"According to an individual with firsthand
knowledge of the judging of the 2002 Miss Universe pageant, Trump tried to rig
the outcome of the international contest to award the prestigious 'Miss
Universe' title to Vladimir Putin's then-mistress, Oxana Fedorova,"
Oxana Fedorova was, at the time, rumored to be the mistress of non
other than Vladimir Putin.
In his article, "Ten Reasons Why Evangelical Christians Can No Longer Stand With Donald Trump," David Usborne posits that the Evangelical Christian Right will finally cave in to morality in the light of recent scandals, but will they? The myriad number of excuses, "mulligans" and bizarrely contorted theological explanations have taken hold in that community and may last for years. To date, there is no response to the McDougal/Playboy Bunny affair, but such convoluted reasoning may take time to emerge.
Whither Melania?
The woman who never wanted to be First Lady has not spoken publicly about the scandals let alone the humiliation. Living with a black hole of dignity and integrity for so many years, one wonders if her distance from Trump is more the result of countless such situations.
Melania Trump has always been first and foremost a loyal, submissive trophy wife. Donald Trump has power over her; he owns her. To please him, his characterizations of any scandal as fake news must be taken without reservation. It is strange, therefore, that the Christian Right hardly ever focuses on this dutiful wife. There are no pastors rushing to counsel her in her time of stress.
Having lived with a man who used women shamelessly to further business interests, who lied to her time after time about his many infidelities, who demands the utmost loyalty, who used his power over lawyers and tabloids to cover up affairs with "catch and kill" tactics, we have to ask:
In distancing herself, is Melania Trump really acting on her own? WILL she ever act on her own?
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