An open forum on what boundaries one should adopt for Trump family members, after the jump …..
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I find myself having an internal debate as to what is fair game (and what is not) as far as criticism with the members of the Trump family. Tell you what …. I’ll give you my thoughts (which tend to be circumspect, as well as subject to change) and then will open-the-floor-up to your ideas.
1) Off-limits: Barron Trump is only ten years old, and certainly has no role in the family businesses or in politicking. Much has been speculated about his temperament, and just recently a staff writer for Saturday Night Live was suspended indefinitely following a Tweet she made about the kid. We will probably see little of him (will be staying in Manhattan with his mother Melania) and I would avoid any mention of him. We all felt that way about Sasha and Malia.
2) Conditionally off-limits: Tiffany Trump (the daughter of Marla Maples) is 22, thus an adult and not a child. Yet she is not active in politicking, nor has any role in the family businesses as far as the eye can see. Until-and-unless those things change, I would avoid most mentions of her (although her being registered in two states to vote is fair game, given her father’s quite recent comments).
3) Borderline call: Melania is the wild card in this equation. She is an adult and I felt the questions about whether she held a valid visa when she came here from Slovenia were worth discussing (in view of the Trumpster’s anti-immigrant views).
On the other hand, she seems to have faded into the woodwork politically after the election, has no place in the family businesses and I am a bit uncomfortable with analyzing videos with her husband to speculate on their married life together. As noted, this is a borderline call … I would say tread carefully. Besides, DJT offers all you need as far as a target to lampoon every day.
4) Fair Game: Eric, Donald Jr. and Ivanka are all adults, politically active, deeply involved in both the family businesses and it seems (along with son-in-law Jared Kushner) like they’ll be involved in government business, too. Add to that Jared Kushner’s also being registered to vote in two states… well, go for it.
With that, the floor is yours for praise, brickbats ideas and suggestions.
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