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BumRushDaShow

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Thu Jun 26, 2025, 07:10 AM Jun 26

Melania Trump's Visa Questioned in Congressional Hearing [View all]

Source: Newsweek

Published Jun 26, 2025 at 3:25 AM EDT


First lady Melania Trump's immigration history came under fire during a heated congressional hearing this week. Democratic Representative Jasmine Crockett questioned how the former model qualified for a visa typically reserved for individuals with "significant achievement." Speaking during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, Crockett challenged what she described as selective outrage from Republican lawmakers over visa policy.

"Integrity isn't snatching lawful visa holders off the streets and throwing them into unmarked vans," she said. "Integrity is not revoking visas based on social media posts that hurt somebody's little feelings, because kids decided they wanted to go after Trump or this administration. We have a thing called free speech in this country."

Crockett then turned the spotlight on what she called a double standard in how visa rules are enforced and discussed, questioning why Republicans weren't scrutinizing the immigration paths of those close to the president. "Why aren't we talking about integrity when it comes to the president's family's visas?" she asked. The congresswoman specifically targeted Melania Trump's 2001 EB-1 visa, also known as the "Einstein visa," a category typically reserved for individuals with "sustained national or international acclaim."

"Let me tell you how you receive an Einstein visa," Crockett said. "You're supposed to have some sort of significant achievement, like being awarded a Nobel Peace Prize or a Pulitzer; being an Olympic medalist; or having other sustained extraordinary abilities and success in sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics. Last time I checked the first lady had none of those accolades under her belt."

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/melania-trump-einstein-visa-questioned-jasmine-crockett-2090901

