Literally nobody’s buying Melania’s latest excuse about being “unaware” of the January 6 insurrection
Melania Trump claims she had absolutely no idea about the deadly insurrection happening at the U.S. Capitol on the afternoon of January 6, 2021.In a new statement first shared with Fox News Digital before being posted to her official “Office of Melania Trump” Twitter page, the ex-FLOTUS says she was totally “unaware” of the violence that was unfolding because she was too busy photographing a rug in the White House.Related: The official @HouseGOP Twitter page was a chaotic mess during last night’s January 6 hearingThat’s right, y’all.
Melania actually wants us to believe that she was so engrossed in her photoshoot that she didn’t hear the police sirens in the distance, or news helicopters swirling overhead, or the riot happening just a few blocks away, or even her irate husband screaming at the television set downstairs as he hurled ketchup at the wall.“On January 6, 2021, I was fulfilling one of my duties as First Lady of the United States of America, and accordingly, I was unaware of what was simultaneously transpiring at the US Capitol Building,” she writes in the statement.Official Statement from Mrs.
Melania Trump pic.twitter.com/Ara8VESmRl— Office of Melania Trump (@OfficeofMelania) July 22, 2022Melania goes on to say that it was her “duty” as first lady to archive the contents of the White House, which actually isn’t true.
That responsibility falls on the official White House curator and the White House Historical Association.“As with all first ladies who preceded me, it was my obligation to record the contents of the White House’s historic rooms, including taking archival photographs of all the renovations,” she lies. “As required, we scheduled January 6, 2021, to complete the work on behalf of our.
