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Melania Trump and Akie Abe visit historic Florida mansion during U.S. trip
Associated Press ^ | 4/20/2018 | Staff

Posted on 04/20/2018 2:34:34 PM PDT by simpson96

PALM BEACH, FLORIDA – U.S. first lady Melania Trump might be one of the few not overly awed by a marble-bedecked and gold-plated Gilded Age mansion that she and counterpart Akie Abe toured Wednesday.

While U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe golfed at the president’s nearby country club, their wives visited Whitehall — the 75-room, 100,000-square-foot (9,290-square-meter) waterside retreat that oil and railroad tycoon Henry Flagler built as a wedding present for his third wife, Mary Lily Kenan Flagler. The Flaglers wintered there beginning in 1902, and it is now the centerpiece of the Flagler Museum.

Arriving in a motorcade from Mar-a-Lago, the president’s own gold-plated mansion 3 miles (5 kilometers) away, Melania Trump and Akie Abe were greeted by Flagler’s great grandson William Matthews and museum Executive Director Erin Manning, who led them through a tour of the home historians say cost $4 million ($110 million today) to build.

Unlike their husbands — who have a jovial, golf buddy relationship — the first ladies smiled politely, quietly asked Manning questions and walked formally during the parts of their tour visible to the U.S. and Japanese press. Melania wore an emerald green dress and designer heels, while Akie wore a dark dress with a floral print. During the Abes’ visit to Florida last year, the first ladies visited a Japanese garden. They did not address reporters Wednesday.

Manning showed the first ladies the private railroad car Henry Flagler used to travel his Florida East Coast Railway, the line that opened up South Florida as it stretched from Jacksonville to Key West.

(snip) Standing beneath a domed ceiling decorated with a reproduction of Guido Reni’s “Aurora” and statues of cherubs, Trump and Abe listened as a pipe organist performed Verdi.

(Excerpt) Read more at japantimes.co.jp ...


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KEYWORDS: americanqueen; firstladymelania; japan; melania
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Saying that Melania is "light years beyond the Mooch" as a First Lady doesn't even cover it.


1 posted on 04/20/2018 2:34:34 PM PDT by simpson96
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To: KC_Lion

*ping*


2 posted on 04/20/2018 2:34:53 PM PDT by simpson96
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Every time I see Melania in her capacity as first lady, I thank god the wicked witch of the Clinton Crime Syndicate lost.


3 posted on 04/20/2018 2:39:50 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: simpson96

Just. Wow.

And the MSM headline will be “Trump Golfs Again”


4 posted on 04/20/2018 2:41:02 PM PDT by bigbob
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While U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe golfed at the president’s nearby country club, their wives visited Whitehall — the 75-room, 100,000-square-foot (9,290-square-meter) waterside retreat that oil and railroad tycoon Henry Flagler built as a wedding present for his third wife, Mary Lily Kenan Flagler.

Died under mysterious circumstances -- to found a dynasty.

Fatal Fortunes: The Flagler-Kenan-Bingham Triangle

5 posted on 04/20/2018 2:43:30 PM PDT by x
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Described by some as being “better than visiting Europe”.

https://www.flaglermuseum.us


6 posted on 04/20/2018 2:44:33 PM PDT by BunnySlippers (I love Bull Markets!)
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To: simpson96

Public museum.
Been there and the history of Henry Flagler is worth reading.
A real S.O.B.


7 posted on 04/20/2018 2:45:04 PM PDT by Joe Boucher (Criminals at F.B.I., Justice Dept, I.R.S and No one taken out in cuffs? Federal gub mint is crappola)
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Thank You for the ping and post simpson96.

I am dying here over that Green! (HEART!!)


8 posted on 04/20/2018 2:46:18 PM PDT by KC_Lion (If you want on First Lady Melania's, Ivanka Trump's or Sarah Palin's Ping Lists, just let me know.)
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Every time I see Melania in her capacity as first lady, I thank god the wicked witch of the Clinton Crime Syndicate lost.

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The wicked witch will be glaring at Melania during the Barbara Bush funeral.


9 posted on 04/20/2018 2:58:33 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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It’s a lovely museum to visit.....

I think Flagler’s third wife went mad....
...but Henry Flagler did much for Florida’s welfare and history...

....there’s a lovely college in St Augustine that was once the Flagler hotel
Florida owes a lot to this visionary man....
His first wife.....& daughter and baby who died at sea, are interred at the Presbyterian Church in St Augustine


10 posted on 04/20/2018 3:02:07 PM PDT by Guenevere (The wrath of God has come upon them at last.....)
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Good. I hope her evil envy destroys her and she melts away as any evil witch should.


11 posted on 04/20/2018 3:02:15 PM PDT by Fungi
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12 posted on 04/20/2018 3:03:37 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Democracy: The cliff's edge of Marxism)
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Both ladies are lovely.


13 posted on 04/20/2018 3:12:12 PM PDT by Cats Pajamas (GO OGLE ogle - stare at in a lecherous manner.)
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The Silicon Valley tech giants operate like Flagler did. He’d fight right in with that crowd of pirates.


14 posted on 04/20/2018 3:24:19 PM PDT by Pelham (California, a subsidiary of Mexico, Inc.)
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I could say something about the picture of that guy playing with his organ...but I won’t.


15 posted on 04/20/2018 3:31:47 PM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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Yes, can you imagine “First Gentleman” (ahem!) Bill Clinton escorting foreign first ladies on an official visit?

He’d be pinching their backsides when Hillary isn’t looking.


16 posted on 04/20/2018 3:41:21 PM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia (Democrats: The perfect party for the helpless and stupid, and those who would rule over them.)
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Wow! Looking at those pixs makes my old heart pump a little faster...

OTOH, looking at pixs of the the former FLOTUS or the pixs of the "almost-but-cheated-President" made my heart almost shut down from vomit overload...

17 posted on 04/20/2018 3:49:13 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is another agitator for republicanism like Sam Adams when we need him?)
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To: simpson96

Lovely Ladies. Melania is so gorgeous.


18 posted on 04/20/2018 4:01:57 PM PDT by dforest (Never let a Muslim cut your Hair.)
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SUCH STYLE AND GRACE!!! stunning!! I want a closer look at those AWESOME SHOES!! I try to mimic her style but in a most modest budget ..but the shoes are to die for!! Excellent taste!! Of course I would do a much MUCH shorter heel...🙁
19 posted on 04/20/2018 4:06:52 PM PDT by RoseofTexas
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Both ladies are lovely.
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Yes, they are. And even the styles are representative of their countries. Beautiful. Just beautiful.


20 posted on 04/20/2018 4:09:27 PM PDT by Bodega (we are developing less and less common sense...world wide)
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