Donald and Melania Trump have been married for 20 years, and itโs fair to say the couple has had their fair share of ups and downs, even splitting up briefly at the beginning of their relationship.
Recently, speculation has insisted that they no longer care for one another, and that Melania, in particular, remains in the marriage only to enjoy the benefits it brings. But despite all that has been said, one insider has shared a new report about their union, claiming that the Trumps have one ritual each night to keep their bond strong.
Donaldย andย Melaniaย met for the first time in New York City. At the time, Donald was on his journey towards becoming one of the wealthiest and most powerful real estate moguls in the city. Melania, meanwhile, was a model.
There was an initial spark between Melania and Donald. However, former was initially turned off by Trump speaking to her and asking her for her phone number. Speaking with theย New York Postย in 2005, Melaniaโs friend, Edit Molnar, recalled how Melania didnโt want to give him it.
โMelania said, โHeโs here with a woman. I am absolutely not giving him my number,’โ Molnarย recalled. โShe wouldnโt even consider it. Donald did all the work.โ
In an interview withย Harperโs Bazaar, Melania recalled the day she met Donald. She revealed that Trump didnโt give him one number, but all of them.
โHe wanted my number, but he was with a date, so of course I didnโt give it to him. I said, โI am not giving you my number; you give me yours, and I will call you.โ I wanted to see what kind of number he would give meโif it was a business number, what is this? Iโm not doing business with you,โ Melania said, adding that she got numbers to โthe office, Mar-a-Lago, home in New York, everything.โ
Melania said there was an โundeniable sparkโ when she met Donald
Melania Trumpโs story about how she felt during her first meeting with Donald has differed, as she has previously told a different story about being turned off by him. In a clip shared on her social media channels promoting her memoir,ย Melania, released in October last year, the 55-year-old said she and Donald had an instant connection.
โFrom the moment Donald and I met, there was an undeniable spark. There was something magnetic about him: his confidence, his charm, his humor, his vision,โ Melania said. โOur wedding was a beautiful affair โ a breathtaking gown, a perfectly created menu by a celebrated chef, and captivating live performances by music legends.โ
The first meeting isnโt the only thing with different stories in Donald and Melaniaโs early days. In an interview with Fox News, Melania explained that she and Donald had their first date in New Jersey after she had returned from a modeling shoot in the Caribbean. The couple drove together for an hour and a half to Bedford, New Jersey, where Donald Trump viewed a property he wanted to buy.
โSo he was combining business with taking [me] on a first date. And it was very nice, because we were two of us alone in the car for an hour, hour and a half, and itโs no other noise, no other people, because at that time, he was already known and a celebrity,โ Melania told Fox. โSo it was really nice to be just two of us.โ
Donald and Melania began dating, but things didnโt all go to plan. In 2000, the couple briefly separated, and the reason for it has been kept a secret. As reported by the Mirror, Donald tried to get nominated as the presidential candidate for the Reform Party the same year, which was a reason for the split.
Why Donald and Melania Trump split
Donald and Melania eventually got back together when he dropped out of the race. Speaking withย DuJour, Melania discussed the 2000 split, confirming that Donaldโs political ambitions were one reason.
โThat was part of it. We were apart for a few months, not long. We got back together. He was always thinking about it. But he loved what he did, he had his business. He was not saying, โNow is the time.โ He always had that in him,โ Melania said.
Although there were some issues, they found each other again and tied the knot in 2005. They have been through plenty together since, and perhaps they even wouldโve laughed if someone at their wedding service had said that they would spend two terms at the White House, though Donald had aspirations to pursue a political career early on.
So, what is the secret to Donald and Melaniaโs long-term marriage? In her tell-all book,ย Melania and Me: The Rise and Fall of My Friendship with the First Lady, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, Melaniaโs former friend and closest confidante before her White House exit in 2018, explained that Melania knew she was different from Ivana and Marla.
โShe was very well aware of what he wanted โ and didnโt want โ in his third wife. He wasnโt the kind of husband who cheered on his wifeโs career,โ Wolkoffย wrote. โMelania told me the secret of her long marriage to him is that she is completely different from his other wives.โ
โUnlike Marla Maples, Melania didnโt pressure him emotionally. Unlike Ivana, his first wife, who ran one of his Atlantic City casinos, Melania didnโt pressure him for things to do.โ
Bombshell book claims Melania Trump โhatesโ her husband
In recent years, Donald and Melania have certainly not been known for being overly affectionate towards one another. Meanwhile, a recent bombshell book by author Michael Wolff claimed that their marriage is not in the best of states.
