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AverageOldGuy

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Sat Feb 28, 2026, 07:09 PM Feb 28

Why in God's name is Melania Trump leading a session of the United Nations? [View all]

Source: The Guardian

Melania Trump to lead UN security council session, White House says

First lady to preside over meeting on ‘children, technology and education in conflict’ in New York next month

Melania Trump is set to lead a session of the United Nations security council on Monday, coinciding with the US assuming the body’s rotating monthly presidency, the White House announced.

According to a statement, first cited by CNN, the first lady plans to spotlight education as a tool for fostering tolerance and promoting global peace at the global body, which has its headquarters in New York.

The session, titled Children, Technology, and Education in Conflict, will mark the first time the first lady to a sitting US president has presided over the 15-member council, and kicks off the first session to mark the United States’ latest stint presiding.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/26/melania-trump-un-security-council



Maybe she will talk about her experiences working for Geoffrey Epstein as a warning to young girls????
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It would be funny if it weren't so insane Easterncedar Feb 28 #1
Ya think she would do that at the new and improve something called................ Lovie777 Feb 28 #2
Because Trump says she can. kurtyboy Feb 28 #3
She'll be showing her movie Denvermosaic Feb 28 #4
They should just skip the movie unless she serving free popcorn. mdbl Feb 28 #8
Our first lady of the evening is trying to clean up her image mdbl Feb 28 #5
! Marcuse Mar 1 #25
I think she received some promises for pretending to stay with Donald for Round 2 Skittles Feb 28 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author JudyM Feb 28 #7
The 14 other members should boycott this fujiyamasan Feb 28 #9
This is two days old, not LBN Fiendish Thingy Feb 28 #10
Everything I've read is she scheduled for Monday Farmer-Rick Feb 28 #17
Wrong title Polybius Feb 28 #11
For the same reason two real estate guys yonder Feb 28 #12
Wow, like she knows anything about that. Figarosmom Feb 28 #13
Same reason Jenna Bush has a TV show Mysterian Feb 28 #14
Because she is the only woman Farmer-Rick Feb 28 #15
It's "Bring your Slovenian sex worker to work" day. rubbersole Feb 28 #16
That is objectively hilarious Farmer-Rick Feb 28 #19
I won't object... rubbersole Feb 28 #20
Shit......................that is all, maybe her boss the traitor should have come before Congress............... turbinetree Feb 28 #18
The same damn reason Kushner is a "peace envoy" vapor2 Feb 28 #21
Well, she did go to college for one year! JustKay Feb 28 #22
Melanoma doesn't care for kids maliaSmith Feb 28 #23
"fostering tolerance and promoting peace" llmart Mar 1 #24
Simple! Aussie105 Mar 1 #26
A most interesting point. niyad Mar 1 #27
Thank Dog the UN has those translation headphones so that Marie Marie Mar 1 #28
Maybe republicans plan to run her for president Mysterian Mar 1 #29
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