Flashback to a soft-core porn model (standard "not that there's anything wrong with that" disclaimer HERE) and purported Ghislaine/Epstein associate (?) getting an Einstein Visa --
"Melania Trump obtained US citizenship on a visa reserved for immigrants with "extraordinary ability" and "sustained national and international acclaim"
Extraordinary? Really?
@XaoslordErie @InUnfunky At this point, I'd say putting up with Trump as long as she has is pretty extraordinary.
Indeed, I'll give credit for fortitude, but ...
"Extraordinary" is certainly one word for it. 🤓
My thought exactly. I was trying to be polite, but considering ... it's nearly impossible. Innuendo is just too easy, lol
Was thinking more along the lines of this, but differing context obvs.
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@InUnfunky this was debunked years ago. Melania was granted an Epstein Visa.
What was debunked?
Mel being adjacent to the Epstein/Ghislaine (and therefore Trump/Casablancas modeling circles) crew? Or the Einstein visa, which she did get.
@InUnfunky only humorous intent; Einstein vs. Epstein. Besides, Melania was too old at the time for Epstein to sponsor profitably.
Search for "Casablancas/Trump" turns up this NYT article about Zampolli who was friendly with the above then-notorious NYC duo. Zampolli claims to be the one who intro'd Mel to Don John, as well as securing her H-1B.
2 years after the NYT piece, WaPo with “Questions linger about how Melania Trump, a Slovenian model, scored ‘the Einstein visa’”:
And speaking of chain migration, another flashback --
https://www.npr.org/2018/08/10/637371714/first-ladys-parents-become-u-s-citizens-thanks-to-chain-migration