Melania Trump beats Donald at his own game (opinion)
6 years, 2 months ago

Melania Trump beats Donald at his own game (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Michael D’Antonio is the author of the book “Never Enough: Donald Trump and the Pursuit of Success” and co-author with Peter Eisner of “The Shadow President: The Truth About Mike Pence.” The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s. CNN — Twenty-four hours after Melania Trump went public about her displeasure with the deputy national security adviser, the first lady’s husband did her bidding and sent Mira Ricardel packing. Ricardel clashed with the first lady’s staff over travel arrangements as she accompanied Mrs. Trump and apparently behaved in ways that bothered the President’s wife so much that she concluded that the White House would be better off without Ricardel. “…She no longer deserves the honor of serving in the White House,” said Melania Trump’s communications director. Join us on Twitter and Facebook In a week when midterm election losses continued to accumulate and criticism of President Trump’s failure to attend an event honoring America’s veterans grew, Melania Trump’s challenge was perfectly timed.

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Trump finally reveals whether Melania will be joining him at the White House during his second term
1 month ago

Trump finally reveals whether Melania will be joining him at the White House during his second term

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump revealed whether or not Melania Trump will be joining him in the White House for his second term. President-elect Donald Trump walks onto the floor of the New York Stock Exchange with his wife Melania, after being named TIME's 'Person of the Year' The president-elect spoke repeatedly about his wife in the interview, noting his MAGA faithful adore …

How Melania Trump is no trophy wife in a gilded cage but a political powerhouse who knows exactly what she's doing
2 months, 1 week ago

How Melania Trump is no trophy wife in a gilded cage but a political powerhouse who knows exactly what she's doing

Daily Mail  

In her first move following her husband Donald's resounding election victory, Melania Trump released a powerful statement promising Americans that his administration would always 'safeguard' freedom. Judi James said Donald's body language during the election watch night event suggest he was seeking 'strength and confidence' from his wife The pair sharing a kiss in a rare moment of public affection …

Barron Trump adopts 'alpha pose' as Melania becomes Donald's most valuable ‘jewel in political crown’, but Ivanka lost…
2 months, 1 week ago

Barron Trump adopts 'alpha pose' as Melania becomes Donald's most valuable ‘jewel in political crown’, but Ivanka lost…

Hindustan Times  

Donald Trump's family stood behind him on the Florida stage when the GOP leader declared his historic win in the US 2024 presidential elections. Instead of Ivanka, Judi James noted, 18-year-old Barron is now appearing as “the anointed child,” as he marked an stunning appearance on stage with his parents, “adopting an alpha pose.” A body language specialist has now …

Melania faces four more years in the White House: Trump's embattled wife must now face a return to DC as First Lady after spending past years trying to avoid limelight
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2 months, 1 week ago

Melania faces four more years in the White House: Trump's embattled wife must now face a return to DC as First Lady after spending past years trying to avoid limelight

Daily Mail  

As Donald Trump took to the stage in Florida's Palm Beach Convention Center to declare victory in the US elections, Melania Trump was the model wife. The former First Lady is likely on her way back to the White House as Donald Trump hailed a new 'golden age of America' - during which she is expected to be by his …

Trump has a woman problem – but does that include Melania?
3 months ago

Trump has a woman problem – but does that include Melania?

The Independent  

Donald Trump has a woman problem. This could be the most gendered election ever, with women’s votes splitting decidedly in favour of Kamala Harris, while Trump goes for the “bro vote” – the locker-room-bantering, towel-snapping, beer-chugging frat boys. Melania Trump has been notably absent from her husband’s latest election campaign There has always been a mass of speculation about her …

In Rare Interview, Melania Trump Shares How She Reacted To Husband's White House Ambitions
3 months, 1 week ago

In Rare Interview, Melania Trump Shares How She Reacted To Husband's White House Ambitions

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Melania Trump showed support for her husband, former President Donald Trump, in a rare interview this week with Fox News as she promotes her forthcoming memoir. In the first part of the interview with Sean Hannity that aired Wednesday, the former first lady reflected on her husband’s three presidential campaigns, shared her thoughts on the intense political …

