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Zorro

(19,020 posts)
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 06:33 PM 12 hrs ago

Trump's Tacky 'State Fair' Makes Bizarre Tribute to Melania

First Lady Melania Trump has found herself at the center of an unlikely attraction at President Donald Trump’s patriotic state fair extravaganza.

A cow named “Melania” was paraded about at the Great American State Fair, a White House-backed spectacle staged on Washington, D.C.’s National Mall as part of celebrations marking America’s 250th anniversary.

When asked about the unusual moniker, Future Farmers of America student Piper Stolipher explained that she and her fellow students were brainstorming patriotic names tied to the nation’s semiquincentennial.

“We thought Melania would be a good idea because it’s the first lady’s name, and the hair colors kind of match,” Stolipher told The Washington Post. “And it just fit.”

https://www.thedailybeast.com/melania-trump-honored-with-a-cow-for-the-great-american-state-fair/

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Trump's Tacky 'State Fair' Makes Bizarre Tribute to Melania (Original Post) Zorro 12 hrs ago OP
Now that's funny... wcmagumba 12 hrs ago #1
No 🤣 I thought for sure The Onion put this out! Deuxcents 12 hrs ago #2
So did I, and just looked.. nope the Daily Beast. Cha 12 hrs ago #13
😆 Deuxcents 11 hrs ago #19
Milking Melania for all she's worth..... BattleRow 11 hrs ago #24
omg! lol Nicely done, BattleRow Cha 11 hrs ago #31
Thank you! BattleRow 6 hrs ago #43
"The hair colors kind of match." 3catwoman3 12 hrs ago #3
And udders? QueerDuck 11 hrs ago #23
It took a lot, but I managed... 3catwoman3 11 hrs ago #25
Lol, I'm glad I could save you the trouble! QueerDuck 11 hrs ago #26
Can't tell if trolling or dumbshit... RockRaven 12 hrs ago #4
And their funding will be pulled Totally Tunsie 12 hrs ago #5
Humiliating livestock isn't patriotic The Blue Flower 12 hrs ago #6
How about a bust of Trump made of lard? C_U_L8R 12 hrs ago #7
How about a 💩 sculpture of slobby? SheltieLover 12 hrs ago #9
The proper part of Trump to depict in lard is a bit lower on his body jmowreader 10 hrs ago #34
He is already made of lard. you're too late. Wonder Why 9 hrs ago #40
Poor cow SheltieLover 12 hrs ago #8
Moolania! PuraVidaDreamin 12 hrs ago #10
Made me think of the Bob's Burgers episode... Gaytano70 12 hrs ago #11
It's a Mooving tribute. Disaffected 11 hrs ago #15
Utterly Moovelous! calimary 10 hrs ago #39
non paywall link Celerity 12 hrs ago #12
Matching udders...? I'll let myself out. Grins 12 hrs ago #14
Did that cow also have "kidney lifts"? erronis 11 hrs ago #16
All cow pies shall now be named Trumps chowder66 11 hrs ago #17
Melania the Cow.... Escape 11 hrs ago #18
Was the cow an illegal immigrant too? ToxMarz 11 hrs ago #20
I think think they named the cow Melania, because her SMILE matches! 70sEraVet 11 hrs ago #21
That poor cow 🐮 MustLoveBeagles 11 hrs ago #28
Was the cow wearing various pieces of lingerie? BobTheSubgenius 11 hrs ago #22
Melaaaaaniaaaaaah speaks many languages including Cow. Mooooooo. twodogsbarking 11 hrs ago #27
MOO BEST QueerDuck 2 min ago #45
It fit. orthoclad 11 hrs ago #29
A cow named Melania doubtless makes ice cream. mr715 11 hrs ago #30
I hear Melania likes to wear moomoos... wcmagumba 11 hrs ago #32
from her early barnyard days dweller 10 hrs ago #33
Moo Lala! BattleRow 6 hrs ago #44
Wow. They asked some brain-dead shitkicker from East Nowheresville to name something after Melanoma? Aristus 10 hrs ago #35
I thought this had to be the onion Figarosmom 10 hrs ago #36
I've called Melania a cow from time to time, but I didn't mean a real cow. Vinca 10 hrs ago #37
Livestock. On The Mall? By any name? paleotn 10 hrs ago #38
Burger time! Get the grill going. And we know a fat pig who could become sausages. Wonder Why 9 hrs ago #41
K&R spanone 9 hrs ago #42

Cha

(321,585 posts)
13. So did I, and just looked.. nope the Daily Beast.
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 07:09 PM
12 hrs ago

So Melania really is the Fair's Cow.

C_U_L8R

(49,648 posts)
7. How about a bust of Trump made of lard?
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 06:44 PM
12 hrs ago

Or perhaps a bootlicking contest? Maybe a pageant for best Mar A Largo Face?
A Tesla truck pulling contest - if the fenders don’t fall off?

erronis

(24,984 posts)
16. Did that cow also have "kidney lifts"?
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 07:20 PM
11 hrs ago

And botox lips?

The cow does look pretty good in her birthday suit!

70sEraVet

(5,749 posts)
21. I think think they named the cow Melania, because her SMILE matches!
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 07:40 PM
11 hrs ago


Well, I'm sure if Justin Trudeau was one of the judges, that cow would REALLY smile!

Aristus

(72,752 posts)
35. Wow. They asked some brain-dead shitkicker from East Nowheresville to name something after Melanoma?
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 08:29 PM
10 hrs ago

More appropriate than I might have given credit for. Meat on legs, no human intelligence, docile, gives milk…that’s about it.

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