{"id":27636,"date":"2024-04-22T09:41:45","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T13:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/?p=27636"},"modified":"2024-04-22T16:37:37","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T20:37:37","slug":"melania-trump-launches-245-necklace-sale-while-husband-donald-appears-in-criminal-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/melania-trump-launches-245-necklace-sale-while-husband-donald-appears-in-criminal-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Melania Trump launches $245 necklace sale while husband Donald appears in criminal court"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"623\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cvr-02-Melania-trump-tw-02.jpg\" alt=\"Ace News Today - Melania Trump launches $245 necklace sale while husband Donald appears in criminal court\" class=\"wp-image-27637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cvr-02-Melania-trump-tw-02.jpg 623w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cvr-02-Melania-trump-tw-02-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cvr-02-Melania-trump-tw-02-435x244.jpg 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>(Former First Lady Melania Trump, Image credit: Twitter)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>(Updated)<\/em><\/strong> On Sunday, April 21, Melania Trump, the former First Lady of the U.S., began hawking a new piece of jewelry available via her personal website and launching it just in time for Mother\u2019s Day.\u00a0 The piece is a customizable necklace retailing at $245. The necklace, named \u201c<em>Her Love &amp; Gratitude<\/em>,\u201d is available on Melania&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/melaniatrump.com\/jewelry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a> and features a flower pendant with an adjustable chain. It can be personalized with engravings of names, initials, or significant dates, making it a potentially meaningful gift for mothers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Melania Trump launches a beautiful new necklace to honor all mothers, just in time for Mother\u2019s Day. The necklace can be engraved with names, initials, or significant dates to create a one-of-a-kind piece of jewelry. \ud83c\udf38\ud83d\ude0d<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AzmbCNS9ru\">https:\/\/t.co\/AzmbCNS9ru<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UxkGf4G2Yn\">pic.twitter.com\/UxkGf4G2Yn<\/a><\/p>&mdash; FLOTUS Report (@MELANIAJTRUMP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MELANIAJTRUMP\/status\/1782158094711025992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 21, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On her website, Melania states that she designed the necklace to honor all mothers and that it\u2019s a one-of-a-kind customization.&nbsp; The flower shaped pendant, similar in shape to a three-leaf-clover, measures 1 inch, includes a 16\u201318-inch adjustable chain, and is made in gold vermeil.&nbsp; And as an added bonus, Melania Trump&#8217;s signature is included on each necklace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cBeing a mother is one of the most important roles in life. For this Mother\u2019s Day, I have designed the \u2018Her Love &amp; Gratitude\u2019 necklace to express immense gratitude and honor all mothers,\u201d<\/em> Melania said in a statement Sunday shared by <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/lifestyle\/shopping\/melania-trump-launches-245-mother-s-day-necklace\/ar-AA1noVKs?OCID=ansmsnnews11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Hill<\/a><\/em>.&nbsp; Those who buy the necklace can also receive a limited-edition digital collectible that is minted with the Solana blockchain, according to a Melania Trump spokesperson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Melania\u2019s sentiments regarding the importance of mothers in our society are indeed noble, they are easily being overshadowed by the broader context of the Trump family\u2019s current activities, most importantly Donald Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/melania-trump-mothers-day-necklace-b2532537.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">historic and ongoing legal challenges<\/a> and the costs associated with them.\u00a0 Today, one day after the launch of Melania\u2019s necklace, Donald Trump will be appearing in criminal court in New York City in his highly publicized hush money trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>It&#8217;s a moment nearly eight years in the making, dating back to the fall of 2016, just days before the election, when that witness, Trump&#8217;s former lawyer Michael Cohen,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/donald-trump-stormy-daniels-indictment-investigation-timeline-manhattan-district-attorney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">paid $130,000 to adult film star Stormy Daniels<\/a>&nbsp;to buy her silence about an alleged sexual encounter. Prosecutors say Trump reimbursed Cohen for the payment in 12 monthly installments during the first year of his presidency, portraying them as checks for ongoing legal services in a scheme to conceal the &#8220;hush money.