First Lady Melania Trump is making headlines for all the wrong reasons. She admitted on national TV that she never reads books, igniting a social media firestorm.
She says she’s too busy to read anything but “executive orders.”
While in New York the day after her husband’s appearance at the United Nations General Assembly, she stopped by Fox Business’ Trump-friendly “The Big Money Show” Wednesday.
The hosts schmoozed Mrs. Trump to the max, tossing softball questions her way.
“I don’t know anyone who’s a harder worker than you,” host Brian Brenberg gushed before asking her what she does to relax.
Actually, no one really knows if Melania is a “hard worker.” That’s because she’s rarely seen in public and only seems to surface for her husband’s events when it’s mandatory. Opponents claim Melania is simply glorified arm candy for President Donald Trump.
“Do you kick back with a favorite movie or a favorite show?” Brenberg continued, wondering if she ever binge-watches anything. “Does that ever happen?”
“I don’t have time for that,” Melania answered, smiling and shaking her head.
But then she said something critics claim is about as nonsensical as it comes.
“No uhm, the other day somebody asked me, ‘What book are you reading?’ I said executive order. It’s coming next, next, in the next two weeks. That’s what I’m reading. Executive order,” she claimed.
Brenberg simply responded, “OK then.”
She went on to explain how she’s still working with the Senate on the “Fostering the Future Act.”
“And I hope they will pass it for foster kids,” she added.
Melania is referring there to an executive order President Donald Trump signed last fall called “Fostering the Future for American Children and Families.” The measure seeks to invest federal tax dollars into public-private partnerships to help people who were in the foster care system.
“It’s always the papers, always the mails, always the email so you need to catch up because through the day you’re very busy,” she said, speaking in second person to refer to herself.
“So, like you need to catch up on that, so like watching TV, No, no time,” she concluded.
The smitten host replied, “That is impressive.”
Social media posters went on a brutal attack, with some commenters even saying she doesn’t read books because she can’t.
“We’ve seen her struggling to read children’s books to small children, and I’m pretty sure she can’t read,” an X user declared.
Another despaired at the jarring juxtaposition of Melania’s husband starting wars, his deadly immigration crackdown, and banning the free press while she acts like nothing is wrong.
“OMFG. This can’t be real life.”
“She can’t even pronounce Executive Order, but we’re supposed to believe she reads and comprehends them?” this commenter pointed out.
This poster stated, “Bro, saying she spends her free time reading government policy instead of watching TV is crazy.”
In addition to accompanying her husband to his U.N. speech on Tuesday, Melania rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange the following day before launching a women’s summit.
The first lady delivered the keynote address at a new event called IMPERIA, an invite-only initiative of women business leaders and CEOs. USA Today reported it’s designed to “build business relationships, move capital, influence policy and foster collaboration across industries.”
“The world’s biggest untapped economic force is not a new market, a breakthrough technology or an undiscovered natural resource. It is women coming together as owners,” Mrs. Trump told the group, according to Fox News.
She went on to ask what the economy would look like without women’s impact.
“Remove women as consumers, investors, leaders, caregivers, innovators and managers of household finances and the modern economy would not work as it does today,” she stated.
