Mark Gongloff, Columnist

Melania’s Shaky Trump Defense: Weekend Edition

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Melania Trump came to her husband’s defense on Thursday, gamely letting meanies inside the White House and over at The New York Times know it was improper to write and publish an anonymous op-ed describing the commander-in-chief as a self-absorbed and bonkers delinquent who might steer the ship of state into the abyss.

“To the writer of the op-ed – you are not protecting this country, you are sabotaging it with your cowardly actions,” she said in a statement released to CNN.