The Trump administration is currently at the center of an ever-widening scandal surrounding its alleged constant and damning contact with the Russian government before and after the election, all while that same government was ordering cyberattacks to meddle in our election. And then the administration compounded that problem by trying to cover it up with a giant web of lies that may very well have included Attorney General Jeff Sessions perjuring himself. So did the administration learn from the shit show they are currently facing? Did they perhaps begin to turn over a more honest leaf? Of course not.

Instead, it appears they felt the need to once again play fast and loose with the truth—no matter how small or seemingly insignificant the story. This time, the details concern Melania Trump's visit to a children's hospital to read the kids a book.

Here are some things Melania said during the visit, via the pool report, which is cobbled together from the multiple news organizations that were present:

"We will read some books today. So do you know what is today? It's a reading day. So I came to encourage you to read — and to think about what you want to achieve in life." Do you like the book? I will leave it here. I encourage you all to read a lot. To get educated."

And here's how the White House characterized her remarks in their press release on the event:

Afterward she spoke with them and said, “Loving to read early in life has the power to make each one of you a lifelong learner." "Dr. Seuss has brought so much joy, laughter and enchantment into children's lives all around the globe for generations," the First Lady said. "Through his captivating rhymes, Dr. Seuss has delighted and inspired children while teaching them to read, to dream, and to care.” The First Lady emphasized that as a Nation, we must instill in young readers a lifelong love of learning. "Education is a great equalizer and nothing can be more critical to achieving empowerment than reading and literacy," said Mrs. Trump.

Those...don't seem to match up, guys. The abject lesson here? Whoever is writing the First Lady's press releases is terrible at writing dialogue, because in no way does that sound like something Melania Trump would say. Unless maybe Michelle Obama said it first.

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