So if you choose not to listen to her video there is this:

First Lady Melania Trump’s Statement

The White House

April 9, 2026

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/2026/04/first-lady-melania-trump-statement/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyn-_Tsl5A0

I suspect she sees the handwriting on the walls (which are closing in on her husband) and she is trying to distance herself. She is calling for testimony under oath which is what Democrats have been calling for and Republicans have done everything in their power to block.

Wonder how she was making her money before she hit the jackpot with the Donald ?

Good to see Epstein back at the top of the news, thanks Melania. 👍

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I believe this is her hidden message if you read between the lines:

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5 hours ago, SingAPorn said:

Wonder how she was making her money before she hit the jackpot with the Donald ?

Actually, she was working illegally as a model in New York. I suspect that the immigration dept. isn't looking into deporting her.

1 hour ago, Alan Zweibel said:

Actually, she was working illegally as a model in New York. I suspect that the immigration dept. isn't looking into deporting her.

Ahhh I think she was a member of Epsteins(stable) so perhaps her work was …..shall we say under the table……anyway just release the files and let the chips fall were they may.all stop 🛑

Appears she summoned and held the press conference without telling Hubby and he knew nothing about it being set up in the Whitehouse mmmm ?

9 minutes ago, Tug said:

Ahhh I think she was a member of Epsteins(stable) so perhaps her work was …..shall we say under the table……anyway just release the files and let the chips fall were they may.all stop 🛑

She reportedly met her husband when she was 28 - FAR too old for his underage stable.

And, remember - she put herself in the spotlight, ESPECIALLY when she came out with this statement, so she is fair game. Her son has remained out of the limelight (so far) so a pass should be granted to him.

28 minutes ago, HappyExpat57 said:

She reportedly met her husband when she was 28 - FAR too old for his underage stable.

And, remember - she put herself in the spotlight, ESPECIALLY when she came out with this statement, so she is fair game. Her son has remained out of the limelight (so far) so a pass should be granted to him.

nahhh!!! they all share the same last name, no pass

She's the most elegant first lady in a very long time. I'd say Trump found the ultimate in Trad wives - she's smart, beautiful and gets it done where it counts. The praise from Trump below, if you know his history, is significant.

I'd say this is a pivot to releasing more of the files. Remember, it's the Democrats and Democrat-adjacent people who are getting most hurt by them.

44 minutes ago, HappyExpat57 said:

She reportedly met her husband when she was 28 - FAR too old for his underage stable.

And, remember - she put herself in the spotlight, ESPECIALLY when she came out with this statement, so she is fair game. Her son has remained out of the limelight (so far) so a pass should be granted to him.

Not after calling out the pope. Time to start investigating the crypto.

3 minutes ago, davb said:

She's the most elegant first lady in a very long time. I'd say Trump found the ultimate in Trad wives - she's smart, beautiful and gets it done where it counts. The praise from Trump below, if you know his history, is significant.

I'd say this is a pivot to releasing more of the files. Remember, it's the Democrats and Democrat-adjacent people who are getting most hurt by them.

She is the most ignorant first lady in a long time. No grace, no empathy no purpose.

https://newsthump.com/2026/04/09/melania-trump-expertly-distracts-media-away-from-disastrous-iran-war-back-to-jeffrey-epstein/

Newsthump nails the headline.

13 minutes ago, cjinchiangrai said:

She is the most ignorant first lady in a long time. No grace, no empathy no purpose.

She is the most ignorant first lady in a long time ever.

She's great to have as First Lady and good for her.

Amanda Ungaro has a bit of a melt down.

https://nitter.net/AmandaUngaroA/with_replies

8 hours ago, HappyExpat57 said:

I suspect she sees the handwriting on the walls (which are closing in on her husband) and she is trying to distance herself. She is calling for testimony under oath which is what Democrats have been calling for and Republicans have done everything in their power to block.

If I understand well, she's calling for others to testify....

5 minutes ago, candide said:

If I understand well, she's calling for others to testify....

She also said Epstein didn't do this on his own as all the Republicans involved in this coverup have claimed.

Maybe she's heading for cover as the Artemis II exposed where Bondi et al hid the files:

3 hours ago, Alan Zweibel said:

Actually, she was working illegally as a model in New York. I suspect that the immigration dept. isn't looking into deporting her.

"model" doing a lot of heavy lifting moonlighting at what a lot of you came to Thailand for. Most strange she chooses to insert herself so dramatically into the narrative here. Something must be going to break maybe ?

