{"id":40317,"date":"2019-12-15T17:38:47","date_gmt":"2019-12-15T17:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=40317"},"modified":"2019-12-15T17:38:47","modified_gmt":"2019-12-15T17:38:47","slug":"melania-takes-cheap-shot-at-person-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=40317","title":{"rendered":"Melania takes cheap shot at Person of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?hashtags=MAGA%20%23POTUS%20%23GretaThunberg%20%23Melania%20%23climatechange%20%23globalwarming&#038;via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/melania.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-40318\" src=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/melania-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/melania-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/melania-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/melania.jpg 799w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s understandable that someone would want to defend his or her spouse against criticism &#8212; even if the criticism is deserved.<\/p>\n<p>However, for first lady Melania Trump to level a veiled shot against a teenager who was awarded Time magazine&#8217;s coveted &#8220;Person of the Year&#8221; seems to me to be in poor taste.<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump saw fit to fire off a Twitter message aimed at 16-year-old Greta Thunberg, a climate change activist. He told her to &#8220;chill,&#8221; that she needs to curb her anger. The president of the United States ought to commit to more constructive pursuits than to insult a girl who won an award that damn near everyone would love to win.<\/p>\n<p>The pushback against Trump was understandable.<\/p>\n<p>Then the first lady weighed in, saying that Greta is an &#8220;activist&#8221; who &#8220;makes speeches.&#8221; Therefore, she seems to imply, Greta is fair game.<\/p>\n<p>Good grief, Melania. The point of her criticism of Greta was in response to critics of an impeachment witness who mentioned the Trumps&#8217; 13-year-old son, Barron, during her testimony. Mrs. Trump said Barron &#8220;is not an activist who travels the globe&#8221; speaking out against climate change.<\/p>\n<p>I suppose Greta Thunberg&#8217;s activism does expose her to criticism. But from the president of the United States? Really?<\/p>\n<p>If only POTUS had kept his Twitter device under wraps.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?hashtags=MAGA%20%23POTUS%20%23GretaThunberg%20%23Melania%20%23climatechange%20%23globalwarming&#038;via=jkanelis\" class=\"twitter-share-button\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s understandable that someone would want to defend his or her spouse against criticism &#8212; even if the criticism is deserved. However, for first lady Melania Trump to level a veiled shot against a teenager who was awarded Time magazine&#8217;s coveted &#8220;Person of the Year&#8221; seems to me to be in poor taste. 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