In this week's comments update, readers can't fathom why Melania Trump felt it a good time to show plans for the US presidential residence's new tennis pavilion.
Underhand serve: readers are baffled as to why Melania Trump chose now to reveal that a tennis pavilion is being built in the grounds of the presidential residence. It has been designed in a neoclassical style similar to The White House.
"This is a joke, no"" asked Geoff Bob. "Otherwise, unbelievable tone-deafness. Covid-19, economic collapse, her own husband's second term hopes ? all superseded by a tennis pavilion."
Frank Hoffman agreed: "Imagine if Michelle Obama did this. The Fox News crowd howled about her vegetable garden for Pete's sake. Where's their outrage now, as Melania 'unveils' a whole new permanent structure in her last year at the White House while resources need to be dedicated to confronting the coronavirus pandemic"" "I mean, it's fine," replied Jon. "It's perfectly suitable and contextual, etc. The timing, however, is not so great, as many others have pointed out. It's the same kind of tone-deafness as the 'I really don't care' jacket that the first lady wore during another national crisis, albeit less egregious."
Fix W had a different issue with the project: "Copying 200 year old designs. This building looks as antique as their policies."
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