1 hour ago, Roadsternut said:

Amanda Ungaro has a bit of a melt down.

https://nitter.net/AmandaUngaroA/with_replies

Profile Ms. Ungaro from Brazil O Globo

https://oglobo.globo.com/mundo/noticia/2026/03/24/brazilian-ex-model-says-trump-ally-used-influence-to-have-her-deported-amid-child-custody-battle.ghtml

3 hours ago, JerryM said:

Profile Ms. Ungaro from Brazil O Globo

https://oglobo.globo.com/mundo/noticia/2026/03/24/brazilian-ex-model-says-trump-ally-used-influence-to-have-her-deported-amid-child-custody-battle.ghtml

Some people will be desperate to link the late Jean-Luc Brunel to this. There are hints that Epstein himself was not the trafficker per se, but was better described as a "refiner", and that in the 80s, there were visa fixers and others running a scheme to get young East European women, at a time of economic collapse, into the West. Its not just about people in France and the US who could sort out the visas through greasing a few palms, but its got to have involved insiders on the other side of the crumbling Iron Curtain. Yugoslavia was better than most; in most countries, not only did you need to get a passport, you also needed an Exit Visa, or Permission to Leave.

6 hours ago, davb said:

She's the most elegant first lady in a very long time. I'd say Trump found the ultimate in Trad wives - she's smart, beautiful and gets it done where it counts. The praise from Trump below, if you know his history, is significant.

I'd say this is a pivot to releasing more of the files. Remember, it's the Democrats and Democrat-adjacent people who are getting most hurt by them.

6 hours ago, Slowhand225 said:

She's great to have as First Lady and good for her.

She's also deeply weird. Who was even interested in her relationship to Epstein? Why would she call attention to Epstein at this juncture? Trump didn't even know that she planned to do this. Spending too much time in the spa? Maybe she suffers from scandal envy?

8 hours ago, davb said:

8 hours ago, Slowhand225 said:

She's great to have as First Lady and good for her.

She's the most elegant first lady in a very long time. I'd say Trump found the ultimate in Trad wives - she's smart, beautiful and gets it done where it counts. The praise from Trump below, if you know his history, is significant.

I'd say this is a pivot to releasing more of the files. Remember, it's the Democrats and Democrat-adjacent people who are getting most hurt by them.

CNN Data Guru Stunned as Melania Trump Smashes Record for Worst Approval Rating

https://www.thedailybeast.com/cnn-data-guru-stunned-as-melania-trump-smashes-record-for-worst-approval-rating/

Epstein survivors criticise Melania Trump after surprise statement

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/apr/10/donald-trump-melania-jeffrey-epstein-iran-inflation-latest-news-updates

Reading some real dark <deleted> on X her Brazilian model bestie of 20 years standing and whose ex husabnd is a close friend of Trump has been deported by ICE and she's got mental on X theatening to bring her and the whole house of cards down. El Pais will be publishing her interview soon. Fingers crossed.

This woman is likely the least relevant first lady in a century or more. She is involved in very few causes and what she says and does means very little to the vast majority of Americans. I would guess that most Americans consider her to be a major lightweight, and the majority of American woman likely disrespect her dramatically for her choice of a husband alone. Many must ask themselves how on earth could somebody be with a rather sickening pig like that?

She managed to mangle "convicted" into "convinced" but she did mention her book.

She is "frontrunning". The script was clearly written by her attorney. Someone has threatened something bad, probably photos or videos, is about to come out.

She needs to get out ahead of the story.

Melania Trump tried to sweep the Epstein saga away, but she ended up reviving it

The most plausible explanation for first lady Melania Trump’s out-of-the-blue address on the Jeffrey Epstein drama was that she was trying to make it go away.

But her stunning on-camera statement Thursday from the White House Cross Hall — the spot where her husband last week spoke to the nation about the Iran war — will almost certainly have the opposite effect.

With the war dominating conversation in Washington, why did a first lady who prizes privacy and is known for an independent streak from her husband feel compelled to make what would inevitably be an explosive statement now?

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/04/10/politics/epstein-melania-trump-statement-victims-analysis

NB When asked about the first lady's speech about Epstein, DJT replied (net effect): Epstein who?

46 minutes ago, JerryM said:

Melania Trump tried to sweep the Epstein saga away, but she ended up reviving it

I honestly wonder if she didn't get into a tiff with hubby and did this out of spite. Either that or she's privy to some other disaster headed toward them and is doing the "rat deserting a sinking ship" thing.