Melania Trump isolated and unloved: the First lady leaves the White House on tiptoe
After being let down by some of her staff, things are not getting better for Melania Trump. As she prepares to leave the White House, Donald Trump's wife would be at the lowest of her popularity, according to a poll conducted for CNN.
It is as if everyone is turning their backs on him. After impatiently waiting for the end of the presidential term to lead a new life, away from the White House, Melania Trump no longer wants to force herself. While national union would be welcome in these times of crisis, Donald Trump's wife refuses to play her role of First lady: "She is obviously not interested in playing the traditional role of a First lady who, in times of crisis, seek to appease the country, "notes Kate Andersen Bower, author of the book First Women: The Grace and Power or America's Modern First Ladies, to CNN. A disengagement which is not without consequences, since part of its staff has just slammed the door. If internally, the atmosphere seems to be particularly tense, it is also in the street. According to a poll conducted for CNN, Melania Trump is at its lowest in popularity since arriving at the White House.
According to our colleagues, who collected data from SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), 47% of respondents would have an unfavorable opinion of the First Lady now more than at any other time of the mandate of Donald Trump. On the other hand, 12% of those polled "are not sure how they feel" about Melania Trump, CNN notes. That is to say ... One thing is certain, compared to those who preceded her, Melania Trump is a First Lady much less popular with Americans.
Melania Trump, a First Lady less popular than the others
When leaving the White House, Michelle Obama, for example, garnered 69% favorable opinions. Despite her husband's unpopularity at the time, Laura Bush also did well, with 67% of favorable opinions in 2009. The same goes for Hillary Clinton who, according to a CNN / USA Today / Gallup poll dating November 2000 (two months before the departure of Bill Clinton from the White House, editor's note), reached 56% of favorable opinions during his last year.
Of the last inglorious days
As the country goes through a major crisis and faces acts of violence, Melania Trump already seems elsewhere. "She is no longer disposed mentally and emotionally," slipped a source close to the presidency to CNN on January 8. Faced with this attitude, its former communications director and press secretary Stephanie Grisham, who was nevertheless one of her closest allies, preferred to resign from her functions. Others have followed suit.
For several weeks now, Melania Trump has been shown to be completely disinterested and is now only devoted to moving to Mar-a-Lago. In order not to trigger the anger of her husband, the staff of the White House would have emptied the place and made the boxes of the couple, as if it were a "semi-clandestine operation", notes the journalist of CNN Kate Bennett. Unlike her husband, who continues to believe the presidential election was rigged, Melania Trump feels real relief at the thought of leaving the White House. Her impatience is such that she would not have planned to help the new First lady, Jill Biden, take her marks. Atmosphere ...
