As you sit there popping open a cold one and waiting for the debate to start, Donald Trump is getting the last of his combover hairs sprayed in place. As we speak, there is undoubtedly great concern about what Rick Wilson has called “the gilded lemur he wears on his head.” Wilson, like a lot of guys, is bald but he’s able to live with it. Trump can’t. So, as the last of the layers of bronzer are trowled on and as the hairdresser prays for yet one more miracle to get Trump camera ready, here are a few Melania clips for your edification and amusement.
Where’s Melania? Not at the debate. Be best. #wheresmelania #MelaniaTrump #Debates2024 pic.twitter.com/kaG3ltJC1K
— Maggie Reed (@mermaidmamamags) June 28, 2024
🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/NddDfrdjwb
— Bobby Don Welch (@Bobby_Don_Welch) June 20, 2024
It’s intriguing that she hasn’t even bothered to show up for the debate. This is historic. The optics are terrible. If a “wife” doesn’t show up for something this important, what will she show up for? In a sense, it’s a relief that she’s not bothering to show up because it clarifies the situation. Trump has no family support. Yes, he’s got his children, who are on his payroll, pushing for him, but he doesn’t have his wife or his youngest adult son at his side. That is a situation which says it all.
I don’t think it registered or mattered to voters who watched. Biden was terrible. He walked old. He mumbled and stumbled and sounded horrible. Although Trump lied his ass off as he always does, and avoided answering questions, I’m afraid Biden’s optics tonight reinforced all the prejudice about his age. After all, the young voters don’t know shit about history, policy, etc. They only know WHAT THEY SEE. It reminds me of how Nixon sweated on the television debating Kennedy. We’re in trouble folks. I wish he hadn’t prepped and rested in bed for a week instead. Goddamnit! We are living on a razors edge and tonight did not help bring us back from the precipice.