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Zorro

(19,020 posts)
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 06:33 PM 4 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 4 hrs ago OP
Now that's funny... wcmagumba 4 hrs ago #1
No 🤣 I thought for sure The Onion put this out! Deuxcents 4 hrs ago #2
So did I, and just looked.. nope the Daily Beast. Cha 4 hrs ago #13
😆 Deuxcents 3 hrs ago #19
Milking Melania for all she's worth..... BattleRow 3 hrs ago #24
omg! lol Nicely done, BattleRow Cha 3 hrs ago #31
"The hair colors kind of match." 3catwoman3 4 hrs ago #3
And udders? QueerDuck 3 hrs ago #23
It took a lot, but I managed... 3catwoman3 3 hrs ago #25
Lol, I'm glad I could save you the trouble! QueerDuck 3 hrs ago #26
Can't tell if trolling or dumbshit... RockRaven 4 hrs ago #4
And their funding will be pulled Totally Tunsie 4 hrs ago #5
Humiliating livestock isn't patriotic The Blue Flower 4 hrs ago #6
How about a bust of Trump made of lard? C_U_L8R 4 hrs ago #7
How about a 💩 sculpture of slobby? SheltieLover 4 hrs ago #9
The proper part of Trump to depict in lard is a bit lower on his body jmowreader 2 hrs ago #34
He is already made of lard. you're too late. Wonder Why 1 hr ago #40
Poor cow SheltieLover 4 hrs ago #8
Moolania! PuraVidaDreamin 4 hrs ago #10
Made me think of the Bob's Burgers episode... Gaytano70 4 hrs ago #11
It's a Mooving tribute. Disaffected 4 hrs ago #15
Utterly Moovelous! calimary 2 hrs ago #39
non paywall link Celerity 4 hrs ago #12
Matching udders...? I'll let myself out. Grins 4 hrs ago #14
Did that cow also have "kidney lifts"? erronis 3 hrs ago #16
All cow pies shall now be named Trumps chowder66 3 hrs ago #17
Melania the Cow.... Escape 3 hrs ago #18
Was the cow an illegal immigrant too? ToxMarz 3 hrs ago #20
I think think they named the cow Melania, because her SMILE matches! 70sEraVet 3 hrs ago #21
That poor cow 🐮 MustLoveBeagles 3 hrs ago #28
Was the cow wearing various pieces of lingerie? BobTheSubgenius 3 hrs ago #22
Melaaaaaniaaaaaah speaks many languages including Cow. Mooooooo. twodogsbarking 3 hrs ago #27
It fit. orthoclad 3 hrs ago #29
A cow named Melania doubtless makes ice cream. mr715 3 hrs ago #30
I hear Melania likes to wear moomoos... wcmagumba 3 hrs ago #32
from her early barnyard days dweller 2 hrs ago #33
Wow. They asked some brain-dead shitkicker from East Nowheresville to name something after Melanoma? Aristus 2 hrs ago #35
I thought this had to be the onion Figarosmom 2 hrs ago #36
I've called Melania a cow from time to time, but I didn't mean a real cow. Vinca 2 hrs ago #37
Livestock. On The Mall? By any name? paleotn 2 hrs ago #38
Burger time! Get the grill going. And we know a fat pig who could become sausages. Wonder Why 1 hr ago #41
K&R spanone 1 hr ago #42

Cha

(321,570 posts)
13. So did I, and just looked.. nope the Daily Beast.
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 07:09 PM
4 hrs ago

So Melania really is the Fair's Cow.

C_U_L8R

(49,647 posts)
7. How about a bust of Trump made of lard?
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 06:44 PM
4 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
3 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
3 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
2 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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