Where’s Melania?

As people die and her husband lies, FLOTUS is MIA.

As I watched Trump crap all over the White House Press Corps in his “briefing” yesterday, it occurred to me, and not for the first time — that our First Lady is nowhere to be seen.

My guess is that she’s cooling her tootsies in one of the pools at Mar-a-Lago.

The press has never once, to the best of my knowledge, remarked upon her absence during this ghastly pandemic. Of course, considering how cowed they’ve been, this is hardly a surprise.

When the likes of even Jim Acosta take it up the bum, you know we’re in deep shit. By the way, why don’t the reporters show some unity and get up from their seats and walk out of these briefings rather than endure public humiliation from scum? And that’s what Donald Trump is: The scum of the earth.

Back to his wife: Is there not something she could be doing to help ease the stress and anxiety that our nation is undergoing right now?

Granted, she probably detests POTUS, just as much as we do, perhaps more, but she took on this role, willingly. This trophy wife who stood by her man even though he was famously and publicly bonking other women.

Wouldn’t that have been the time to take a hike? Hell, no, because hubby shows her the money. And that’s all the Trumps give a damn about. Not you, not me, not anyone or anything but the almighty dollar. As do his supporters, apparently.

What a disgrace.

When we think back on past First Ladies, both Democrat, and Republican, who took their role seriously and supported their husbands — publicly, at least — Melania, like her mate, is a total failure. Underwhelming and over her highlighted-head. One more bitter pill for us to choke on.

How did we sink so low? How did we come to this juncture, where the likes of a Melania Trump is First Lady of the United States of America? Consider her predecessors…and weep for what once was.

Michelle Obama, the uber-classy wife of Trump-thorn-in-the-side, President Barack Obama, was a constant presence at the 44th POTUS’ side. She was actively involved in bringing greater attention to the childhood obesity epidemic by creating initiatives such as Let’s Move! and by serving as the. Honorary Chair for the Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA). She fought for improved food labeling and got 16 of the largest food manufacturers to cut 1.5 trillion calories from their food products by 2015, a goal that was achieved three years ahead of schedule.

“Damn. We miss you, Michelle.”

Hillary Clinton, who chaired the task force on Health Care Reform, just one among a long list of accomplishments, was the first FLOTUS likely to become President. She had both the brains and the muscle. But, we know what happened there, don’t we?

Let’s remember Betty Ford, wife of the 38th President of the United States, Gerald R. Ford. During her time as First Lady, she helped establish the Betty Ford Center for Alcohol and Drug Abuse as she herself had confronted her own addiction to alcohol and opioids. And, she was vocal about it, bringing a much-needed light on a problem that, many people at the time, were hesitant to discuss.

Claudia (“Lady Bird”) Johnson, the devoted wife of 36th POTUS, Lyndon, took an active role in her husband’s administration, especially his War on Poverty. Too, she was committed to the “beautification of America and created the Committee for a More Beautiful Capital in February of 1965. bringing together philanthropists and local civic leaders to help clean up the District in the hope it would become an example to other cities across the country.

A survey ranked Jacqueline Kennedy, wife of Johnson’s predecessor, John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, as the number one pick for“Being a White House Steward and Public Image.” She was cultured, multi-lingual and showed true grace and courage after her husband’s assassination, earning her abundant goodwill throughout the world.

There are more First Ladies worthy of mention, but I’ll end with Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of 32nd POTUS, Franklin, and a force to be reckoned with in her own right. From her first day in office, she virtually transformed the role of First Lady. Roosevelt had her own weekly radio show and hosted a “woman reporters only” press conference in the White House. Talk about balls!

Can you imagine our current FLOTUS taking this on? I’m not sure she can even speak.

Roosevelt also had a daily newspaper column where she opined on politics and other issues of the day. What a woman!

When the U.S. entered World War I in 1917, Roosevelt visited wounded soldiers and worked for the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society and in a Red Cross canteen.

According to Brittanica, this work increased Roosevelt’s sense of self-worth, and she wrote later, “I loved it…I simply ate it up.”

Damn. I’m getting depressed just writing this. So…where’s Melania? As the mother of a teenager, why isn’t she at least going through the motions by offering up suggestions for other mothers who have kids at home 24/7 and who don’t know how to address what’s going on in their world? Mothers who don’t know how to comfort their own children.

She could do some good, provide a modicum of balm…if she wanted to. But, like her egomaniacal, lying criminal of a husband…she doesn’t give a shit.

“You want to leave your mark, Melania? You want to help the American people and go down in history like the other First Ladies I referenced? The next time your Orange Troll of a hubby lumbers into the pool with you at your luxurious, multi-million-dollar resort in Palm Beach Florida…hold his head under water.”

“Now that’s something you could do.”

Sherry McGuinn is a slightly-twisted, longtime Chicago-area writer and award-winning screenwriter. Her work has appeared in The Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, and numerous other publications. Sherry’s manager is currently pitching her newest screenplay, a drama with dark, comedic overtones and inspired by a true story.

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