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I’m sure you all have seen this famous photo circulating online:
A dozen wars, millions dead, 1 Nobel Peace Prize.
0 fee. pic.twitter.com/Eq6z8A7dXH
– Rev Laskaris (@REVMAXXING) 31 May 2024
Some see it as a historic gathering of presidents and their spouses.
Otherwise like Rave above see it as a gathering of elite monsters who started a dozen wars, killed millions, and are basically some of the worst war criminals in existence.
Like Chai, who captioned the photo “Killers Club”:
killers club pic.twitter.com/KycgL8yfhH
– Chai Bowes (@BowesChay) 1 June 2024
Or Dom who asks “What’s the name of this band?”
What is the name of this band? pic.twitter.com/TGYO1e6Dba
– Dom Lucre | breaker of narratives (@dom_lucre) 15 November 2023
Okay, but did you know that this is not the real, original version of this photo?
I’m going to blow your mind.
The original version included Melania Trump!
Yes true.
To keep an eye:
Why does everyone cut out Melania’s picture? pic.twitter.com/z1PaTewflQ
– Refusenik Bakes (@silver918111) 16 November 2023
[CENSORED]
Here’s another look:
Why was Melania ousted? They’re all on the same team! https://t.co/xQnR9BhTTb pic.twitter.com/e6d7ysGXIq
– Sunny Life (@Sunnyskies1111) 1 June 2024
Backup here:
Did you know that this is the original version of this very famous (or infamous?) photo…
Melania was in it before it was removed.
Strange! pic.twitter.com/SUPEnBE3Lb
– Noah Christopher (@DailyNoahNews) 8 May 2025
And if you compare it to the version we’re all used to seeing you can see that the tight crop has ruined Melania.
I didn’t really believe it was real until I looked at it myself, but it is indeed authentic that Melania was in this photo.
Do I think Melania is “in the same club” as these monsters?
barely.
I think she’s just a nice person who happened to be photographed when they were all at the same gathering.
Actually, according to local people kcbdThe gathering took place at the funeral of First Lady Barbara Bush on April 21, 2018:
On April 21, 2018, a photo of four former presidents and three first ladies at the funeral of former First Lady Barbara Bush went viral. CNN reporter Chris Cillizza said the photo quickly went viral – a symbol of the strength and continuity of American democracy.
The person who took the original photo, Paul Morse, is a New Orleans-based photographer.
According to CNN, the photos were held at a reception before the funeral service. This was taken before he entered service.
Bill and Hillary Clinton, Barack and Michelle Obama and Melania Trump join George HW Bush, George W Bush and Laura Bush in the photo.
The day after the photo went viral, the Lubbock County Democratic Party headquarters posted the photo without any caption – however, one person was missing. The photo was cropped to show everyone except Melania Trump.
When KCBD reached out to Lubbock County Democratic Party headquarters to find out why the photo was cropped, Vice Chairman Leo Flores said, “It was an honest mistake.”
He told KCBD that he had taken the photo from their (Facebook) feed and he might have taken the wrong photo. He said that once he realized the mistake, there were more than 30 comments on the post, so he decided to leave it at that.
He also said he has been busy and has not edited the social media post to say it was an error.
After speaking to KCBD, the post was edited and the photo is now captioned as follows:
I apologize for posting an incomplete photo. I didn’t realize someone was missing until it was pointed out. Thanks for your concern.
What do you think?
Just an honest mistake?
I have to say I like the photo better without Melania in it.
I don’t like to see him with these horrible people.
So like Bob Ross, I call Melania’s coming out “a happy little accident.”
Idea?