Donald and Melania rarely discuss their marriage and feelings for each other publicly. In his bookย All or Nothing, Wolff claims that Melania has no feelings left for her husband. According to excerpts from the book, Wolff also claims that Melania is not interested in living near him daily.
โShe f***ing hates himโ, a โMar-a-Lago patio confidant,โ supposedly told Wolff.
In his book, Wolff continued to give more insights into Donald and Melaniaโs marriage. In one extract, Wolff described how Melania reportedly laughed at her husbandโs presidential campaignโs effort โto get her to accompany her husbandโ on the trail. She wasnโt seen on the campaign trail once, except in the last months leading up to the election.
โSince the first indictment in New York, when Melania had simply laughed at the campaignโs effort to get her to accompany her husband (โNice tryโ), it had been clear that she wasnโt going to show up. During the past year, she had yet to make a single campaign appearance. In only one instance in 2023 did she even appear on the planeโand then only hitching a ride. Magically, the Melania issue had not, in the White House years nor the Mar-a-Lago yearsโwith both staffers and press quite aware of the Trumpsโ nontraditional living arrangements and their careful distance from each otherโ become an issue,โ Wolff wrote.
Donald Trump showed โheartwarmingโ emotion towards Melania at Pope Francisโ funeral
โMelania continued to be an additional freak-out, absolutely refusing every entreaty to speak or even to appear side by side with her husband. He had never faced point-blank questions from the media about their relationship. But what if โWhereโs Melania?โ started now in earnest?โ he continued.
The White House denied the report, with Steven Cheung, the White House communications director, calling Wolff a โlying sack of s***โ and a โfraud.โ While reports suggest otherwise, Melania and her husband appear to have still feelings for each other, which was apparent during Pope Francisโ funeral in the Vatican some weeks ago. Donald and Melania interacted several times during the funeral service, which Judi James, a body language expert, analyzed.
โI think that [Trump] was very aware that it was also his wifeโs birthday, and also he seemed very mindful of the fact that Melania did seem to be in a reasonable state of mourning,โ James toldย The Sun, adding that they shared a rare affectionate moment before boarding Air Force One on Friday when Trump wrapped his arm around his wifeโs waist.
At Pope Francisโs funeral, Melania, who is originally from Slovenia, a predominantly Catholic country, appeared emotional. James said that made Donald Trump more affectionate towards his wife.
โWhen they stood in front of the coffin, we could see him place an arm round her to get her into position. He was much more tactile with her,โ James continued, explaining that the couple โcaught on anotherโs eyesโ when they sat down before the ceremony began.
โHe spoke to her. He made a smile, he made a laugh. And although that might be normal for most couples, for those two, that is quite a rare event. So they were very warm together.โ
Insider says Donald & Melania Trump eat dinner together every night
During Trumpโs first presidential term, author Michael Wolff claimed quite stunning things about the president and the first ladyโs marriage. In his 2018 bookย Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, he stated that Donald and Melania slept in separate rooms at the White House. If true, they have been the first couple to do so since John and Jackie Kennedy.
Moreover, Donald was claimed to have had quite the bizarre nighttime ritual. The president demanded a key to his bedroom to lock out his wife and the Secret Service. Why? So he could eat McDonaldโs cheeseburgers alone and watch three different televisions simultaneously.
While the claim about Donaldโs nighttime routine came out in 2018, a new insider has claimed that Donald and Melania Trump have another intimate nighttime routine, and one designed to keep their bond strong. According to a Daily Mail insider, the couple are far from unhappy, and every night, they enjoy dinner together.
โThey ate dinner together every night, though they did not share a bedroom. Trump slept in a room adjacent to the yellow oval room,โ the insider said per theย Irish Star, comparing the Trumpsโ relationship to Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, who also had separate bedrooms but enjoyed a very long and happy marriage.
Moreover, the insider stated that because they have separate bedrooms, it is โnot indicative of an unhappy marriage.โ
โThe residence staff really liked the Trumps during the first term. If you have a frigid marriage on a knifeโs edge, staff can tell, and itโs uncomfortable. There was a good vibe from the housekeepers,โ the insider told the Daily Mail.
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