False marriage? New book claims Melania Trump leads "separate life"
Speculation surrounding the mysterious first lady of the United States has been on the rise since Donald Trump won the presidency in November 2016, and now a controversial book claims there is a very good reason for it.
Rumors of a ‘fake Melania’, a prolonged and inexplicable hospital stay and repeated slips captured by the camera are nothing more than signs of a simulated marriage, according to the new text.
The latest book by Michael Wolff, author of "Fire and Fury: In the Bowels of the Trump White House", cites more than 100 sources and assures that the Trumps maintain a "marital separation" and that they only simulate before the cameras.
However, these claims have not been well received, as the book has received criticism from both sides of the political spectrum.
Ryan Lizza wrote for The Washington Post that the book contains "errors that damage the credibility of the author."
The president has not commented, but referred to Wolff's first book in a tweet as "the bogus book by a mentally deranged author who intentionally writes false information."
Wolff's New Book
"Siege: Trump Under Fire" was released earlier this month and its pages state that the first lady not only never wanted to set foot in the White House, but is quite happy to lead a "separate life" from her husband, an arrangement that the president also seems to like.
"I never saw any evidence of marriage," said Steve Bannon, former adviser and director of the 2016 presidential campaign.
Bannon also mentioned that, from the president's perspective, Melania was rarely a factor in decision-making in any setting.
He revealed to the author that any reference to the first lady "drew a puzzled look on Trump, as if to say, 'Why is it relevant?'"
However, Bannon also admitted he had not had contact with the president for more than a year, leading some to question his authority on the subject of his personal life.
Separate rooms
The book reiterates the long-standing rumor that Trump and Melania have separate rooms and that they hardly interact with each other.
Now, Wolff claims that the famous delay in the move to the White House, which was aimed at keeping his son in New York until the end of his school year, was not actually a permanent relocation.
"In fact, the first lady was not really in the White House," the author argued controversially.
"It took Melania almost six months to officially move from New York to Washington, but it was just a pantomime."
This stems from an online conspiracy theory that the first lady is often impersonated by a doppelganger, who has regained traction after the couple's visit to Europe for D-Day commemorations.
The first lady and the president have also long been scrutinized for rumors of marital problems, perhaps the most explosive of which were allegations of her affair with Stormy Daniels.
