Between Melania and Ivana Trump, the First Ladies' war has begun
The entourage of Mélania Trump was offended Monday by a joke of Ivana Trump, ex-wife of the American president, who defined herself as the "First lady".
It is war in Donald Trump's circle that we did not expect. Ivana Trump, the first wife of US President Donald Trump, elicited an annoyed reaction on Monday from his current wife Melania Trump. In an interview with ABC News, Ivana Trump, in an intense campaign to promote her book Raising Trump, took on herself, in a joke that went wrong, the title of "First Lady". "I have the direct number for the White House but I don't really want to call her because Melania is there," she explains, referring to her exchanges with her ex-husband. "And I don't want to create jealousy or anything like that because I'm Trump's first wife. Okay? I'm first lady," she adds with a laugh.
"Unfortunately, it's just noise to attract attention and put yourself forward"
Through the voice of her spokesperson Stephanie Grisham, the wife of the American president said that she had not appreciated. At all. Melania Trump "loves living in Washington DC and is honored by her role as First Lady of the United States," said Stephanie Grisham, quoted by CNN. “She intends to use her title and role to help kids, not to sell books. There is clearly no basis for this statement from an ex. noise to attract attention and stand out, ”she added.
Melania Tump struggles to find her place
Ivana Trump, 68, is the mother of Donald Trump's first three children: Donald Jr, Ivanka and Eric. The real estate mogul had two more children: Tiffany Trump, with his second wife, actress Marla Maples, and Barron Trump (who lives in the White House) with Melania Trump.
Nine months after the arrival of her husband in the White House, Melania Trump is struggling to find her place as First Lady. She has been criticized several times for her actions or plans as a First Lady. Many had already sneered when, from the first weeks, she had indicated wanting to make the fight against "cyber-bullying" - online bullying - one of her priorities, while her husband is seen as a champion of all categories. discipline. She had also been taunted at the end of August, for having flown in stilettos to Texas to see with her husband the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey.
