Generous Trump Lets Melania Be Her Own Woman, Tweet Her Own Tweets


Last Saturday, shortly after news spread of violent protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, Melania Trump sent out a tweet:

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Melania Trump ✔ @FLOTUS
Our country encourages freedom of speech, but let's communicate w/o hate in our hearts. No good comes from violence. #Charlottesville
11:36 AM - Aug 12, 2017
22,487 22,487 Replies 37,592 37,592 Retweets 134,247 134,247 likes

It was somewhat remarkable, given the fact that her husband had yet to comment on the issue — his tweet came almost an hour later. And on Wednesday, as the nation waited for President Trump to address the terrorist attack in Barcelona, Melania again beat him to the punch:

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Melania Trump ✔ @FLOTUS
Thoughts and prayers to #Barcelona
11:51 AM - Aug 17, 2017
2,520 2,520 Replies 10,553 10,553 Retweets 48,744 48,744 likes

According to CNN, the First Lady is so quick on the uptake because she “does not pay attention to when her tweets are sent vs. those of the President.” She also operates her Twitter account autonomously. According to a White House official, “When it comes to social media, Twitter in particular, the first lady does not check in with her husband before posting. She is her own person, the official said, operating the account herself and paying close attention to which events warrant comment and which do not.”

https://www.thecut.com/2017/08/donald-trump-melania-trump-tweets-charlottesville-barcelona.html