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Historian: Trump Marriage Is Most 'Awkward' Presidential Union in Modern Times (hurl alert!)
People Politics ^ | May 11, 2018 03:09 PM | DIANE HERBST

Posted on 05/12/2018 10:51:04 AM PDT by ethom

Prominent presidential historian Douglas Brinkley doesn’t think Donald and Melania Trump‘s marriage is “hinged right.”

“In modern times, we haven’t had such an awkward marriage — one that seems to be frozen. It doesn’t seem to be a very organic thing,” Brinkley, a professor of history at Rice University and CNN’s presidential historian, tells PEOPLE.

The first couple’s public image has been defined by viral video of Melania, 48, swatting away her husband’s hand when he’s tried to hold hers.

“That scene of the hand swat,” says Brinkley, “is a visual metaphor for a marriage that isn’t hinged right.”

It’s quite a departure from the many loving images of Michelle and Barack Obama, and of a doting George and Laura Bush during their tenures in the White House. But those husbands didn’t have a porn star and a Playboy model alleging affairs, or 19 women accusing him of sexual misconduct.

“It’s almost painful to watch the president and first lady together — they seem uncomfortable in the same photo frame,” Brinkley says. “There’s not a lot of warmth that is being exuded.”

Most likely, the viral news stories about Trump’s womanizing “all gets through to the first lady,” Brinkley says. “She knows this is happening.”

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To: ethom

I’m 63 and I’d hit on that


61 posted on 05/12/2018 1:43:16 PM PDT by northislander
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To: Texan5

Both the Obama girls are attractive and I wish them long, happy and productive lives (I would wish them that even if they weren’t attractive). Neither seems to be in any way political and I hope it stays that way.


62 posted on 05/12/2018 1:51:17 PM PDT by ExpatCanuck
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin

Douglas Brinkley is simply insane from head to toe!!! Doug...baby, you is in the serious hate mode....ya better get some meds quick, or soon you will be ranting and raving like your dying nutcase buddy..John McCain. Birds of a feather, flock together!!!


63 posted on 05/12/2018 1:52:19 PM PDT by JLAGRAYFOX (Defeat both the Republican (e) & Democrat (e) political parties....Forever!!!)
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To: ethom

How about the thousand times they do hold hands? How about Trump dancing her around at the inaugural ball and mouthing “ I love you” into her ear? They look pretty happy to me.


64 posted on 05/12/2018 2:08:00 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: ethom

Seriously?

The Obama union consists of a pansy assed pole smoker married to a butch dominatrix.

They’re the very definition of awkward.


65 posted on 05/12/2018 2:10:55 PM PDT by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: ethom

Do they actually think obama and michelle & bill and hillary are sheer perfection? The hatred these two couples have for each other.. They don’t even try to hide it.


66 posted on 05/12/2018 2:15:20 PM PDT by Trillian
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To: ethom

I thought the last one, with a cross dressing male and female, was the most awkward, myself.


67 posted on 05/12/2018 2:19:40 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: Albion Wilde

*Sad sigh*
MUST she be SO lovely?
She coulda left some for the rest of us!
LOL
Lovely and gracious!
I am SO PROUD of her!


68 posted on 05/12/2018 2:21:05 PM PDT by MS.BEHAVIN (Women who behave rarely make history)
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To: Bratch

People in AR truly fell for this, but later Arkansans wised up to the Clintons.


69 posted on 05/12/2018 2:29:11 PM PDT by Theodore R.
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To: ExpatCanuck

The younger daughter appears to have a cheerful disposition, as well as being the more attractive one-the oldest was scowling in in more than half of the photos taken of her for 8 years-still is-I hope it is just a habit she picked up from her mom...


70 posted on 05/12/2018 3:30:33 PM PDT by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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To: Texan5

Maybe she’s the smarter one, lost in thought. We don’t all look “happy” when thinking over things!

(I can’t help noticing the “more attractive” observation again seeming to be attached to “cheerful”/more positive traits and wondering about that...)


71 posted on 05/12/2018 4:51:09 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: Texan5

Ironically you can’t help that My older son is ex military full blown conservativ, and younger son is a Temple U student and full blown liberal.


72 posted on 05/12/2018 5:07:08 PM PDT by ExpatCanuck
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To: MNJohnnie
Proof Brinkley is more partisan hack their historian.

Yep, the MSM's favorite "historian." Brinkley's work and views are just tired.
73 posted on 05/12/2018 6:19:08 PM PDT by nicollo (I said no!)
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To: ethom

For Brinkley to overlook the depraved debauchery of Bill Clinton and his sick disgusting “marriage” with Kankles is beyond belief. The entire White House had to be doused with Clorox after the vile Clintons left.


74 posted on 05/12/2018 6:24:41 PM PDT by RooRoobird20 ("Democrats haven't been this angry since Republicans freed the slaves.")
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To: donna

Beautiful. Thanks for the link!


75 posted on 05/13/2018 8:09:03 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (We're even doing the right thing for them. They just don't know it yet. --Donald Trump, CPAC '18)
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To: ethom

That looks like the red carpet of the Met Ball, from years past—the event where, this year, they all dressed up as caricatures of Catholics.

76 posted on 05/13/2018 8:12:16 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (We're even doing the right thing for them. They just don't know it yet. --Donald Trump, CPAC '18)
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