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> no difference

you can't be serious, right?

those were made _after_ the Obamas had left office (and Harry/Megan had left the royal family)

Michelle Obama didn't personally get paid $28 million to do a film about her _while she was First Lady_

The difference here is Melania Trump currently represents the Office of the First Lady of the United States, an official government position in the White House.

When Obama, Harry & Megan made their documentaries, they were private citizens.

Obama also never 'joked' about a third term or diverted funds into private accounts or accepted a gifted 747 plane. How can one think that trumps corruption is just about the same level as others...

Take a breath and relax a little.

No one is arguing that the US has never been a corrupt nation, that's always been a given.

Many are just making the simple observation that the great grifter, some say the greatest of all time, has really taken the US bribery game up to the highest levels, easily a magnitude, if not two, beyond anything seen before.

It's truly impressive stuff. It's made a big impression on many about the globe.