Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleMarc Beckman, an aide to Melania Trump, declared her the "single most consequential" presidential spouse in American history during a Newsmax interview. Beckman claimed Melania Trump had a substantive impact on the Ukraine-Russia peace process by single-handedly executing four reunifications of Ukrainian and Russian children. Melania Trump previously revealed she opened back-channel negotiations with Vladimir Putin and has been credited with helping reunite 26 Ukrainian children with their families. Beckman's comments were widely ridiculed online by pundits and commentators, who suggested other first ladies were more deserving of such acclaim. “Wow, he actually said this with a straight face!” said Atlantic contributing editor Norman Ornstein on X.“F***in HILARIOUS,” added national security expert Malcolm Nance.In fullMelania’s aide mocked after calling her the most ‘consequential first lady’ in the history of the USMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Internet reacts to Melania Trump aide calling her ‘most consequential’ first lady
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleMarc Beckman, an aide to Melania Trump, declared her the "single most consequential" presidential spouse in American history during a Newsmax interview. Beckman claimed Melania Trump had a substantive impact on the Ukraine-Russia peace process by single-handedly executing four reunifications of Ukrainian and Russian children. Melania Trump previously revealed she opened back-channel negotiations with Vladimir Putin and has been credited with helping reunite 26 Ukrainian children with their families. Beckman's comments were widely ridiculed online by pundits and commentators, who suggested other first ladies were more deserving of such acclaim. “Wow, he actually said this with a straight face!” said Atlantic contributing editor Norman Ornstein on X.“F***in HILARIOUS,” added national security expert Malcolm Nance.In fullMelania’s aide mocked after calling her the most ‘consequential first lady’ in the history of the USMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
