A book tells the real Melania: after Trump's victory she renegotiated the marriage agreement
Author Mary Jordan, a reporter for the Washington Post, describes an "ambitious and upbeat First Lady" as her husband
NEW YORK - The real Melania Trump is very different from what she appears. Not at all shy and reserved, the First Lady has much more in common with Donald Trump than one might think, first of all ambition. And the proof is in having used the move to the White House as a pretext to renegotiate the prenup. Showing the former model in a new light is 'The Art of Her Deal: The Untold Story of Melania Trump', the book by Washington Post journalist Mary Jordan.
The title clearly refers to one of the tycoon's most popular books (The Art of The Deal) and indicates the similarities between husband and wife: "They are both fighters for whom loyalty is priceless, and none of the two have many close friends. Their lonely instincts "also characterize their marriage, reads a passage in the book. Jordan tells about Melania in her native Slovenia, her arrival in the fashion world, her meeting with Trump and her arrival at the White House. A move to Washington delayed by a few months compared to that of her husband: Melania officially remained in New York for several months before the move to allow her son Barron to finish the school year.
But the delay, according to the journalist, hid more. The First Lady, Jordan says, would have used those months away to renegotiate the prenup, taking advantage of the leverage offered by the pressure of Trump's adult children to move quickly to Washington in order to exercise her "calming power" "about her husband. The one signed at the beginning was not a particularly generous marriage agreement for Melania. But over the years her role has changed and grown: the former model is now Trump's longest-lasting wife, the one who overcame all her husband's escapades that emerged during the election campaign and the First Lady of the United States.
Aware of this, she would have renegotiated the agreement so that it was recognized as fair, especially for the future tranquility of Barron. In the book Melania is described as very influential on her husband - it would be thanks to her that Mike Pence is the vice president - but she also emerges as a controversial figure.
Despite having denied the use of cosmetic surgery, at least three photographers, Jordan claims, report seeing the scars from the operations. There is also little evidence to indicate that she was able to speak four or five languages fluently (as told) and that she was a 'supermodel' in the true sense of the word. In spite of rumors and indiscretions, Melania has been a staunch supporter of Trump's candidacy from the beginning. And now she would be in the front row for her husband's re-election.
