater-In-Chief

The updates keep coming: Friday morning, update #4: After her visit to the Museum Thursday, Melania took leave of the White House for a surprise, unplanned (or at least, not previously announced) trip to Palm Beach, Florida. (No scheduling and logistical issues with that, apparently.) You can read CNN's report here; POTUS comes home tonight, will he join his wife in Florida?

Thursday afternoon, update #3: I was wrong below, when I said we wouldn't see Melania in public until the 4th of July. She visited the Holocaust Museum today. (I will note that her husband is conveniently out of the country.) Her next big First Lady gig is the State Of The Union speech Tuesday night. Will the FLOTUS be sitting in the usual First Lady seat, sincerely cheering for her husband? We'll see.

Thank you @HolocaustMuseum for a powerful & moving tour that honors the millions of innocent lives lost, and educates us on the tragedies and effects of the holocaust. #WeRemember #AskWhy pic.twitter.com/za8MN6pKRZ

— Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) January 25, 2018

Tuesday morning, update #2: CNN is reporting that Melania is no longer planning to accompany the president to Davos:

First lady Melania Trump, in a change of plans, will not be joining President Donald Trump on his trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, later this week.

East Wing communications director Stephanie Grisham confirmed to CNN that the first lady's decision to forgo the trip was based on "scheduling and logistical issues."

A week ago, Grisham told CNN the first lady would be attending the annual meeting of influential financial leaders and business titans in a show of support for her husband, who intends to give remarks during his visit. 

I bet we don't see her in public before the 4th of July, if then.

Sunday night update #1: The party went on, apparently, with the president's two large adult sons standing in for him. Even at $100,000 per couple, however, the caviar was served with plastic spoons. That's just tacky. 

Mar-a-Lago guests paying $100k or more per couple to attend Trump’s  inauguration anniversary political fundraising fala—which Eric & Don Jr attended in President Trump’s stead due to the shutdown—are apparent “traumatized” by scooping caviar with plastic spoons. pic.twitter.com/vcwcExYpX2

— Anna Massoglia (@annalecta) January 21, 2018

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If any other president had had sex with a porn star then paid money to keep her quiet, it would be the scandal of the century. With Trump, apparently it's just baked in, not unexpected and no big deal.

As I've said before, there's no way to know how Melania feels about all this, but I'm guessing she's relieved that she didn't have to appear in public and pretend to be delighted to be standing next to the cheater-in-chief this week-end. (They were supposed to go to Mar-A-Lago and attend a big fundraiser last night. The government shutdown kept them in Washington.) It's one thing to sell your soul (and of course, your body) to a degenerate pig in exchange for the luxurious (private) life of a rich man's wife. It's another thing to have to play that role in the glare of the spotlight that comes with being the president's wife. As I said, I'm just guessing...