Photo: Melania Trump/Twitter
For much of Wednesday,Robert Mueller, the former special counsel named to investigate PresidentDonald Trump‘s ties to the Russian government, captivated Washington, D.C., with his testimony before Congress aboutwhat he had learned.
The president — who had maintained he would not be watching Mueller’s appearance — nonetheless had clearly been keeping close track, speaking with reporters about it later Wednesday outside the White House after spending much of the day inside, with no publicly listed events.
First LadyMelania Trump, however, had other things on her mind.
“#Christmas planning has begun in the East Wing at the @WhiteHouse,” shetweeted on Wednesdayaround lunchtime, in the middle of Mueller’s testimony. “I’m looking forward to sharing our final vision for this unique tradition in the coming months.”
Trump’s Twitter critics, always eager to push back on the social media platform that has defined the president’s administration, pounced on the incongruity of the first lady’s messaging.
“Sweetheart, I don’t think you’re still going to be living in the White House in December. Are you not listening to the Mueller testimony?” one userreplied to her.
Wroteanother: “What’s the theme this year … ? Kids in cages?”
And a third usersaid, “it[‘]s July, you loon.”
In turn, supportive users gushed over the post.
According toanother, “Our lovely FLOTUS has been the classiest and most beautiful lady our country has been blessed with. We are so proud of her accomplishments and great influence on our children.”
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Mueller also said he believed a president could be charged with a crime after leaving office and said Trump’s written answers to his team about the Russia investigation had not “generally” been truthful or complete.
Though Mueller did not find a conspiracy between Trump and Russian nationals, he showed multiple links between their worlds, including a kind of a passive symbiosis as the Russian government worked to boost Trump’s candidacy and his campaign realized they would likely benefit from Russia’s efforts.
A growing chorus of Democrats have called for such an impeachment inquiry.
source: people.com
