this post was submitted on 10 Apr 2026
53 points (93.4% liked)

World News

55444 readers
953 users here now

A community for discussing events around the World

Rules:

Similarly, if you see posts along these lines, do not engage. Report them, block them, and live a happier life than they do. We see too many slapfights that boil down to "Mom! He's bugging me!" and "I'm not touching you!" Going forward, slapfights will result in removed comments and temp bans to cool off.

We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.

All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.


Lemmy World Partners

News !news@lemmy.world

Politics !politics@lemmy.world

World Politics !globalpolitics@lemmy.world


Recommendations

For Firefox users, there is media bias / propaganda / fact check plugin.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/media-bias-fact-check/

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/45412028

First Lady Melania Trump has denied connections to Jeffrey Epstein, telling reporters at the White House that any claims linking the two "need to end today".

In a surprise announcement on Thursday, the first lady called for congressional hearings for survivors of Epstein's sex trafficking.

She also denied online rumours that Epstein introduced her to Donald Trump, calling them "mean-spirited attempts to defame my reputation".

It is unclear what prompted the announcement.

top 15 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] erusuoyera@sh.itjust.works 30 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Imagine starting a war to distract from your pedophilia, and fucking it up so badly you have to wheel out your bimbo wife to remind everyone about your sex crimes, to distract them from the war.

[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 26 points 3 days ago

Deflection and fake sympathy.

Melania doesn't care about the survivors of her Husband' or his friend Jeffery Epstein's Rapes/Abuse/Murders.

[–] Wynnded@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago
[–] yesman@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago
[–] daannii@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

She wants to put a target on the victims and run PR campaigns to show they are all liars and not credible.

The actual criminals are still hidden and safe.

I also bet someone recently tried to blackmail her and she's just trying to get in front of it.

Maybe a fellow victim says she has proof melania helped Epstein.

[–] SpicyLizards@reddthat.com 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I've never met and been pictured a dozen times with someone not knowing them, unless they were my employer

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

theres nothing more supsicious about making a conference diddling kids, then making a CONFERENCE about "not diddling kids".

[–] fmtx@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (5 children)

OK who had Melania actually does something useful / ethical / takes action against Trump on their Bingo card?

[–] HuudaHarkiten@piefed.social 10 points 3 days ago

She hasn't done anything. She just said some stuff. Whatever she says is pretty irrelevant, unless its "I watched my weird orange husband rape a kid and heres proof"

[–] rozodru@piefed.world 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

none of the above? it's odd that she would randomly come out with this statement. they're trying to get ahead of something here.

She's not doing anything useful or ethical or taking action. she's trying to protect her own ass for something that has yet to be revealed.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 days ago

I seem to recall reading something about victims who were going to come forward with their stories. This is probably their way of trying to control the narrative.

[–] dogzilla@masto.deluma.biz 9 points 3 days ago

@fmtx @world Give it time, we don’t know much yet. I still got some money on “just as horrible”.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

That's not at all what happened here.

[–] vivalapivo@lemmy.today 1 points 3 days ago

That's for 2027