While Michelle Obama Complained, Melania Trump Says It’s An Honor to Be First Lady

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(COMBO) This combination of file pictures created on July 19, 2016 shows Melania Trump (L), wife of presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, addressing delegates on the first day of the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2016 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 18, 2016 and Michelle Obama, wife of US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, greeting the audience at the Democratic National Convention 2008 at the Pepsi Center in Denver on August 25, 2008. Donald Trump faced an embarrassing plagiarism scandal on July 19, 2016 that tarnished his wife Melania's prime-time speech to a Republican National Convention already roiled by an opening day rank-and-file revolt. It was a rough start to the four-day buildup to Trump's presidential nomination, one designed for maximum media exposure for the Republican standard bearer and his supporters. / AFP PHOTO / ALEX WONG AND PAUL J. RICHARDS (Photo credit should read ALEX WONG,PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)

Melania Trump, in an interview with CNN during her and President Trump’s recent trip to Asia, said it’s an “honor” to serve as First Lady.

“It’s my honor to be a First Lady of the United States,” she declared. “And it was a very busy year and we love to live in Washington. We have a very busy life. It’s exciting as well. And I’m looking forward to work on behalf of the children.”

Compare and contrast that with former First Lady Michelle Obama, who perpetually complained about having to serve the country.

On the campaign trail in 2012, President Obama and Michelle whined that the First Lady of the United States is not a paid gig.

“I gotta say that First Ladies right now don’t [get paid], even though that’s a tough job!” the former President said at a campaign stop in Colorado.

Michelle also recently complained that she had a tough time dealing with being First Lady because she had to endure racism.

“Knowing that after eight years of working really hard for this country, there are still people who won’t see me for what I am because of my skin color,” she said, was one of the worst parts about serving.

Then, of course, there was the time Michelle compared living in the White House – the People’s House – to being confined in a prison.

“There are prisonlike elements, but it’s a really nice prison,” she said during a White House event in 2013.

“You can’t complain,” she added, before and after she made complaints. “There are confining elements.”

A 2008 book also made the claim that she compared life in the White House to prison, adding that ‘she couldn’t wait to leave.’

“It’s hell,” she reportedly said. “I can’t stand it!”

Michelle Obama calls it ‘hell’ while Melania Trump calls it an ‘honor.’

It’s good to see somebody treating the role of First Lady with class after so many years of complaints.

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Rusty Weiss has been covering politics for over 15 years. His writings have appeared in the Daily Caller, Fox... More about Rusty Weiss

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