MELANIA TRAVELS – AT 1:10 P.M. ET:  Melania Trump has gone to the border to visit immigrant children.  Watch to see the reaction she gets from the hate-Trump press.  From The Hill: 

First lady Melania Trump on Thursday made a surprise trip to Texas to visit detention facilities housing children separated from their families due to the Trump administration’s “zero-tolerance” immigration policy. 

The visit comes one day after President Trump signed an executive order intended to end the practice of separating families who illegally cross the U.S. southern border, which was widely condemned in the U.S. and abroad.

White House officials said the first lady urged the president to keep families together, which may have played a role in Trump’s decision to change his mind.

“I’m looking forward to seeing the immigrant children ... We all know they're here without their families and I want to thank you for your hard work, your kindness and your compassion you're giving them in these hard times,” Melania Trump told workers at the Upbring New Hope Children’s Shelter in the border city of McAllen.

The shelter currently houses about 60 kids, ages 5 to 17, from Central America. Six of the children were separated from parents, and the rest arrived as unaccompanied minors, according to a senior administration official.

Melania Trump asked shelter staff how she “can help these children to reunite with their families as quickly as possible.”

COMMENT:  The Trump White House mishandled the issue, and underestimated the sheer dishonesty of many journalists in covering it.  It is a warning of what is to come if Trump runs for re-election, which he is expected to do.

As noted, we should watch to see whether Melania is shown any respect.  She's been a fine first lady, but some cannot accept her because of the man she married.

June 21, 2018