The history of rudeness between Donald and Melania Trump
The last occurred on Tuesday when the US president asked his wife to smile at a ceremony in the park in honor of Pope John Paul II and she resisted
It's hard to see Melania Trump with a cheerful demeanor in public. Especially when she has her husband, Donald Trump, next to her. The couple's chemistry in public cannot be said to be sparkling. The last occasion to verify it took place on Tuesday afternoon, when the president of the United States and the first lady of the country visited the memorial park in homage to Pope John Paul II of the capital, Washington D. C. There they deposited a bouquet of flowers.
Without a mask, the first lady wore a dress, high heels and black sunglasses, while the president wore a blue suit with a red tie. The couple approached the statue of the Pontiff and later posed for the media. Then came the image that has spread like wildfire. Donald Trump asked a very serious Melania, relatively quietly, to smile for the cameras. However, she remained undaunted.
Her husband seemed to insist, and in the end the first lady outlined a smile for the photographers, while the president brought out all of her teeth, in images that have gone viral. The president does not have the best time to be happy in front of the media: there are more than 100,000 deaths from coronavirus and the country is mobilized after the death of African-American George Floyd, which has sparked a trail of anti-racist protests in dozens of cities.
It is not the first in which the tension between the marriage is seen. Already the day before he was sworn in as president, Donald Trump introduced her wife to the Republican leaders and secretly forced her to approach the microphone and speak before those present. She relented, and after a few tense moments, she finished with a few words.
Trump asks Melania to smile during today's photo op. pic.twitter.com/B59YeDHKRM
— The Recount (@therecount) June 2, 2020
A day later, at Trump's inauguration as president of the United States, in January 2017, a taciturn Melania was seen, who only smiled at a time when her husband turned to her; after her, she stepped back, lowered her head, and put on a serious face again.
In fact, that same day, upon her arrival at the White House, Melania did not enter with her husband. Donald took a few steps ahead of her and left her alone getting out of the car in which they arrived at her residence. When she entered the house, the first lady was received and welcomed by the outgoing Obama couple, to whom she gave a present and that she warmly welcomed when her husband was already inside the mansion.
Melania has also given it back to her husband on occasion, or at least that's how she has seen herself. When she turned one year as first lady, she chose as an image of her gratitude a photograph of her without her husband, in which she appeared clinging to the arm of a soldier. Precisely then the marriage was in the eye of the hurricane due to the scandal of Stormy Daniels, the porn actress who had an affair with Donald Trump. In fact, in her social networks there are hardly any photos with the president, more than some of official events or visits.
Slightly higher quality gif of "the frown" #freemelania pic.twitter.com/h1ShuGGdZT
— #Doomberg A.K.A. Dr. Discourtesy⌬ (@delmoi) January 23, 2017
In May 2017, on a state visit to Israel, the first lady rejected her husband's hand upon arrival in Tel Aviv, including a light slap, as they walked alongside the country's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara . A few days later, when they landed in Rome for a visit to Pope Francis, the president tried again but she hid her discomfort by brushing a lock of hair from her face.
I genuinely can't stop thinking about this pic.twitter.com/NW7uOu96tO
— Marc (@MarcSnetiker) January 23, 2017
In February 2018, a year after coming to power, Melania Trump rejected her husband's hand as they were on their way to the presidential helicopter through the White House grounds. Then, the president tried to reach the hand of his wife, but he ran into the sleeve of her yellow coat; she avoided Trump's hand and walked in front of her when he tried to grab her to greet the cameras.
#Video Melania Trump le da un manotazo a Donald Trump a su llegada en Tel Aviv Israel, luego de que este intentara tomarle la mano. pic.twitter.com/wXhJlkNVB4
— xevt - xhvt (@xevtfm) May 23, 2017
Another of the most famous moments was when, one rainy day and also in the gardens of the White House, the couple went out to speak to the press. The president carried an umbrella and exposed Melania Trump on more than one occasion.
#Video Melania Trump le da un manotazo a Donald Trump a su llegada en Tel Aviv Israel, luego de que este intentara tomarle la mano. pic.twitter.com/wXhJlkNVB4
— xevt - xhvt (@xevtfm) May 23, 2017
Melania is not always serious or sad. One of the images of the first lady that has attracted the most attention in her three and a half years in the White House was the funeral of Barbara Bush, wife and mother of the country's presidents, officiated in Houston in April 2018. There, Melania Trump sat next to Barack Obama, with whom she was seen as an accomplice and smiling. Later, she posed with her widower, George H. W. Bush, and all his successors in office — except Donald Trump — accompanied by his wives. Melania Trump has rarely been seen to smile so much in a portrait.
Quédate con quien te cuide como Trump cuida a Melania pic.twitter.com/ITpBlST2Wy
— airuN (@nuritapedrosa) May 30, 2020

