As everyone knows, Donald Trump isn’t a gentleman, and we saw that time and time again in the way he treated his wife Melania. Of course Melania often shot back, and would refuse to hold his hand, etc., so it must be some sick game the two of them have going on. But still, after eight years of having Barack and Michelle Obama in the White House it was often shocking to see a man not be a…gentleman.
Literally from the beginning of his term, before Melania even moved into the White House, Trump was showing how he felt about his First Lady:
Bastard did it again pic.twitter.com/wAn4TqkiMs [1]
— I vote blue 💙 (@Brasilmagic) April 18, 2017 [2]
And of course this was surprising, because whether the president was Democrat or Republican, we always expected them to be true gentlemen, to act with class and decorum, and this includes treating his wife like a lady.
@pattonoswalt [3] love him or hate him; this is how a gentleman treats his wife. pic.twitter.com/O8oJb8Q2zK [4]
— gill (@gillwh0) April 18, 2017 [5]
But then again, Trump showed from the very first day he became president (gag) exactly who he was. No one can forget Inauguration Day, when Trump hopped out of the limo to greet the Obamas, and just left Melania behind. Love her or hate her, you had to feel for her. She was in such an odd situation that only a handful of women have ever experienced. And the man who was supposed to love and protect her just left her behind to find her own way.
It's sad to see a guy with no social graces. Doesn't know how to treat a lady. It devalues her. She's just luggage. Such a shame. pic.twitter.com/2KrgoV1BxO [6]
— Sissiboo Smith (@sissiboo_smith) April 18, 2017 [7]
So gross. And again, we don’t have to look back very far to see how it’s supposed to be done:
I'm going to weep silently now. I cannot express how much I hate Trump and miss decency, manners, sincerity. pic.twitter.com/abuLT2L5Y7 [8]
— Save 🇺🇦 #StopTheWar (@RispaFrances) April 18, 2017 [9]
And Trump repeatedly showed how much he disrespected Melania. Like holding the umbrella over himself, but not his wife.
Trump being an unchivalrous assholeand hogging the umbrella, per usual pic.twitter.com/3lgZIPveJs [10]
— Hello Felicia (@hellofeliciia) October 15, 2018 [11]
And most sad of all, Trump wouldn’t even provide cover for his son Barron, who was around 13 years old here:
Here’s Trump holding an umbrella over himself while boarding Air Force One with Melania & Barron, because his hair. pic.twitter.com/dsfKaNNd5U [12]
— Scott Dworkin (@funder) January 16, 2018 [13]
So yeah, Trump is a pig. We know this and it’s no surprise. What is a surprise is seeing Ron DeSantis treat his wife Casey the same way. Based on reports, Ron and Casey DeSantis are very much in love, and Casey is actually one of her husband’s top advisers. So it was odd to see this:
Ladies first! pic.twitter.com/OokvDnM0ho [14]
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) April 20, 2023 [15]
So Trump like!
Even people on Twitter were surprised:
Looks about right. Learned from his protégée. pic.twitter.com/xAqMmNMxmg [16]
— Just Lisa 🙋🏻♀️🤗💪🏻🦋 (@MiamiMagLisa) April 20, 2023 [17]
You can tell a lot about a man by the way he treats the Mother of his children. Pay attention.
“Ladies first”indeed! I can only imagine who he really is behind closed doors with her. I guarantee you this, they ain’t the Ward and June Cleaver, they would have everyone believe— 𝙅𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙚 ➥ 👩🏻🦰 ★ 🔥 𝓝 ★ 🧊 ★ (@JustJeanne444) April 20, 2023 [18]
Same energy. pic.twitter.com/ViyHTlcND1 [19]
— Butter Emails 🙏🏼 ⚖️ (@NicoleL333) April 20, 2023 [20]
DeSantis barely acknowledged her, exactly how he's treating Floridians suffering from a natural disaster and fuel shortages.
— Denise Shearin 🌊 (@DeniseShearin) April 20, 2023 [21]
It’s weird how he so quickly heads out before her, like he has no concern or respect for her whatsoever, but she had better defer to him in everything, and she knows it — like how she she gives him that little pat. She definitely didn’t correct him on “thigh food.”
— pumpkinleaves ☮️ (@pumpkinleaves2) April 20, 2023 [22]
This is a metaphor for how he treats others and, therefore, his constituents.
Remember the story about him mispronouncing a word on a date purposely and if his date corrected him he left the restaurant? She passed.
— @nancyann at other “places”. (@nancy_annn) April 20, 2023 [23]
Lol. She's proud of hubbys high heels, but thinks they need to be a little taller. pic.twitter.com/UR7zHMRcAl [24]
— Matt Fleming, Florida Expert (@Matt_Fleming321) April 20, 2023 [25]
It’s how Republicans treat women. They don’t consider them equal, and that is why they believe they can remove a woman’s right to bodily autonomy. pic.twitter.com/ttST0ALvBl [26]
— Dawn (@Alba_Dawn) April 20, 2023 [27]
Wow. The body language says everything. It is saying "I'm the important one here."
— gene2459 (@Gene2459Eugene) April 20, 2023 [28]
Not a surprise that a guy who is ok with women and girls dying for his political ambitions would treat his wife like a second class citizen.
— Robin Q (@number2pencil1) April 20, 2023 [29]