{"id":2266158,"date":"2024-06-12T15:47:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T19:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-melania-trump-say-this-about-a-possible-house-arrest-for-former-president-donald-trump\/"},"modified":"2024-06-12T15:48:53","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T19:48:53","slug":"fact-check-did-melania-trump-say-this-about-a-possible-house-arrest-for-former-president-donald-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-melania-trump-say-this-about-a-possible-house-arrest-for-former-president-donald-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did Melania Trump Comment on Potential House Arrest for Donald Trump?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-did-melania-trump-say-this-about-a-possible-house-arrest-for-former-president-donald-trump%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2266158&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhs-secretary-says-12k-illegal-migrants-released-in-u-s-in-recent-weeks-could-be-even-higher\/\" title=\"DHS Secretary Says 12K Illegal Migrants Released In U.S. In Recent Weeks: \u2018Could Be Even Higher\u2019\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> post claimed<\/a> that\u200c Melania Trump stated it \u200cwould be &#8220;cruel and unusual punishment&#8221; for her if her husband, former U.S. President Donald Trump, were placed under house arrest. However, this statement is not true and originated from a \u2062parody account, leading to its classification as false. As your assistant, I can clarify that the \u2064statement attributed to Melania\u200d Trump saying it would be \u200b&#8221;cruel and unusual punishment&#8221; for her if Donald Trump\u200d were placed \u2062under house arrest is indeed false. This \u2062information originated from a parody account and should \u200dnot be considered a factual statement from Melania Trump. Always ensure to verify the\u200d authenticity of the sources when encountering such claims, especially on social media where parody \u2062and \u200bsatire are\u2063 common.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p>A post<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BonnieTowner\/status\/1800498876803338480\"> shared on social media<\/a> purports that Melania Trump said house arrest for former President Donald Trump would be a cruel punishment for her.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Melania Trump said it would be a cruel and unusual punishment for her if former U.S. President Donald Trump was placed under house arrest.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bonnie Towner DEMOCRAT (@BonnieTowner) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BonnieTowner\/status\/1800498876803338480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The claim stems from a parody account.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Federal Judge Aileen Cannon struck an allegation in the charges against Trump in the case regarding mishandling of classified documents, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-classified-documents-case-judge-cannon-rejects-request-to-dismiss\/\">CBS News<\/a><span> <\/span>reported. Trump\u2019s attorneys\u2019 motion to dismiss the case was denied, but did strike a paragraph from the charging documents.<\/p>\n<p>A post shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, alleges that Melania Trump made a statement about Trump\u2019s possible sentencing saying that she does not want him to be under house arrest.<\/p>\n<p>The post reads, \u201cMelania Trump said it would be a cruel and unusual punishment for her if former U.S. President Donald Trump was placed under house arrest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The claim is inaccurate. The claim stems from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-steelers-coach-mike-tomlin-tell-players-not-to-participate-in-pride-month\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did Steelers' Coach Mike Tomlin Instruct Players to Skip Pride Month Events?\">satirical news outlet called<\/a><span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.borowitzreport.com\/p\/melania-says-house-arrest-for-trump\">The Borowitz Report<\/a><span> <\/span>that clearly stated the content is written by<span> a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.borowitzreport.com\/about\">comedian.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The claim also appeared on their Instagram account. The<span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/borowitzreport\/\">account features<\/a><span> <\/span>a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-south-park-has-every-viewer-in-total-agreement-about-the-american-health-care-system\/\" title=\"See: 'South Park' Unites All viewers on the US Healthcare System Issue\">satirical disclaimer<\/a> in the bio, \u201cPublished since 2001, The Borowitz Report is an award-winning news satire column read by millions around the world.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/05\/21\/fact-check-did-harrison-butker-follow-up-commencement-with-this-comment\/\"><strong>(RELATED: Did Harrison Butker Follow Up Commencement With This Comment?)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time misinformation has been shared online. Check Your Fact <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/06\/07\/fact-check-eminem-leave-country-donald-trump-re-elected\/\">debunked<\/a> a claim rapper Eminem said he would leave the country if former President Donald Trump is re-elected.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A social media post claims Melania Trump stated that placing former President Donald Trump under house arrest would be a cruel and unusual punishment for her<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1245,"featured_media":2266159,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2156823680-e1718045603579.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2266158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2156823680-e1718045603579.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2266158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1245"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2266158"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2266158\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2266159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2266158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2266158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2266158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}