Melania Trump reveals how she reacted when Donald first announced he was running for president
3 months, 1 week ago

Melania Trump reveals how she reacted when Donald first announced he was running for president

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I saw it and I said, ‘You know, this will not be very pleasant,’ …

Melania 'hates' her husband and secretly hopes Kamala Harris wins: Ex-Trump official
4 months, 1 week ago

Melania 'hates' her husband and secretly hopes Kamala Harris wins: Ex-Trump official

Raw Story  

Former Trump White House official Anthony Scaramucci believes that former first lady Melania Trump secretly wants no part of returning to the White House. Per The Daily Beast, Scaramucci recently appeared on the Meidas Touch podcast in which he discussed what he believed were Melania Trump's real feelings about the 2024 presidential campaign. Among other things, Scaramucci said that "Nobody …

Melania hates Donald Trump, wants Kamala Harris to win, says Trump's ex-aide
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Melania hates Donald Trump, wants Kamala Harris to win, says Trump's ex-aide

India Today  

Anthony Scaramucci, Donald Trump's former White House Communications Director, has claimed that former First Lady Melania Trump "hates" her husband, and is secretly supporting Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris with the hope that she will win the November election. Scaramucci's remarks come amid Melania Trump's low profile at her husband Donald Trump's political rallies. Donald Trump has consistently dismissed Scaramucci's …

Trump mocked as report emerges Melania had 'no interest' in stumping for him at RNC
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump mocked as report emerges Melania had 'no interest' in stumping for him at RNC

Raw Story  

The former first lady of the United States reportedly has "no interest" in stumping for her husband at the Republican National Convention. It was not lost among social media critics of former President Donald Trump that some notable names were absent during the first few nights of the convention. Mrs. Trump eventually appeared on the last day of the convention, …

'Melania plays the long game': Analyst warns Trump's wife's absence is 'calculated'
5 months, 4 weeks ago

'Melania plays the long game': Analyst warns Trump's wife's absence is 'calculated'

Raw Story  

Former First Lady Melania Trump continues to be largely absent as her husband tries to claw his way back into the White House — and it is by design, wrote Mary Jordan for The Washington Post. "For those now suggesting Melania’s absence is a sign of trouble in her marriage or political indifference: Think again," wrote Jordan. For example, Jordan …

Melania Trump again snubbed RNC amid husband Donald Trump's 2024 campaign
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Melania Trump again snubbed RNC amid husband Donald Trump's 2024 campaign

Hindustan Times  

Former US President Donald Trump made a grand entrance at the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on Monday, but his wife, Melania Trump, was nowhere to be seen. Former First Lady again snubbed Donald Trump's RNC The 780-year-old former POTUS was accompanied by several family members, including Donald Trump Jr., Kimberly Guilfoyle, Eric Trump, Lara Trump, and Tiffany …

Melania Trump issues powerful statement following husband Donald's attempted assassination
6 months ago

Melania Trump issues powerful statement following husband Donald's attempted assassination

Hindustan Times  

Melania Trump issued a powerful statement following Donald Trump's attempted assassination on Saturday. Melania Trump issued a powerful statement following her husband Donald Trump's assassination attempt on Saturday Melania Trump's powerful statement on Trump's attempted assassination The former first lady shared the whirlwind of emotions she felt when the “monster” fired shots at Trump. “When I watched that violent bullet …

Melania Trump's cutting remark to friends about Jill and Joe Biden's relationship... what it means about her own marriage to Donald... and why she still worries about Barron - all revealed to TOM LEON
6 months, 1 week ago

Melania Trump's cutting remark to friends about Jill and Joe Biden's relationship... what it means about her own marriage to Donald... and why she still worries about Barron - all revealed to TOM LEON

Daily Mail  

Shortly after 8pm on Election Night in November 2016, Melania Trump started to cry. So far this campaign, Melania has barely appeared and her name barely mentioned – apart, of course, at embarrassing moments, like when Joe Biden landed his only blow on Trump during last week's miserable TV debate. So far this campaign, Melania has barely appeared and her …

