Donald and Melania Trump's divorce looming?
The former president's relationship with his wife had many uncomfortable moments in Washington and at various times there was speculation about the possible divorce from him.
According to a former Melania Trump aide in the White House, the former first lady was counting down the days until she left Washington in order to divorce Donald Trump. Speculation about the end of the president's third marriage after the Trump family left the White House on January 20 after the possession of Democrat Joe Biden. Two days later, the couple celebrated their 15th anniversary at Mar-a-Lago, the former president's private Florida resort.
However, the rumors are not new; Since Donald Trump began his presidential career in 2015 until last January 20, in the multiple appearances of the couple, Melania has given much to talk about for the American press. According to experts, her body language shows tension and sadness, a clear sign that things were not going well in the Trump family. The couple were sometimes said to sleep in separate rooms.
“Melania is counting every minute until he leaves office and she can divorce her. If Melania tried to do the ultimate humiliation and walked away from her while he was in office, he would find a way to punish her, "said Omarosa Mnigault Newman, a former White House aide in November last year.
So much relevance has been given to this possible event in the United States that prestigious New York City attorneys have spoken out. Last week, one of them claimed that Melania could get up to $ 50 million, in addition to custody of Barron, the couple's 14-year-old son, should they carry out the divorce. The American pink press is still attentive to any event in the Trump family.
The bookmakers have not been left behind and decided to turn this into a business, since several of them are betting on whether the former model Melania, 50, will request a divorce from her husband, it would be Donald Trump's third, after leave the White House. Not a minor fact, they are the popularity indexes of her once her mandate is over. The former president finished with one of the lowest acceptance rates in US history at 34%; while Melania Trump left Washington as the least popular first lady in history, according to polls.
On multiple occasions, the president's wife stated that she had a great relationship with Donald Trump, she also emphasized that they never argued. However, various sources have stated that Melania was not sad about leaving Washington and the White House, because she just wanted to leave as quickly as possible.
Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, a former close friend and confidant of the former first lady and the author of the book Melania and Me, claimed that the Trumps had separate rooms in the White House and "a transactional marriage." In September of last year she said “it is a transactional marriage. Donald got candy, the February 2005 Vogue cover that legitimized Melania and Donald. She was a young model and she was struggling, she was still not successful. She later met Donald Trump, got married, had a child, became an American citizen and 10 years later she was the first lady of the United States. It was a magical moment, but I also think it was a moment made for television. ”, She concluded.
Who is Melania Trump?
Melania was born in 1970 in Novo Mesto, the former Yugoslavia, which at that time was under the communist dictatorship of Marshal Tito. When she was 16 years old, she met a photographer who introduced her to the world of modeling, then moved to Milan, Italy, where she walked the big catwalks.
When she was 28 years old, the model she met Donald Trump during his participation in Fashion Week in New York. Six years later, at the same event, the former president proposed to her, the ceremony was held in 2005 and was attended by 400 people. Since then, Melania has left modeling and entered the business world after creating her own jewelry line.