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John Byrne
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Joined: 11 May 2005 Posts: 136008
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| Posted: 11 April 2026 at 5:57pm | IP Logged | 1
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With many claiming Trump’s illegal, American killing war was created to divert attention from the troublesome Epstein files—which it did—is this oddly timed speech from Mrs Trump supposed to divert attention from the war?
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Brian Miller Byrne Robotics Member

Joined: 28 July 2004 Location: United States Posts: 31971
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| Posted: 11 April 2026 at 7:35pm | IP Logged | 2
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That’s the big question. Especially combined with her desire for the victims to be interviewed. Something I’m sure hubby Donny REALLY doesn’t want to see happen. There doesn’t seem to be any plus for MAGA for her to come forward out of the blue like this. (And it’s not like anyone really believed her anyway.)
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Evan S. Kurtz Byrne Robotics Member

Joined: 04 July 2022 Location: Canada Posts: 271
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| Posted: 11 April 2026 at 9:10pm | IP Logged | 3
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Seems as if she is looking out for Number 1.
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Anthony Musgrave Byrne Robotics Member

Joined: 09 August 2021 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 25
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| Posted: 11 April 2026 at 11:13pm | IP Logged | 4
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Melania's speech being timed to divert attention from the Iran war was my first thought also. It's testament to what a batshit crazy world we're living in right now that it doesn't seem totally implausible as the rationale for the timing! It also wouldn't surprise me if the speech was just a random chaos bomb tossed out by the current regime for laughs, to keep us all guessing and on the back foot.
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Vinny Valenti Byrne Robotics Member

Joined: 17 April 2004 Location: United States Posts: 8544
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| Posted: 12 April 2026 at 6:24pm | IP Logged | 5
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Seems as if she is looking out for Number 1.
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Well, she's already married to Number 2.....
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Andrew Bitner Byrne Robotics Member

Joined: 01 June 2004 Location: United States Posts: 7582
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| Posted: 13 April 2026 at 1:26am | IP Logged | 6
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Speculation has circled around the idea that she's trying to get ahead of something really bad, creating plausible deniability for whatever we hear. It's awful timing for Trump, of course, since it revives the story when it was subsiding.It was weird and probably not in TFG's best interest, but it wasn't supposed to be.
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Charles Valderrama Byrne Robotics Member

Joined: 16 April 2004 Location: United States Posts: 4946
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| Posted: 13 April 2026 at 2:48pm | IP Logged | 7
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This administration's greatest "power" is the ability to divert attention when it needs to. Amazing how well it works!
-C!
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Bill Collins Byrne Robotics Member

Joined: 26 May 2005 Location: England Posts: 11563
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| Posted: 14 April 2026 at 6:47am | IP Logged | 8
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I thought she was trying to get in front of some forthcoming revelation from the news media. I didn't for one second believe she blindsided The Trumpster with the press conference! As if you could organise all that in secret!
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James Woodcock Byrne Robotics Member

Joined: 21 September 2007 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 8453
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| Posted: 14 April 2026 at 9:53pm | IP Logged | 9
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Well I think Trump found a way to finally push some people too far. I wondered if it would have been the comparison to him being Jesus that was made in Good Friday, but that didn’t seem to bother his cult.
But his AI image coupled with his insulting the Pope seem to have started the ball rolling. Let’s see how much traction this gains eh?
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