Now, we're not sayin' she's a gold digger, but for the President and his First Lady,
there's a lot more going on than meets the public eye.
Here are the strangest things we've uncovered about Donald and Melania's marriage.
They never fight
Even the most perfect couple will eventually get into a fight, but Melania says:
"We don't have fights."
"I know, but you don't disagree on things?"
"We disagree, but that's OK.
That's very good in the relationship."
Donald echoed that claim, telling Larry King:
"We literally have never had an argument or, forget about the word 'fight.'
We never even had an argument.
We just are very compatible.
We get along."
Considering Donald's long history of public feuds—particularly with his two ex-wives—this
bold claim seems all the more dubious.
White House adjacent
Thanks to Melania's delayed move to D.C., according to the police commissioner, it cost
"Between $127,000 and $146,000 a day for the NYPD...to protect [Melania] and her son, Barron"
which resulted in a total cost of $24 million between Election Day and Inauguration Day
alone.
Public outcry over the exorbitant expense prompted a change.org petition demanding FLOTUS
either move to the White House or foot her own security bill.
Melania and Barron officially moved to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave in June 2017.
Separate beds
Us Weekly reports that "multiple sources" claim Melania "refuses to share a bed with
Donald even on the rare occasions when they sleep in the same city."
One insider described the practice as being "Very royal of them," to put a positive spin
on the speculation.
Standing by
It's clear that Melania is willing to stand up for her husband, but in the case of People
reporter Natasha Stoynoff's accusations of sexual assault against Donald, Melania's defense
left some questions unanswered.
Stoynoff alleged that in 2005, she was interviewing the Trumps when a then-pregnant Melania left
her alone with Donald.
Stoynoff says, "Within seconds he was pushing me against the wall and forcing his tongue
down my throat."
According to Vanity Fair, Melania's public response, via a letter from her lawyer posted
on Twitter, explicitly focused on and denied Stoynoff's claims that she bumped into Melania
a few months later.
Melania's non-response about the assault speaks volumes about how she handles her husband's
messes.
Multiple personalities
Former Mar-a-Lago butler Anthony Senecal inadvertently gave us a peek behind the Trump marriage when
he tried to pay a compliment to Melania.
Senecal told The Washington Post that Melania "could be personable in ways the public rarely
sees."
He then shared an anecdote about how she "urged him to take time off to visit his dying sister,"
but added, "When Donald's here, you'll have to stay" — describing her personality as
warm, but restrained.
If Senecal's story is true, Melania may be stifling her true personality to appease Donald.
She "married her dad"
According to a GQ profile, which boldly dug up dirt on Melania's dad, Viktor, he's only
five years older than Donald and actually bears a fairly strong visual resemblance to
him.
Melania said of her dad, "He likes quality," he wears "sharp suits" and had "an extensive
collection of Mercedes."
Viktor also made his own way to achieve wealth within communist Slovenia.
As for the paternal comparison, Melania is characteristically flattering.
"They're both hardworking […] They're both very smart and very capable.
They grew up in totally different environments, but they have the same values, they have the
same tradition.
I myself am similar to my husband.
Do you understand what I mean?
So is my dad; he is a family man, he has tradition, he was hardworking.
So is my husband."
Most trusted adviser
In an interview with GQ, Melania said no one will know her political views because, quote,
"that's between me and my husband."
But according to a May 2017 story from Politico, sources say she's taken on the role of "private
watchdog," actively scanning cable news and other outlets in order to keep her husband
updated on how he's being perceived by the public.
The first lady has also reportedly grown concerned about the constant leaks allegedly coming
from White House staffers, leading some to believe she's instrumental in managing the
president's inner circle.
Longtime Trump aide Roger Stone told Politico, "She has excellent instincts into who is trying
to exploit their influence with him."
Tabloid pass
When Donald threw his hat into the ring for the presidency, the supermarket checkout was
noticeably quiet about his marriage.
According to Politico, this may have a lot to do with Donald's close relationship to
AMI owner David Pecker, the man whose media empire owns the National Enquirer, the Globe,
Radar Online, and the National Examiner.
Throughout the 2016 presidential campaign, AMI's publications were highly critical of
Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and her husband, Bill, while championing Trump and
leaving Melania out of it altogether.
But this was pure coincidence, according to Pecker, who told the New York Post: "The pro-Trump
and anti-Hillary covers have seen newsstand sales pop 23 percent.
[...] That is the only poll data that I care about."
Awkward appearances
We're already familiar with pair's strangely stiff appearance during the inauguration festivities,
but it seems President Trump just can't help being awkward around his wife on the world
stage.
While standing directly next to his wife at a press conference in Ft.
Myers, Florida following Hurricane Irma, Trump said:
"Well, I just want to thank everybody…
Melania really wanted to be with us, she's really, it's really touched her heart what's
gone on, and we've seen the devastation."
According to The Sun, Trump's attackers quickly jumped in saying he wasn't even aware that
his wife was standing right beside him, while his defenders claimed he was just "saying
that she felt strongly about making the trip with him...he's just awkward with words."
Hopefully for Donald, that was the case, otherwise he'd be in for a long, silent Air Force One
flight back to the White House.
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