While promoting his new book, MelanieOn Fox News Tuesday, Melania Trump mentioned two websites, melaniatrump.com and USMemorabilia.com, that she said supported “welcoming children” and “welcoming the community.”
But neither website has much information about specific charitable efforts, Decoding Fox News’ Juliet Jeske posted on X Thursday night. His research on USMemorabilia revealed that the website does not mention any charities, nor whether profits from the website are donated to charities. Instead, the website focused on selling American merchandise and NFT collectibles.
Likewise, melaniatrump.com appeared to focus on product sales and not charitable efforts. Jeske discovered that there was a section on Trump’s “Be Best” anti-bullying program that she spearheaded as first lady, but it had no connection to a charity. She went to a section of the website called “Fostering the Future,” but again there was no information about a charity, only a link to email about scholarships or sponsorships. businesses.
When Melania Trump was on “The Five” on Tuesday, she mentioned two websites as her platform, implying that they were both linked to charities benefiting foster children. I went to both websites. Neither contains much about charity. I provide receipts. pic.twitter.com/pOLCTnkp3L
– Decoding Fox News (@DecodingFoxNews) October 10, 2024
So, did the former first lady take a page from her husband’s book and talk about charity while doing very little? For years, Donald Trump had the Donald J. Trump Foundation, but it was revealed as a foundation. money laundering scamTrump having to shut it down. His son, Eric, was even involved in the particularly egregious transgression of withdrawing money intended for fight against cancer in children. And this isn’t the first time that Melania caught in a fake charity scandal.
On the surface, Melania Trump does not appear to have committed any fraud or crimes, but, given her own and her family’s past, perhaps she should be more careful. After all, the last thing the Republican presidential candidate needs is another scandal or an in-depth criminal investigation.
