Terry Prone: Stop seeking sense from Donald Trump and his semi-detached first lady Melania

Melania Trump baffled everyone with a speech announcing that she was not a victim of Jeffrey Epstein. What the hell was that about? What did she mean about false claims? What were they?

US first lady Melania Trump made a weird White House speech announcing that she was not a victim of Jeffrey Epstein.  Picture: Jacquelyn Martin/AP

Enough is enough. That’s what Melania Trump’s senior PR guy said when asked to explain why she appeared out of the blue on Thursday, speaking from the Grand Foyer of the White House in a five-minute speech announcing that she was not a victim of Jeffrey Epstein. 

“The lies must stop,” the spokesman added, which was forthright and decisive of him. A bit like the first lady herself when, in that speech, she opined that claims linking her to Jeffrey Epstein “need to end today”.