Melania ‘cuts deal with Trump’ about her future role if he wins the White House
6 months, 1 week ago

Melania ‘cuts deal with Trump’ about her future role if he wins the White House

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Melania Trump is unlikely to be a full-time …

Melania 'distancing herself' from Trump and probably won't return to White House: report
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Melania 'distancing herself' from Trump and probably won't return to White House: report

Raw Story  

Melania Trump won't likely spend much time in Washington, D.C., if her husband gets re-elected to a second term, according to those who follow her activities. The former first lady was so reclusive during Donald Trump's first term in office that many wondered whether she lived at the White House or with her parents in the suburbs, and Melania-ologists surveyed …

"She's distancing herself": Melania Trump unlikely to ever move back to the White House
6 months, 3 weeks ago

"She's distancing herself": Melania Trump unlikely to ever move back to the White House

Salon  

Melania Trump won’t spend much time in D.C. if her husband is re-elected, according to those who follow her. In a survey from Axios, self-proclaimed Melania experts weighed in on Melania’s absence from Trump’s first term in office and what that means if the Trumps do another stint in the White House A first lady sighting was so rare throughout …

Former First Lady Melania Trump stays out of the public eye as Donald Trump runs for president
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Former First Lady Melania Trump stays out of the public eye as Donald Trump runs for president

LA Times  

Former First Lady Melania Trump leaves after voting in the Florida primary election in Palm Beach, Fla., in March. After Melania Trump missed key events in her husband’s presidential bid earlier this year — from the kickoff of the 2024 election in Iowa to former President Trump’s Super Tuesday victory party — reporters asked the former first lady whether she …

Melania Trump is set to make a return to her husband’s campaign with a rare political appearance
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Melania Trump is set to make a return to her husband’s campaign with a rare political appearance

Associated Press  

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Former first lady Melania Trump is making a return to her husband’s presidential campaign with a rare political appearance after months of being absent from Donald Trump’s latest run for the White House. The Log Cabin Republicans group describes itself on its website as the county’s “largest organization representing LGBT conservatives and straight allies who …

Donald Trump explains wife melania's absence from 2024 US presidential campaign
9 months, 1 week ago

Donald Trump explains wife melania's absence from 2024 US presidential campaign

Firstpost  

Trump had also suggested that keeping Melania out of the limelight during election campaigning was his decision. He said he wanted to “keep her away” from the campaign Discussing her absence from the events, the 45th US President said that Melania Trump would return at an appropriate time Image Courtesy Agencies Donald Trump, a former US president, has discussed his …

Where has Melania been? Donald Trump explains wife’s absence from campaign
9 months, 1 week ago

Where has Melania been? Donald Trump explains wife’s absence from campaign

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump, …

Melania Trump’s role in the 2024 campaign remains up in the air
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Melania Trump’s role in the 2024 campaign remains up in the air

CNN  

CNN — Former first lady Melania Trump has been largely absent from the 2024 campaign and sources close to the Trump campaign acknowledge that even at this point – well into the election year – it is still unknown how she will throw her weight publicly behind her husband’s reelection effort. “She’ll definitely have a role, but in terms of …

Ex-adviser to Melania Trump says Donald's lack of 'chivalry' shows marriage trouble
10 months ago

Ex-adviser to Melania Trump says Donald's lack of 'chivalry' shows marriage trouble

Raw Story  

A former senior adviser to Melania Trump says she thinks the former First Lady's marriage to Donald Trump is in trouble, based on what she sees as a change in his behavior. In a post to X, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, the author of the tell-all “Melania and Me,” said that perception is everything to the Trump family, "so Trump's lack …

Trump reveals why wife Melania not appearing at his campaign rallies: ‘Her life revolves around…’
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump reveals why wife Melania not appearing at his campaign rallies: ‘Her life revolves around…’

Hindustan Times  

Former US President Donald Trump has revealed why his wife Melania is not participating in his 2024 presidential campaign rallies, similar to how First Lady Jill Biden has done for her husband at the moment. Ex-US President Donald Trump walks with former first lady Melania Trump Melania Trump has mostly refrained from participating in public events or making remarks regarding …

