# Melania Trump is gone (largely missing in public, not deceased) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [May 10, 2025, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melania-trump-is-gone-largely-missing-in-public-not-deceased/1018217 "2025-05-10T13:52:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2025, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melania-trump-is-gone-largely-missing-in-public-not-deceased/1018217/103 "2025-05-28T20:53:59Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > I mean, good? The whole concept of First Lady is a bunch of 19th-century aristocratic bullshit, anyway. It’s her husband’s job, not hers. Tell that to [the Times of Israel](https://www.timesofisrael.com/victoria-starmer-the-jewish-low-profile-wife-of-the-new-uk-prime-minister/). In counterpoint to “Where’s Melania?”, there’s [“Where’s Victoria?”](https://youtu.be/rJM9a0C8jGE?feature=shared). > [@Loggins](#): > > Agree, FLOTUS is an american invention. We dont have it here, or care. Wherever “here” is, there assuredly are those who _do_ care. Seems like quite a few people have suddenly starting caring about [Brigitte Macron](https://nypost.com/2025/05/28/world-news/lip-reader-reveals-what-french-president-emmanuel-macrons-wife-brigitte-said-moments-after-shoving-him-in-the-face/). 😆 ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2025, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melania-trump-is-gone-largely-missing-in-public-not-deceased/1018217/104 "2025-05-28T21:55:56Z")
All that had to happen is to have his insipid stupid show running, and we would not be in this position. ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2025, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melania-trump-is-gone-largely-missing-in-public-not-deceased/1018217/105 "2025-05-29T07:20:31Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > In counterpoint to “Where’s Melania?”, there’s [“Where’s Victoria?”](https://youtu.be/rJM9a0C8jGE?feature=shared). Ah, but the PM’s wife has her own life to lead (this one works in occupational health for the NHS, as well as being a mother). The sort of thing that seems to be expected of your FLOTUS is what we have the royals for. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2025, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melania-trump-is-gone-largely-missing-in-public-not-deceased/1018217/106 "2025-05-29T11:44:13Z")
> [@PatrickLondon](#): > > > [@Jackmannii](#): > > > > In counterpoint to “Where’s Melania?”, there’s [“Where’s Victoria?”](https://youtu.be/rJM9a0C8jGE?feature=shared). > > Ah, but the PM’s wife has her own life to lead (this one works in occupational health for the NHS, as well as being a mother). Ah, but the same was true of Jill Biden. > **[Jill Biden to make history as 1st first lady to hold paid job outside the...](https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/News/jill-biden-make-history-1st-lady-hold-paid/story?id=75317759)** > > Biden has said she plans to continue her teaching career as first lady. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2025, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melania-trump-is-gone-largely-missing-in-public-not-deceased/1018217/107 "2025-05-29T12:17:31Z")
I wonder if it’s Plaster of Paris, painted. So it can quickly be torn down, later on. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2025, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melania-trump-is-gone-largely-missing-in-public-not-deceased/1018217/108 "2025-05-29T13:26:45Z")
There is a Wikipedia page on the “Spouse of the Prime Minister of Canada”. There was a raging debate for a while about whether there should be an “officeholder infobox” on the article, similar to that of the FLOTUS and some other Commonwealth countries. Consensus was “no”. The spouse of the PM is not an officeholder. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melania-trump-is-gone-largely-missing-in-public-not-deceased/1018217.md?page=5)