Melania Trump or the woman who fears nothing
The panther-eyed woman who calls her husband "Tiger" refers to much more than the image of the beauty posing lasciviously naked on animal skin
Like the avid exotic hunters who strike a pose with the boot resting on the neck of a poor giraffe, Donald Trump has his trophy: his wife. But don't think that Melania, the sculptural 5-foot-tall Slovenian-born model, is content with this status. She demonstrated it again Monday night, interviewed by Anderson Cooper on CNN.
Rather self-assured, Melania Trump, in a crisp white dress, has achieved the impossible: to appear (almost) sincere in defending her sexual predator husband, the Republican candidate for the White House. With, it must be admitted, a certain class. And, this time, without plagiarizing Michelle Obama. Melania, the panther-eyed woman who calls her husband "Tiger," refers to more than the image of the beauty posing lasciviously naked on animal skin.
Sense of repartition
His strength is his composure and his sense of departure. Natural despite her thick layer of makeup, Melania Trump didn't seem like she was reciting a lesson learned by her husband's advisers. Of course, there was a charge against the media, "dishonest", which would relay the testimonies of women accusing Donald Trump of sexual harassment and inappropriate gestures, "without checking the facts". She claims it was the "opposition" that set it all up.
But, about the 2005 recording recently unveiled by the "Washington Post", where the billionaire makes vulgar remarks suggesting that his star status allows him to do what he wants with women, she points out that his sayings are "inappropriate and unacceptable". "And I was surprised because he's not the man I know." Before putting the blame on host Billy Bush, since declared persona non grata at NBC: it was he who would have drawn her husband into these discussions of "boys".
The register of "I condemn, but I apologize"
Easy. Basically, Melania, whose husband called Miss Universe 1986 "Miss Piggy" and "Miss Housekeeping", plays in the "I condemn, but I apologize" register. Worse, she goes so far as to turn the tables: "I've seen a lot of women give him their cell phone numbers because they hope to work with him. This is not a dignified attitude. They know he's married. "
And then, the one who depicts her husband as "authentic" but "raw" tries to play the card of sensitivity, as if to play down the situation: "I sometimes have the impression of having two boys at home: my son (Barron, born in 2006, editor's note) and my husband. ” Smart. Melania is the quiet strength to contrast with her 24-year-old man, the king of excess, rude, vulgar and sexist at will. In any case in public.
"Don't have mercy on me"
Strong woman and strong woman, this is the image she wanted to give of herself. That of a woman who doesn't hesitate to tell her husband when she doesn't agree. "I am an independent woman," she told journalist Anderson Cooper. And, with a smirk, "I have thick leather. These accusations, while nasty, don't bother me. I know how to handle this kind of situation. ” Further: “I am very strong. People don't really know me. They think things about me, they talk about me. "Oh, Melania, oh poor Melania ... but don't have mercy on me: I can handle this situation." Convincing? Vox prefers to talk about the interview "pathetic" and "horrifying". But just because she had to publicly defend her husband - like others before her - without really judging his performance.
Melania the polyglot, until now rather discreet, had to swallow several snakes. And not just those related to Donald Trump. There was the plagiarism case of Michelle Obama's speech, sparked by her speech in July at the Republican convention in Cleveland. Then, the controversy surrounding her coming to the United States: she was accused of having first worked there illegally, before obtaining her green card, then American nationality in 2006.
The source of the doubts: erotic photos taken by French photographer Alé from Basseville to New York in 1995 and re-released during the campaign, when Melania had always said she came to the United States in 1996 to work as a model. A controversy that she was able to quickly extinguish, thanks to her lawyer. Like the doubts about the lines of her CV: Melania simply deleted her website and all traces of the CV in question.
His actions and actions are scrutinized
Then, most recently, she threatened "People Magazine" with legal action, accusing a journalist of making up comments. Still against the backdrop of allegations against her husband's inappropriate behavior: Natasha Stoynoff accuses him of forcibly kissing him during an interview on her wedding anniversary. "Within seconds he pushed me against the wall and stuck his tongue down my throat," the reporter wrote.
Melania's every move is scrutinized, commented, and deciphered. His clothes, too. Like the Dior dress she wore to her wedding in 2005 in Palm Beach. Value: $ 200,000. And more recently, her Gucci blouse, fuchsia, and her lavallière collar, which has earned her taunts. Because col lavallière is called “pussy-bow” in English. And that pussy refers to the outrageous comments of Donald Trump, who in the 2005 recording said women can be caught in their genitals. A spokesperson for the candidate even had to make it clear that Melania's dress choice was unintentional.
