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tanyev

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22. Found it. October 2019. Also about Steve Scalise's wife.

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Sat Dec 13, 2025, 12:49 PM

Dec 13

Donald Trump Said That Melania Wouldn't Cry 'Her Eyes Out' If He Was in a Tragedy

By Adam Carlson Published on October 31, 2019 01:24PM ED

Speaking Tuesday at a Republican fundraiser, President Donald Trump reportedly cracked — kind of, sort of — that First Lady Melania Trump would not be overcome with grief if he was in a tragedy.

According to Politico, the president was referring to Rep. Steve Scalise, who was wounded in a mass shooting in 2017, when he said: “[Scalise’s spouse] cried her eyes out when I met her at the hospital that fateful day … I mean, not many wives would react that way to tragedy. I know mine wouldn’t.”

President Trump, 73, made the remark while speaking for about an hour at a fundraiser for Take Back the House 2020, the joint fundraising committee of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, according to Politico, which described Trump as “unscripted, unfiltered and totally in his element.”

https://people.com/politics/donald-trump-melania-wouldnt-cry-if-i-was-shot/

Guess he’s just recycling his greatest hits now.

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INTERESTING REACTION from MELANIA as Trump cites "wives who would not cry" if they thought they'd lose their husband [View all] Miles Archer Dec 13 OP

Dressed for a funeral The First Escort looks miserable. NoMoreRepugs Dec 13 #1

She reminds me of Demerzel, the cold and calculating robot character from Asimov's "Foundation" QueerDuck Dec 13 #6

Trump should know about not crying at funerals. no_hypocrisy Dec 13 #2

i don't think the man has shed a tear barbtries Dec 13 #15

I imagine he's cried in rage a few times in his life, for himself of course. Maru Kitteh Dec 13 #25

Trump has funerals on the mind... Happy Hoosier Dec 13 #3

She is actually very scary and evil looking. PittBlue Dec 13 #4

Many years of putting up with Trump's bullying oasis Dec 13 #7

Melania is homegirl Dec 13 #17

I'm going with plastic surgery MaraLago face. The evil has always been there. Maru Kitteh Dec 13 #24

Botoxed Ritabert Dec 13 #8

I could swear he's used that line before. A few years ago? tanyev Dec 13 #5

I have the same recollection but don't remember the context AZJonnie Dec 13 #9

Found it. October 2019. Also about Steve Scalise's wife. tanyev Dec 13 #22

Trump has a frozen, cold 'heart"--it comes with his so-called 'brain'. riversedge Dec 13 #10

Gotta love it, when a mortal enemy says WAY too much. (nt) Paladin Dec 13 #11

Melania llmart Dec 13 #12

Trump's gilded Nazi eagle lectern needs a Swastika. sop Dec 13 #13

ugh. his voice. barbtries Dec 13 #14

He's basically a terrible standup comic measuring the audience Miles Archer Dec 13 #16

I actually understand her loathing of the orange ass. LaRaven Dec 13 #18

She's just lost in thought about the pool boy again. n/t flvegan Dec 13 #19

If she plays her cards right... Orrex Dec 13 #20

Melanoma is a POS just like her "husband in name only" - they deserve each other. n/t iluvtennis Dec 13 #21

Some trophy wives don't work out per Donald Trump. travelingthrulife Dec 13 #23

When it is HIS turn, Melania will breathe a momentary sigh of RELIEF ProudMNDemocrat Dec 13 #26