Melania angry about Donald Trump's 'affairs' but ‘her silence is…’
1 year, 9 months ago

Melania angry about Donald Trump's 'affairs' but ‘her silence is…’

Hindustan Times  

Melania Trump is furious about her husband Donald Trump's alleged affairs but “lives in an ivory tower of denial” and uses her silence as a “protective armour”, a former aide said as per The Mirror after the ex-US President faced charges over hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels. Melania Trump did not accompany Donald Trump for the …

Melania 'surrounded by people who never talk about reality' to survive Trump scandals: report
1 year, 9 months ago

Melania 'surrounded by people who never talk about reality' to survive Trump scandals: report

Raw Story  

Melania Trump is living an unreal existence at Mar-a-Lago apart from her husband, and she "remains angry" at him over the hush money scandal that could land him under criminal indictment. The former first lady lives in separate quarters from Donald Trump at their private club, and her parents also live there along with son Barron, who turned 17 years …

Melania Trump remains angry at her husband over alleged affair with Stormy Daniels: report
1 year, 9 months ago

Melania Trump remains angry at her husband over alleged affair with Stormy Daniels: report

Raw Story  

Prosecutors may ultimately decide not to indict Donald Trump over alleged hush payments to Stormy Daniels, but regardless of what the Manhattan DA’s office decides, the former president’s wife apparently isn’t letting go of the circumstances surrounding the case against her husband, People magazine reports. Melania Trump, 52, is still living at the couple’s Mar-a-Lago estate, and she’s still angry …

Melania changed her tune on Trump after realizing she was 'going to have to go and live at Mar-a-Lago': former aide
2 years ago

Melania changed her tune on Trump after realizing she was 'going to have to go and live at Mar-a-Lago': former aide

Raw Story  

Appearing on MSNBC with host Alex Witt, Stephanie Grisham, the former White House press secretary and top aide to Melania Trump, was asked how things changed between the former first lady and her husband in the waning days of his presidency. According to Grisham, Donald Trump's wife was always protective but worked diligently to keep her wing of the White …

Melania Trump took quiet revenge on her husband by being escorted by handsome military aides, new book claims
3 years, 3 months ago

Melania Trump took quiet revenge on her husband by being escorted by handsome military aides, new book claims

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former First Lady Melania Trump took quiet revenge on her …

Melania Trump is leaving the White House at the most unpopular point of her tenure as first lady
3 years, 11 months ago

Melania Trump is leaving the White House at the most unpopular point of her tenure as first lady

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Melania Trump will depart from the White House this week …

First Lady Melania Trump releases farewell message
3 years, 11 months ago

First Lady Melania Trump releases farewell message

Al Jazeera  

The first lady and her husband, Donald Trump, will leave the White House when his term ends on Wednesday. First Lady Melania Trump, in a video, has given a “farewell message” to the United States, two days before the end of the term of President Donald Trump, her husband. “My fellow Americans, it has been the greatest honour of my …

Media reports suggest Melania Trump is divorcing Donald Trump
4 years, 2 months ago

Media reports suggest Melania Trump is divorcing Donald Trump

Op India  

Hours after the media declared Democratic Candidate Joe Biden as winner in the US Presidential elections, speculations became rife about the possible dissolution of the ‘transactional marriage’ between incumbent US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump, reported Daily Mail. Moreover, another former aide Omarosa Manigault Newman alleged that the marriage of Donald Trump and Melania was over. According …

Melania Trump pulls her hand away from husband following presidential debate
4 years, 2 months ago

Melania Trump pulls her hand away from husband following presidential debate

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Melania Trump sharply pulled …

Melania Trump Pushes Civility In Her RNC Speech, Praises Trash-Talking Husband
4 years, 4 months ago

