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| Pamela Karlan, leave my son out of this – Melania Trump shames impeachment witness over attack on Barron | |
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| First Lady Melania Trump has weighed in on the impeachment hearings in a rare tweet, shaming a legal expert who invoked Barron Trump in her testimony for “pandering” and using a child to score political points. | First Lady Melania Trump has weighed in on the impeachment hearings in a rare tweet, shaming a legal expert who invoked Barron Trump in her testimony for “pandering” and using a child to score political points. |
| Asked to compare President Trump’s conduct to that of a monarch during Wednesday's impeachment hearing, Stanford law professor Pamela Karlan quipped that “the president can name his son Barron but not make him a baron,” lighting up some corners of Twitter with both outrage and glee. The comment drew a far less common response, however, from the First Lady. | Asked to compare President Trump’s conduct to that of a monarch during Wednesday's impeachment hearing, Stanford law professor Pamela Karlan quipped that “the president can name his son Barron but not make him a baron,” lighting up some corners of Twitter with both outrage and glee. The comment drew a far less common response, however, from the First Lady. |
| “A minor child deserves privacy and should be kept out of politics. Pamela Karlan, you should be ashamed of your very angry and obviously biased public pandering, and using a child to do it,” she shot back. | “A minor child deserves privacy and should be kept out of politics. Pamela Karlan, you should be ashamed of your very angry and obviously biased public pandering, and using a child to do it,” she shot back. |
| Some commenters on social media flocked to defend the First Lady, commending her “momma bear” instincts and shredding Karlan’s “shameful” remark. | Some commenters on social media flocked to defend the First Lady, commending her “momma bear” instincts and shredding Karlan’s “shameful” remark. |
| Critics, however, were quick to note that the president himself has singled out teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg in public comments, insisting it was a case of the pot calling the kettle black. | Critics, however, were quick to note that the president himself has singled out teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg in public comments, insisting it was a case of the pot calling the kettle black. |
| Donald Trump Jr. also weighed in to defend his little brother, hitting “liberals” for double standards in who they consider “off limits.” | Donald Trump Jr. also weighed in to defend his little brother, hitting “liberals” for double standards in who they consider “off limits.” |
| While Karlan later extended an apology, many of her detractors remained unimpressed. | While Karlan later extended an apology, many of her detractors remained unimpressed. |
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