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Jen Psaki jibes Melania stepping out to remind America 'she exists': 'Not normal'

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MS NOW's Jen Psaki kicked off "The Briefing" on Thursday with pointed mockery at first lady Melania Trump's first public appearance in a month — and the reason why it had to be organized. "There are a lot of times in the Trump era that we have to remind ourselves ... that what's happening is not in any way normal," said Psaki. And one of those many things, she said, is "for the first lady of the United States to have to come out and remind us all that she exists." Psaki played a clip of Melania speaking in the Rose Garden for Fostering the Future, saying, "Afternoon. I heard you missed me. Here I am." With this appearance, said Psaki, Melania "has only been seen in public 38 days this year ... that is not normal." But the reason it's especially notable, she said, is how often Trump is seen on the trail with his young aide, Natalie Harp, whose closeness to Trump has sparked a number of strange rumors . To be clear, Psaki continued, "I don't mean it's not normal for the president to have

First report: NewsBusters Podcast: Who Thinks Jen Psaki Can Judge Leavitt's Work? — newsbusters.org, 3d