Melania Trump Pushes Civility In Her RNC Speech, Praises Trash-Talking Husband

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING First lady Melania Trump closed out the second night of the 2020 Republican National Convention on Tuesday with a speech calling for civility while also lauding her husband, President Donald Trump ― one of the most high-profile bullies in the world. Speaking from the newly renovated White House Rose Garden, the first lady said she had reflected …

Melania Trump closes 2018 with fewer personal woes, but a difficult public perception
6 years ago

Melania Trump closes 2018 with fewer personal woes, but a difficult public perception

CNN  

CNN — As the second year of Melania Trump’s tenure as first lady comes to a close, and she turns the corner to the latter half of her husband’s term, one thing is certain, Trump has come into her own. Melania Trump’s popularity peaked in early May of this year at 57% following the State Dinner, according to a CNN …

Another White House aide out of door, this time reason is Melania
6 years, 2 months ago

Another White House aide out of door, this time reason is Melania

India TV News  

Keeping up the pace of rolling heads of senior White House staff in the Trump Administration, senior national security aide Mira Ricardel has been asked to leave, but this time the reason is not a faux at her job or social media, but First Lady Melania Trump. On Tuesday the office of the First Lady had gone public saying, deputy …

White House aide fired after Melania Trump row
6 years, 2 months ago

White House aide fired after Melania Trump row

The Quint  

Washington, Nov 15 The White House, has confirmed that deputy National Security Adviser Mira Ricardel was leaving her position after First Lady Melania Trump's office issued an unprecedented public statement calling for her ouster. "It is the position of the Office of the First Lady that no longer deserves the honour of serving in this White House," Melania Trump's Communications …

Donald Trump aide Mira Ricardel forced out after showdown with Melania Trump; to take 'new role within administration'
6 years, 2 months ago

Donald Trump aide Mira Ricardel forced out after showdown with Melania Trump; to take 'new role within administration'

Firstpost  

Mira Ricardel, the White House deputy national security adviser, was forced out of her job on Wednesday after President Donald Trump’s wife, Melania, said Ricardel did not deserve the honour of working for her husband. Washington: Mira Ricardel, the White House deputy national security advisor, was forced out of her job on Wednesday after President Donald Trump’s wife, Melania, said …

Who is Mira Ricardel and why has Melania Trump called for her dismissal as deputy national security advisor?
6 years, 2 months ago

Who is Mira Ricardel and why has Melania Trump called for her dismissal as deputy national security advisor?

Firstpost  

US first lady Melania Trump Tuesday publicly pushed for the dismissal of Deputy National Security Advisor Mira Ricardel: a rare criticism of a senior administration official by the president’s wife. Ricardel reportedly battled with the first lady’s staff during her trip to Africa last month, and was believed to be the source of negative stories about Melania Trump, the newspaper …

Melania Trump calls for firing of national security aide Mira Ricardel in rare public rebuke of White House officials
6 years, 2 months ago

Melania Trump calls for firing of national security aide Mira Ricardel in rare public rebuke of White House officials

Firstpost  

US First Lady Melania Trump on Tuesday publicly pushed for the dismissal of deputy national security advisor Mira Ricardel — a rare criticism of a senior administration official by the president’s wife. Washington: US First Lady Melania Trump on Tuesday publicly pushed for the dismissal of deputy national security advisor Mira Ricardel — a rare criticism of a senior administration …

Melania Trump’s dangerous move (opinion)
6 years, 2 months ago

Melania Trump’s dangerous move (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: CNN analyst Juliette Kayyem is the author of “Security Mom: My Life Protecting the Home and Homeland.” She is a professor at Harvard’s Kennedy School, a former assistant secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in the Obama administration, a former candidate for governor of Massachusetts and CEO of Zemcar. Indeed CNN reported Tuesday afternoon that “a White …

Melania Trump no-show during midterm campaigning
6 years, 2 months ago

Melania Trump no-show during midterm campaigning

The Quint  

Washington, Nov 4 US First lady Melania Trump has decided not to hit the campaign trail alongside her husband President Donald Trump, as he spends the last days before the November 6 midterm elections criss-crossing the country. "Due to her schedule as a mother and as First Lady, especially with the upcoming holidays and international travel, there are no plans …

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