10 things to know about Melania Trump
Unauthorized biography claims she's more like her husband than she appears
1. More cunning, less victim
Mary Jordan, a 2003 Pulitzer Prize winner, just published 'The art of her deal. The untold story of Melania Trump '. She maintains that Melania would have even delayed her move to the White House to pressure Trump for a better marriage deal.
2. $ 127,000 a day in security
Due to her decision to continue living in the Trump Tower in New York, the US administration had to pay her security costs in that building for 143 days, until she was transferred to the White House, according to the American press. .
3. Long history of marital fights
Melania has rarely been seen with a cheerful countenance during her public appearances with Donald Trump. On more than one occasion - for example, on a trip to Israel in 2017 - she even made strange faces and gave the impression that she was trying to avoid the hand of her husband. So much so that the ironic hashtag #freeMelania (free Melania) became popular on social networks, a motto that in 2019 was used as the title of a book.
4. An "opportunist wrapped in Chanel"
Not everyone shares the idea that Melania is submissive or a hostage trapped in a luxury jail. Arwa Mahdawi, a columnist for the British daily 'The Guardian', recently described her as "an opportunist wrapped in Chanel perfume", who sees the White House as "an opportunity to get rich". Nothing else.
5. Ceremonial role
While her true relationship with Donald Trump is a mystery that will hardly be cleared up, Melania has not been a particularly active first lady and has confined herself to a purely ceremonial role. But there have been exceptions. In 2018, for example, she criticized her husband when she ordered the separation of migrant minors who arrived at the border from her families.
6. She had a statue put up in Slovenia
She grew up in Sevnica, a small Slovenian town that recently even honored her with a statue, but Melania is unknown to have returned to her home country since she was first lady.
7. The second first lady not born in the USA
The first was Louisa Catherine Johnson, a British woman who was the wife of the sixth president of the United States, John Quincy Adams. Melania, whose original name is Melanija Knavs, became a naturalized American in 2006.
8. She was a model in Italy
Melania's career in fashion began in Milan, northern Italy, whose language she has claimed to speak fluently. As with the French, there are no recordings to prove it.
9. She has endured several scandals
In 2018, she was in the media spotlight because of the revelations of the porn actress Stormy Daniels, who uncovered an extramarital relationship with Trump in 2006, when she Melania was pregnant with Barron. It was not the first case.
10. She is the most popular of the family
The little official information about her life comes mainly from her spokesperson, since her interviews are extremely rare. Despite this, according to her polls, she is the most popular member of the Trump family.