&#8221; Trump was&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/trump-pleads-not-guilty-34-counts-indictment-arraignment-manhattan-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">charged last year<\/a>&nbsp;with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-indictment-34-felony-counts-charges-new-york-read\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">34 felony counts<\/a>&nbsp;of falsifying business records. ~&nbsp; <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-hush-money-trial-opening-statements-witness-testimony\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CBS News<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/msaujd3xDU\">pic.twitter.com\/msaujd3xDU<\/a><\/p>&mdash; stig malmqvist #NAFO fellas (@Rod_dk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rod_dk\/status\/1782371310988927133?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Melania\u2019s necklace launch has met with a fair amount of mixed reactions. While some view it as a thoughtful tribute to mothers, others have criticized and downright mocked the move, seeing it as out of touch given the price point. The announcement was made on social media, where it quickly became a topic of conversation, with many users <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/politics\/melania-trumps-new-245-necklace-sparks-mockery\/ar-AA1nqXCr\">expressing their opinions<\/a> on the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just like the \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vancleefarpels?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@vancleefarpels<\/a>\u2069 frivole; except not made of gold.  Melania Trump Is Now Selling $245 Mother\u2019s Day Necklaces.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F9fn51Nnay\">https:\/\/t.co\/F9fn51Nnay<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Michael Cohen (@MichaelCohen212) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MichaelCohen212\/status\/1782184095872598504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 21, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Melania Trump is now selling a Mother\u2019s Day necklace for the bargain price of just $245 that comes with her name engraved on it. Story \u2026. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xgutjJe2KD\">https:\/\/t.co\/xgutjJe2KD<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RonFilipkowski\/status\/1782120569317576823?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 21, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;$250 for vermeil? Are you kidding me?&#8221; one <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicolejames\/status\/1782157130222760365\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">detractor<\/a> wrote. &#8220;And why is your signature so huge&#8230; [it&#8217;s] larger [than] the engravings for our loved ones? Heck, you really think highly of yourself if you think we&#8217;d want your signature to be larger than the names of our children. Grifters gonna grift I guess?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Donald\u2019s second week of criminal court has commenced.  Opening statements in the trial got underway today (Monday, April 22) and Melania, nor any of Trump&#8217;s other family members were in  attendance. Trump ignored a shouted question from a reporter this morning asking him where Melania was before he headed into the courtroom, according to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/donald-trump-melania-trump-hush-money-trial-presence-experts-2024-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Business Insider<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Video:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Melania Trump Introduces Mother&#039;s Day Necklace Amidst Donald Trump&#039;s Trial\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DVLpAZ4PkbE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Cover photo of former First Lady Melania Trump, Image credit: Twitter)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Written by Richard Webster, Ace News Today<\/em><em><br>Follow Richard on&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/richard.webster.31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Facebook<\/em><\/a><em>,&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rdwebster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Twitter<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em><em>&amp;&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rdwebster54\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Instagram<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The launch of Melania\u2019s necklace is being met with mixed reactions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27638,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5673,503,18,16,547,554,40,17582,27,594,217,11,12637,6678],"tags":[29,17730,17729,17728,435,17727,17731,1157,10467,1153],"class_list":["post-27636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-caught-on-camera","category-celebrities","category-crime-courts","category-entertainment","category-events","category-holidays","category-lifestyle","category-national-news","category-politics","category-social-media","category-strange-news","category-top-news","category-trending-news","category-video","tag-donald-trump","tag-donald-trump-hush-money-case","tag-her-love-gratitude","tag-jewelry","tag-melania-trump","tag-melania-trump-launches-245-necklace","tag-melania-trump-personal-website","tag-michael-cohen","tag-mothers-day","tag-stormy-daniels","clearfix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27636"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27636\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27650,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27636\/revisions\/27650"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}