Is Melania still in the White House or has she moved back to the hotel?

[Frustratedlady]

If I were her, I would throw up my hands and head back to the tower. I can't imagine what her day is like with all the embarrassing stories going round the media. Her son will be out of school before too long and it would be a good time to tell David Dennison to shove it.

I'm not a fan of Melania, but as a woman I can sympathize with her to a point. The public humiliation has to take its toll.

[MoonRiver]

1. I might be able to sympathise with her,

except for the fact that she stays with the POS. Maybe she has left, but I doubt it. Probably just refuses to have any contact with his disgusting self.

[Happyhippychick]

2. I think her son is still in school down here in DC

So she's not going to go back to NY for sure.

[Siwsan]

3. Her moving back to NYC would cost the tax payers millions in security.

And I thought they had already gone way over budget. I'm really sick and tired of funding this dysfunctional, hot mess of a family.

[greymattermom]

4. So she has to explain what a porn star

and a NDA are to her son, right? And he probably gets to hear about it from his classmates. That's hard for any kid, but if he's on the spectrum, as some have said, that must make it much harder.

[NightWatcher]

5. Last I heard she was at her parent's house.

[kskiska]

6. I've read where her parents have a home in Maryland

near her son's school and she often spends time there.

[Ohiogal]

7. I would hazard a guess

that if she leaves the Dotard, he would gain custody of Barron, just to be mean.

He actually would have no interest in raising Barron at all, it is probably just to keep her in line.

[mercuryblues]

8. The only thing malaria

cares about is his affairs becoming public. She has had to of known about them. Plenty has been written about over the years. It was her job to scour the web to tell him what the media was saying about him, she had to of read about the affairs and knew. She is lucky her last name isn't Clinton. Compare how the media treated Hillary to how they treat Malaria. No daily headlines excoriating her for staying. No headlines questioning her womanhood based on trump's cheating. No headlines about how we explain porn to our kids. (right Meagan McCain)

Instead people are sympathetic towards her. Fuck that shit. She stands to make a hell of a lot more money as a widow than just another ex wife.

She just found out if you lie with dogs, you wake up with fleas.

[Johnny2X2X]

9. She's isolated

No chance Trump lets Melania have contact with anyone outside his bubble. She is not allowed friends because they would advise her to leave the creep. She's isolated and alone with the servants, security, and their child. I'd bet Trump controls what the TV she watches is allowed to play. Probably has controls on her mobile device too. Melania is a prisoner.

[Frustratedlady]

10. What is mystifying to me is that the first time Stormy popped up and Melania moved out

was when they had the big celebration in Mara La Go for his first year. They had to postpone it because of the shut down, but were in Mara La Go anyway. I can't recall why there were cheerleaders, but the two of them stood outside watching them and she seemed happy as a lark. Prior to that, she was stone cold. He must have given her diamonds or some big gift or promise that brought out that smile because she had been away from the WH for a week or so, as I recall, and not one to kiss and make up.

I suppose you could turn it on/off. I sure couldn't. If I'm mad, I show it. But, then...I never would have caught myself in that position, no matter how much money he had.

[Johnny2X2X]

11. He controls her by threats and intimidation

I am sure he's told her that he could disappear her whole family if she makes him look bad. She's probably terrified. Sociopaths like Trump exert power through abuse and cruelty.

[Orange Free State]

12. Trump would not marry without having something on a woman

Malaria did not make that much as a model, never top shelf, so how was she making a living? Escort for wealthy men? Trump has some economic hold on his ex wives as well. They know to keep their mouths closed, except for Stormy.

[msongs]

13. she is not a prisoner. everyplace she goes has exit doors nt

[gratuitous]

15. I agree

Melania is a grown woman with her own agency. I'm confident that she has weighed all her options and alternatives, is mentally competent to understand and evaluate her situation, and has made a conscious decision to stay exactly where she is. I will simply say I don't agree with her choice.

[hatrack]

14. She's a Birther . . .

Ergo, a liar.

Ergo, a piece of shit.

Plenty of people deserve sympathy - people in Syria, Myanmar, ICE detention.

She doesn't.