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Zorro

(19,025 posts)
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 06:33 PM 19 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 19 hrs ago OP
Now that's funny... wcmagumba 19 hrs ago #1
No 🤣 I thought for sure The Onion put this out! Deuxcents 19 hrs ago #2
So did I, and just looked.. nope the Daily Beast. Cha 19 hrs ago #13
😆 Deuxcents 18 hrs ago #19
Milking Melania for all she's worth..... BattleRow 18 hrs ago #24
omg! lol Nicely done, BattleRow Cha 18 hrs ago #31
Thank you! BattleRow 13 hrs ago #43
"The hair colors kind of match." 3catwoman3 19 hrs ago #3
And udders? QueerDuck 18 hrs ago #23
It took a lot, but I managed... 3catwoman3 18 hrs ago #25
Lol, I'm glad I could save you the trouble! QueerDuck 18 hrs ago #26
Can't tell if trolling or dumbshit... RockRaven 19 hrs ago #4
And their funding will be pulled Totally Tunsie 19 hrs ago #5
Humiliating livestock isn't patriotic The Blue Flower 19 hrs ago #6
How about a bust of Trump made of lard? C_U_L8R 19 hrs ago #7
How about a 💩 sculpture of slobby? SheltieLover 19 hrs ago #9
The proper part of Trump to depict in lard is a bit lower on his body jmowreader 17 hrs ago #34
He is already made of lard. you're too late. Wonder Why 16 hrs ago #40
Poor cow SheltieLover 19 hrs ago #8
Moolania! PuraVidaDreamin 19 hrs ago #10
Made me think of the Bob's Burgers episode... Gaytano70 19 hrs ago #11
It's a Mooving tribute. Disaffected 18 hrs ago #15
Utterly Moovelous! calimary 17 hrs ago #39
non paywall link Celerity 19 hrs ago #12
Matching udders...? I'll let myself out. Grins 19 hrs ago #14
Did that cow also have "kidney lifts"? erronis 18 hrs ago #16
All cow pies shall now be named Trumps chowder66 18 hrs ago #17
Melania the Cow.... Escape 18 hrs ago #18
Was the cow an illegal immigrant too? ToxMarz 18 hrs ago #20
I think think they named the cow Melania, because her SMILE matches! 70sEraVet 18 hrs ago #21
That poor cow 🐮 MustLoveBeagles 18 hrs ago #28
Was the cow wearing various pieces of lingerie? BobTheSubgenius 18 hrs ago #22
Melaaaaaniaaaaaah speaks many languages including Cow. Mooooooo. twodogsbarking 18 hrs ago #27
MOO BEST QueerDuck 7 hrs ago #45
MOO BEST (part 2) QueerDuck 6 hrs ago #46
Melaaaaaaniaaaaah tries to blend in. twodogsbarking 5 hrs ago #47
It fit. orthoclad 18 hrs ago #29
A cow named Melania doubtless makes ice cream. mr715 18 hrs ago #30
I hear Melania likes to wear moomoos... wcmagumba 17 hrs ago #32
from her early barnyard days dweller 17 hrs ago #33
Moo Lala! BattleRow 13 hrs ago #44
Wow. They asked some brain-dead shitkicker from East Nowheresville to name something after Melanoma? Aristus 17 hrs ago #35
I thought this had to be the onion Figarosmom 17 hrs ago #36
I've called Melania a cow from time to time, but I didn't mean a real cow. Vinca 17 hrs ago #37
Livestock. On The Mall? By any name? paleotn 17 hrs ago #38
Burger time! Get the grill going. And we know a fat pig who could become sausages. Wonder Why 16 hrs ago #41
K&R spanone 16 hrs ago #42
A faux king's cow? Are you make joke? Kid Berwyn 4 hrs ago #48
NEXT: Trump Dedicates America's 250th Birthday to Slovenian Sex Worker and Epstein Club Member dalton99a 4 hrs ago #49

Cha

(321,585 posts)
13. So did I, and just looked.. nope the Daily Beast.
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 07:09 PM
19 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
19 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

(24,989 posts)
16. Did that cow also have "kidney lifts"?
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 07:20 PM
18 hrs ago

And botox lips?

The cow does look pretty good in her birthday suit!

70sEraVet

(5,753 posts)
21. I think think they named the cow Melania, because her SMILE matches!
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 07:40 PM
18 hrs ago


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

Aristus

(72,753 posts)
35. Wow. They asked some brain-dead shitkicker from East Nowheresville to name something after Melanoma?
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 08:29 PM
17 hrs ago

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

dalton99a

(96,278 posts)
49. NEXT: Trump Dedicates America's 250th Birthday to Slovenian Sex Worker and Epstein Club Member
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 10:01 AM
4 hrs ago
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