Thread by @riotwomennn

Melania Trump is FLOTUS, an extremely public position.

1st Ladies maintain & provide a detailed daily schedule of activities, times & locations

Melania hasn't been seen since the early hrs of May 10.

May 25, Trump pointed to a window, claiming Melania was there. She was not.

Melania was last seen during the early morning hrs of May 10, when she was present, welcoming home the Americans.

Her medical condition described by the WH does not match the length of her hospital stay

Then this May 25 surreal scene of Trump pointing:

Below are some images that should give us an indication of how the schedules of First Ladies have been routinely treated over the years.

The schedules of First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton & Laura Bush are all publicly available, indexed & boxed for easy reference

Melania Trump?

Random thoughts:

1) the elephant in the room effect has infected a press inept @ dealing w the bizarre chaotic Trumps

2) @FLOTUS is married to a man with a history of domestic abuse

3) how does this end

4) if this was your neighbor, you would call 911

The most important lesson from this is:

"1) the elephant in the room effect has infected a press inept @ dealing w the bizarre chaotic Trumps"

Trump lies to the press about a national security communication.

Listen for the collective press response:

The takeaway from this thread is not about Melania Trump.

By the way, what's my speculation regarding Melania Trump?

Combination of 3 things:

1) she had a minor medical condition & relished her time away from all things Trump so - more;

2) mental exhaustion;

3) refusal to do anything connected to Trump, anti-handholding next level

The takeaway from the Melania scene at Trump's reality TV spectacle White House?

The press is not equipped to deal w Trump. He is intentionally sabotaging the ability of the public to determine fact from fiction.

He pointed at an empty window, lied about the letter.

Press ⬇️

59% of the public misinformed on a simple black-and-white fact.

Reputable news sources are doing something wrong.

One fix? @nytimes please move Trump's lies to frontpage headlines w clear tone & detail.

Trump intentionally sabotages truth.

When Trump lies, call him out right then.

"You just said that the letter was nice & interesting. Now you claim you didn't read it. Why should anyone believe you on anything?"

"There are 20 of us looking, Melania is not in the window. Why are you lying?"

@whca

The purpose of calling out Trump immediately when he tells a lie in front of the press?

1) tells Trump he will not get away with it w/o aggressive pushback;

2) tells public, you are not crazy, Trump lied;

3) gives everyone permission to acknowledge it;

4) provides a record.

Circling back around to the beginning of this thread, should the press report the details of Melania Trump's absence from the public eye?

@FLOTUS just came out w her #BeBest initiative. We provide her an office & a staff with salaries totalling $486,700.

Where is the boss?

Donald Trump and Melania Trump are not qualified & are not capable of adequately performing the duties required.

They live bizarre, chaotic lives of lies, corruption, spectacle and drama.

Unstable individually, as a couple and family.

They are unfit for service.