A tale of two tales: Here's a perfect example of how the media is spinning Melania as "First Lady."

[Miles Archer]

TALE #1:

Without Melania Trump, Mrs. Abe rolls solo in Washington

Washington (CNN)Traditionally, it's the role of the first lady to accompany spouses of visiting foreign leaders around Washington. That often means a good deal of showcasing local museums, schools, monuments and gardens. It's essentially playing tour guide, but it's part of the role of representing the Administration and playing gracious hostess to very VIP out of town guests.

Melania Trump appears to be breaking with this particular tradition.On two pre-scheduled Washington stops Friday, one to Gallaudet University and the other to attend a National Cherry Blossom Festival committee meeting at the Japanese embassy, the first lady of Japan, Akie Abe, was alone, without Mrs. Trump to guide her.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe did some of his own solo touring. He laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. Remains there include unknown service members killed in World War II. Prime Minister Abe met with President Trump at the White House and took questions from reporters in a joint press conference.

Mrs. Trump, who has decided to live in New York through the end of the school year with her and the President's son Barron, was on hand to greet the Abes Friday afternoon and flew with them and her husband aboard Air Force One to Palm Beach, Florida, for a weekend stay at Mar-a-Lago.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/10/politics/melania-trump-akie-abe-washington/

TALE #2:

Melania Trump to visit Japanese garden with Akie Abe

Delray Beach, Florida (CNN)First Lady Melania Trump is committed to continuing the White House garden tradition, showcasing her interest in a Saturday morning visit to the Morikami Museum and Japanese Garden with Akie Abe, wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

"The First Lady has a deep personal commitment to her role as caretaker and nurturer, beginning with her family. She believes there is a connection between a child's mind and places of calm and beauty to be used as a tool for us all. As a mother and as the First Lady of this country, Mrs. Trump is committed to the preservation and continuation of the White House Gardens, specifically the First Lady's Kitchen Garden and the Rose Garden," Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, senior adviser to the first lady, said in a statement to CNN.

Melania Trump and Akie Abe will tour the Delray Beach museum and its six Japanese-inspired gardens, while President Donald Trump and the Japanese prime minister are slated to play golf at Trump's club in Jupiter.

"Both our countries histories and cultures are steeped in the nurture and nature of gardening," Melania Trump said in a statement. "Having knowledge of different cultures and customs is a wonderful way to learn and to explore. Gardening teaches us the fundamentals in care and the evolution of living things, all while inspiring us to nurture our minds and to relax and strengthen our bodies. I hope that together Mrs. Abe and I can continue to inspire our youth to enjoy the beauty around them and to restore their minds in the peacefulness of their surroundings."

http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/11/politics/melania-trump-akie-abe-garden-tour-florida/index.html

[JudyM]

1. If nature is so important to Melania's view of life maybe she ought to go to bat for it more

vigorously with her husband.

Sounds like Akie might be a good influence on her developing a strong oppositional voice.

[heaven05]

3. she influenced by something

or someone other than gilded opulence and MONEY? I doubt it...she's in it for the money.

[livetohike]

2. Lovely. Who put those thoughts into her empty head? I don't believe she is capable of that

altruistic thinking. The so called First Lady is a joke.

[yeoman6987]

4. She has to have some way of thinking. She speaks 5 languages

That can't be easy.