Overview
- Two Daily Beast commentators, Joanna Coles and David Rothkopf, said Melania Trump humiliated the president by brushing off his hand before he took it to walk down steps.
- Coles argued the clip shows the president trying to outrun his decay and claimed visible mental and physical decline.
- She described Melania’s demeanor as showing disdain and pointed out the moment followed Melania’s speech saying she did not know Jeffrey Epstein.
- Raw Story reported their podcast remarks, and the Daily Star repeated the account to broaden its reach.
- The coverage offers no new health evidence about the president and relies on opinion drawn from a short public video.