The first wife of former president Donald Trump might have had the occasional kind
word for her former husband, but how did she feel about her ex's current partner?
And was Ivana Trump's opinion of Melania different from her opinion about how well
she was doing as FLOTUS? This is the inside look at Ivana Trump's relationship with Melania Trump.
Ivana Trump, designer and ex-wife of former president Donald Trump passed away at age 73,
on July 14, 2022, according to a statement by her family. In a statement, Donald confirmed
the news himself, and called the former model an "amazing woman." He wrote on Truth Social,
"I am very saddened to inform all of those that loved her,
of which there are many, that Ivana Trump has passed away at her home in New York City.
She was a wonderful, beautiful, and amazing woman, who led a great and inspirational life."
And while it's clear Ivana had a loving bond with her family,
the truth about her relationship with former first lady Melania Trump may be surprising to some.
Ivana Trump was married to Donald Trump for 14 years. During their time together,
the pair welcomed three children: Donald Jr., Ivanka, and Eric. And while Ivana's
union with the former president was over long before her death,
some may be wondering about the former businesswoman's relationship with Melania Trump.
While Ivana has never explicitly stated whether she was (or wasn't) fond of Melania,
the "Raising Trump" author has publicly voiced her opinions on the former FLOTUS. When asked in 2020
if she thought Melania was doing a good job during her run as first lady, Ivana had a coy response.
"I am not sure. She's very quiet, and she really doesn't go to too many places."
Ivana was also asked if she had a personal relationship with Melania, to which she responded,
"No, I speak directly to Mr. President, and
I don't get involved with his ex-wives and his private life."
However, Ivana did confirm that the two had met at some point.
Although it appears as if Ivana Trump and Melania Trump did not have a close bond,
Ivana appeared to sympathize with the former first
lady in the midst of Donald Trump's scandal with Stormy Daniels. Ivana told Page Six,
"I feel bad for [Melania] because I know how bad I did feel.
It hurts a lot. I divorced Donald immediately [after his affair] because I told myself,
'Am I going to live with the person [who] is going to say, 'I'm going to go and play golf'
[leaving me to] think, 'Is he really going to go and play golf?' I cannot do it."
Ivana detailed her ex-husband's alleged affair with Marla Maples in her 2017 book.
Ivana claimed the "Two of Hearts" star made her aware of the affair in 1989,
which led to her split from the business mogul in 1992. Ivana wrote,
"This young blonde woman approached me out of the blue and said 'I'm Marla and I love your
husband. Do you?' I said 'Get lost. I love my husband.' It was unladylike but I was in shock."
Maples eventually became Donald's second wife.
Ivana Trump and Melania Trump have had quite the unusual relationship throughout the years.
While neither have made mention of an apparent feud, Ivana, at one point,
alluded that she didn't care too much about what the former president and his wife had
going on in the White House. Ivana said during a 2017 interview with ABC News,
"I think for her to be in Washington must be terrible. It's better her than me.
I would hate Washington."
Although Ivana was adamant that she would have disliked living in the White House,
she did believe she was, in fact, the First Lady — not Melania. She told ABC News in 2017,
"I don't want to cause any kind of jealousy or anything like that because I'm
the first Trump wife. I'm the first lady, OK?"
Ivana's words didn't sit right with Melania. The former first lady fired back,
releasing a statement aimed at her husband's ex-wife, which read, in part,
"There is clearly no substance to this statement from an ex.
Unfortunately only attention seeking and self-serving noise."
Her spokesperson also noted that Mrs. Trump enjoys
living in Washington and is focused on helping the community around her, noting,
"She plans to use her title and role to help children, not sell books."
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