Hillary Clinton shared an account of meeting Melania Trump with The View, comparing the Former First Lady to a child who fears being rejected at a birthday party.
Indeed, Clinton described the encounter in the same way a high school clique might talk about an outcast who unexpectedly shows up to a party.
Clinton made it sound like Melania's appearance at the funeral of Rosalynn Carter was an awkward surprise for Clinton and her circle of establishment approved first ladies.
"I saw Laura Bush - who is just absolutely delightful - talking with Melania Trump and none of us knew that she was going to be there," Clinton said. "And Michelle and Jill Biden and I were, like, wow, nobody told us."
Despite the note of contempt in her voice, Clinton said it was a "positive thing" for Melania to be there in the spirit of unity.
"But immediately, you know, all of our training, our good manners, everybody immediately went up and Michelle gave her one of her hugs and even Jill said how glad she was to see her and I said hello to her, and I write about how I thought it was a very positive thing for her to show up," Clinton said.
Clinton's liberal co-hosts chirped in patronizing agreement that Melania showed courage by attending the event.
"I think it was a little scary. I say she looks like the kid on the outside of the birthday party, like, am I going to be accepted? Do I belong here?" Clinton said.
It's no secret that Melania Trump has been treated with scorn by the political, media, and entertainment establishments since her husband's entry into politics.
The elusive former First Lady is releasing her first memoir, in which she pledges to correct "misrepresentations" that have spread about her over the years.
"As a private person who has often been the subject of public scrutiny and misrepresentation, I feel a responsibility to clarify the facts. I believe it is important to share my perspective: The truth," she said in a recent trailer.
Meanwhile, Clinton - who has never been able to accept losing the 2016 presidential election to Melania's husband Donald Trump - is busy plugging her fourth memoir, Something Lost, Something Gained, in which she shares her equivocal feelings about Melania.
“On a gut level, I have never believed that a wife bears responsibility for the actions of her husband. But did she aid and abet her husband’s worst instincts?” Clinton wrote.
