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MELANIA TRUMP WINS A MAJOR ‘MARK OF REGRET’

Following publication of a wildly defamatory attack on Melania Trump, the UK Telegraph presents one of the most comprehensive media apologies in recent history.

Melania is definitely not tired of winning
Melania is definitely not tired of winning

Following publication of a wildly defamatory attack on Melania Trump, the UK Telegraph presents one of the most comprehensive media apologies in recent history:

Mrs Trump’s father was not a fearsome presence and did not control the family.  Mrs Trump did not leave her Design and Architecture course at University relating to the completion of an exam, as alleged in the article, but rather because she wanted to pursue a successful career as a professional model.

Mrs Trump was not struggling in her modelling career before she met Mr Trump, and she did not advance in her career due to the assistance of Mr Trump.

We accept that Mrs Trump was a successful professional model in her own right before she met her husband and obtained her own modelling work without his assistance. Mrs Trump met Mr Trump in 1998, not in 1996 as stated in the article.

The article also wrongly claimed that Mrs Trump’s mother, father and sister relocated to New York in 2005 to live in buildings owned by Mr Trump. They did not.

The claim that Mrs Trump cried on election night is also false.

We apologise unreservedly to The First Lady and her family for any embarrassment caused by our publication of these allegations. As a mark of our regret we have agreed to pay Mrs Trump substantial damages as well as her legal costs.

That just about covers it.

(Via Dan L.)

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