For someone as controlling about his public image and as defiant of the media as Trump...

[RockRaven]

the longer Melania is out of the public eye the curiouser it is. If Trump was totally in control, and could present a happy healthy Melania in public wouldn't he have done so this week? The WH Press office made a statement about where she was living, and the press is starting to count how many days since her last public appearance and reporting on places/events she isn't going to. Wouldn't he love to flip the bird to the press by having her appear at an event?

It certainly is possible that she's still feeling unwell from whatever was ailing her/that procedure and Trump is just being a dutiful husband by not imposing his selfish desires on her. But the longer it goes on, the less likely that explanation is to be correct. Especially with what we know about Trump and his insatiable desire to control the media conversation.

[bettyellen]

1. I think it's another test for the media and they will fail it. She could disappear for good and many

would be too afraid to question it.

[Fred Sanders]

7. Corporate media has already failed on this...what if it were Obama disappearing...it would be the

lead every day, the WH press secretary would be hounded...but for the racists in the WH...avoidance.

Truly, the corporate media is edging closer to full on support of fascism, Rosanne being the aberration when the racism went a tad too far....for now.

[Hoyt]

2. She'll come back with some excuse, and trump will publicly laugh at all the incorrect speculation.

[empedocles]

3. Melania's absence has a compounding effect

[malaise]

4. The Guardian has a good article on this

https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2018/jun/02/missing-melania-trump-barely-makes-news-things-are-getting-weirder

[flibbitygiblets]

5. She's vanished into the ether, never to be mentioned again. Just like his tax returns.

And our awesome, affordable health care. And Mexico paying for the beautiful wall.

[unblock]

6. Donnie has never really expressed concern for anyone's image other than his own.

He might puff up a subordinate to make himself look good for having hired them, and the next minute smack them down to make himself look dominant.

But he really doesn't care about anyone's image but his own.

[dawg day]

8. This sounds like the Miscavige wife story--

The wife of the head of Scientology, who was 'disappeared' supposedly to a re-education camp for months.

Then again, maybe Melania is doing this to show Trump she's not going to lie down with his dirty dog self no more.

[UTUSN]

9. "controlling about his public image" - shittiest job ever!1