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AverageOldGuy

(3,668 posts)
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 06:09 PM Saturday

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

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

Lovie777

(22,598 posts)
2. Ya think she would do that at the new and improve something called................
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 06:15 PM
Saturday

The Board of Peace crapola.............

mdbl

(8,467 posts)
5. Our first lady of the evening is trying to clean up her image
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 07:02 PM
Saturday

Unfortunately for her, the Epstein files just put her back in that spotlight.

Skittles

(170,774 posts)
6. I think she received some promises for pretending to stay with Donald for Round 2
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 07:09 PM
Saturday

the movie, a bigger presence in "official proceedings" , something to distract from her true status as an Epstein gold digging nude model

Response to AverageOldGuy (Original post)

fujiyamasan

(1,507 posts)
9. The 14 other members should boycott this
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 07:19 PM
Saturday

It’s a joke. I mean the UN is already a joke, but the heads of state of these other countries are so pathetic, why can’t theyjust say “fuck this, this is a waste of time, I’m sure I can find Slovenian porn stars on pornhub”.

Oh and Newsom was right a few weeks ago. These organizations’ heads should all get on their knees. Bunch of elitest hack offs.

yonder

(10,279 posts)
12. For the same reason two real estate guys
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 08:26 PM
Saturday

are both the face and failure of our country's so-called diplomatic efforts with the country we are now at war with.

That incompetence is shared by all of the collection of misfits known as the trump administration and inversely proportionate to advancing anything benefitting the greater good.



Farmer-Rick

(12,592 posts)
15. Because she is the only woman
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 09:00 PM
Saturday

Willing to have sex with pedo Trump without restraints and a beating.

She now gets to pretend that she is more than just a 55 year old Slovenian sex worker.

I wonder if she will be wearing her "I don't really care. Do you?" jacket that she wore to help immigrant children.

turbinetree

(27,361 posts)
18. Shit......................that is all, maybe her boss the traitor should have come before Congress...............
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 09:07 PM
Saturday

and told everyone what his grades where in Wharton School of Business on tariffs and war..............you know that funny thing to build things that go boom.................that forces more costs on his war.............JFC...........anything to divert his involvement in the Epstein thing.............maybe she will show a picture of blankets hanging walls on the temporary SCIF that isn't at the east wing of the white house , which is no more, but is now in the grand ballroom of that former cereal millionaire home that is about has secure as a bread box..............JFC..............

maliaSmith

(189 posts)
23. Melanoma doesn't care for kids
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 10:00 PM
Saturday

Let's hope someone at UN asks her if she's so concerned about kids, why was she so friendly with Epstein and why is her hubby mentioned twice as a rapist of young girls?

llmart

(17,517 posts)
24. "fostering tolerance and promoting peace"
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 11:35 PM
Saturday

Well, that doesn't age well today. This is going to be about as successful as her infamous "Be Best" initiative.

Marie Marie

(11,150 posts)
28. Thank Dog the UN has those translation headphones so that
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 11:30 AM
22 hrs ago

no one misses a word of her garbled English. I'm sure her speech will contain the most important message ever delivered in all of history.

Mysterian

(6,319 posts)
29. Maybe republicans plan to run her for president
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 04:21 PM
17 hrs ago

Her last name is enough for them.

Her next spot could be Sec. of State in the Vance administration.

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