WASHINGTON, D.C. — According to anonymous White House leaker Reggie Ledieux, Melania Trump had a “very solid, very believable” speech addressing rumors of her Slovenian ancestry ready to deliver to the press Friday, should that have been deemed necessary. It would have been the First Lady’s second public address in as many weeks, coming on the heels of her now-famous Epstein Denial Speech.
“If the Artemis landing had gone badly, Ms. Trump was prepared to give a planned impromptu press conference to divert attent — I mean, put the nation’s mind at ease — and address the salacious rumors that she was born Slovenian,” said Ledieux.
The never-delivered statement read, in part:
“The lies claiming I was not born in Slovenia need to end today. Ze individuals spreading zis falsehood are devoid of ethical standards, humility, and respect. I was born in 1970 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. My birth certificate, my family, my Southern accent, and ze public record confirm zis wizout question.
“Numerous fabricated images and statements about my alleged Eastern European origins have circulated on social media for years. I call on zoze in media and public life who have repeated zeez claims to retract them immediately and to hold zemselves to ze same standard of truth zey demand of others.”
Ms. Trump, dressed in an LSU hoodie, Oakleys, and cutoff jean shorts, took no questions. The White House also noted that she continues to wonder why everyone insists her son Barron should play basketball.