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chuckle. my guess it that Mr. Trump will stay quiet on this issue. riversedge Jun 26 #1
When has *rump kept his mouth shut? rustbeltvoice Jun 26 #45
he'll say Crockett is 'low IQ' 4catsmom Jun 26 #86
This message was self-deleted by its author ailsagirl Jun 26 #99
Rep. Crockett has a POINT here and beautifully illustrated. ProudMNDemocrat Jun 26 #2
Well . . . AverageOldGuy Jun 26 #11
At my age darlin, I look better IN clothes than OUT! ProudMNDemocrat Jun 26 #12
I'm 80 . . . AverageOldGuy Jun 26 #34
I rest my case... ProudMNDemocrat Jun 26 #39
Wow, beautiful lady and phenomenal seamstress craftsmanship Abstractartist Jun 26 #42
Looks like a crocheted hair net too BumRushDaShow Jun 26 #43
shhh, do not remind me about my boxes of fabric and notions! niyad Jun 26 #46
LOL BumRushDaShow Jun 26 #60
You realize, of course, what you have done to my day??? I will now be niyad Jun 26 #70
... BumRushDaShow Jun 26 #75
I do understand. niyad Jun 26 #93
Boy, do i know THAT feeling! ShazzieB Jun 26 #96
Ms Marble Falls is a quilter, has six sewing machines and I have two of my own - a 1950 Featherwieght, and a 1920 ... marble falls Jun 26 #77
I must tell a friend about your machines. Silly person thought a serger, niyad Jun 26 #94
Right tool for the right job ... marble falls Jun 26 #100
They were/are truly extraordinary machines! niyad Jun 26 #102
Stunning! Both wearer and costume!!! niyad Jun 26 #44
Lookin' good!👍 oasis Jun 26 #51
Like the snood! (Just showing off) marybourg Jun 26 #57
You're beautiful.... Dan Jun 26 #68
Thank you. ProudMNDemocrat Jun 26 #71
Absolutely beautiful! FemDemERA Jun 26 #79
WOW! NICE job! calimary Jun 28 #104
Don't worry, I do. ProudMNDemocrat Jun 28 #105
In her case, it would possibly be a little more accurate to refer to it as an Epstein Visa. Pacifist Patriot Jun 26 #36
This made me smile LetMyPeopleVote Jun 26 #49
You may have a point there... ultralite001 Jun 26 #85
Trump is due for a young hot wife, so.. Omnipresent Jun 26 #3
Ever notice FLOTUS 47 is afraid to even smile???? ProudMNDemocrat Jun 26 #18
Judging by her expression, she must be thinking about Christmas! 70sEraVet Jun 26 #19
These come to mind... ProudMNDemocrat Jun 26 #23
I'll defend it WA-03 Democrat Jun 26 #56
She just found out she has to spend a day with TSF at some gig. Prof. Toru Tanaka Jun 26 #64
Of course, she gets two dolls and five pencils Captain Zero Jun 26 #101
And a pedophile in a pear tree. 70sEraVet Jun 27 #103
hey, don't pick on Squinty! Conjuay Jun 26 #22
She hasn't smiled in eight years. twodogsbarking Jun 26 #32
With that much botox she can't smile - not that she has much to smile about. Ocelot II Jun 26 #54
She reproduced with him, and it's more embarrassing and traumatizing than any other women on the face of the earth.. Omnipresent Jun 26 #59
She and the fanta fuhrer think that those stern looks are intimidating, niyad Jun 26 #67
To me they look like children pouting because they didn't get a bigger piece of cake. wnylib Jun 26 #82
Yours is much more accurate. Dudley Dursley comes to mind, as do his niyad Jun 26 #95
She must have a very talented Plastic Surgeon DENVERPOPS Jun 26 #73
I think it's more that she has no reason to smile than she's afraid to jmowreader Jun 26 #80
We have the word "slovenly". kiri Jun 26 #87
LOL! ShazzieB Jun 26 #98
Clever snark from Crockett: "the first lady had none of those accolades under her belt." Irish_Dem Jun 26 #4
Nice kidneys, too. sop Jun 26 #7
Store bought kidneys. Irish_Dem Jun 26 #8
Melaaaaaaniaaahh did win a gold medal in disrobing. twodogsbarking Jun 26 #5
So snarky of you to say that. ProudMNDemocrat Jun 26 #15
"Sometimes trophy wives don't work out." Donald J. Trump twodogsbarking Jun 26 #16
ICE, do your job. multigraincracker Jun 26 #6
Well . . . AverageOldGuy Jun 26 #9
Maybe the dumbest ICE agents will snatch her up IronLionZion Jun 26 #10
And with trumpy looking darker and darker... MiHale Jun 26 #13
After ten hours of listening to him whine, they'd throw trumpty back out onto the street. Conjuay Jun 26 #24
... MiHale Jun 26 #27
"The Ransom of Orange Chief" nt Shipwack Jun 26 #55
I really admire Representative Crockett. She like AOC is a clear and direct thinker. NNadir Jun 26 #14
Both women are wonderful and courageous. Delmette2.0 Jun 26 #53
She may not have "accolades" under her belt, but she certainly has something there. Harker Jun 26 #17
IMO, her attorney deserves equal criticism. no_hypocrisy Jun 26 #20
It was an Epstein visa Aviation Pro Jun 26 #21
DUzy! BumRushDaShow Jun 26 #33
Ha, bdamomma Jun 26 #25
Finally. someone confronts them about her visa. Now do Elon. travelingthrulife Jun 26 #26
I like women but not that one. Shame about that house falling on her mother though. twodogsbarking Jun 26 #28
Sighhhhhh. Please do not insult witches like that. Those two have nothing niyad Jun 26 #30
My bad. twodogsbarking Jun 26 #63
sighhhhh niyad Jun 26 #69
Thank you,,Rep. Crockett. We have been questioning that visa for years. niyad Jun 26 #29
When the Democratic House steering committee gab13by13 Jun 26 #31
"Jasmine finished last." BumRushDaShow Jun 26 #35
Yup, you nailed it gab13by13 Jun 26 #58
A lot of DUers trashed "The Squad" BumRushDaShow Jun 26 #62
Melania's Einstein Visa was actually an Epstein Visa. Norrrm Jun 26 #37
Shocking Blue Ozarks Jun 26 #38
Trump bimbo 'Call girl' gets "extraordinary visa", maybe she qualified by numerous sex positions IrishBubbaLiberal Jun 26 #40
She really played that illegal immigrant card well Farmer-Rick Jun 26 #61
Congresswoman Crockett made me smile LetMyPeopleVote Jun 26 #41
Yea but Cherokee100 Jun 26 #47
" ... the former model ..." live love laugh Jun 26 #48
Well, sleeping with Trump could be considered a significant achieveent. Beacool Jun 26 #50
Melania *did* have one particular accomplishment "under her belt," Ocelot II Jun 26 #52
Who Geev a Fuck!! Sane1 Jun 26 #65
Wasn't that about Chreesmas? ProudMNDemocrat Jun 26 #72
To this day, I still can't believe she wasn't crucified by the entire GOP for saying that. LOL Karasu Jun 26 #92
I still believe that she is his handler, and that is why strings were pulled. niyad Jun 26 #66
Before I even clicked the link, I knew that it was Jasmine Crockett Polybius Jun 26 #74
Oh I'm sure she had a " significant achievement " Figarosmom Jun 26 #76
It's more like Mblaze Jun 26 #78
They should bring up druggie Elon too Quanto Magnus Jun 26 #81
Steve Bannon actually pushed for them to deport Elon when he was feuding with Trump. LOL Karasu Jun 26 #91
questioned how the former model qualified for a visa typically reserved for individuals with "significant achievement." Ray Bruns Jun 26 #83
Nice! And now do Elon.. nilram Jun 26 #84
Hell, Jasmine, she didn't even have a belt. rzemanfl Jun 26 #88
K&R Blue Owl Jun 26 #89
Her birth certificate shows she was born in 1563. That is odd. twodogsbarking Jun 26 #90
This message was self-deleted by its author krkaufman Jun 26 #97
Melania Trump's visa Heftylefty Jul 1 #106
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