Melania Ignores Trump's Impeachment, Jealous of Jill Biden's Attention, Sources Say
After leaving D.C. With low approval ratings, Trump has at times been "bitter and cold" to her husband, concerned that her attempts to overturn the election may have tarnished her public image.
Melania Trump is reportedly ignoring her husband's second impeachment trial, she spends a lot of time at the spa, and is sometimes enraged by the recognition her successor Jill Biden is receiving for her work.
"She goes to the spa, has lunch, goes to the spa (again) and has dinner with Donald on the patio. Rinse and repeat. Every day," a source close to Trump told CNN.
In the evenings, Trump can often be seen dining with her parents, Viktor and Amalija Knavs, who also stay at Mar-A-Lago for much of the year.
The Knavs became US citizens in August 2018 after a years-long immigration process, despite ongoing criticism from former President Trump of "chain migration," and calling for new legislation preventing Americans from sponsoring. family members to come to the United States, The Washington Post reported.
The former first lady's schedule is "pretty much the same as before (when she was first lady) or even when she came during the holidays," a source told CNN about Trump's activities in Mar-a-Lago.
Feeling that she was in an impossible situation when it came to speaking after the January 6 insurrection, Melania ultimately decided to remain silent.
A former White House official said: "Once (the insurrection) happened, she knew there was nothing for her to gain by speaking or doing something ... so she did nothing."
After leaving D.C. With one of the worst approval ratings of any modern first lady, Trump has at times been "bitter and cold" toward the former president, concerned that her attempts to reverse the election may have tarnished her public image.
Annoyed by the attention paid to her successor, she has noted how Jill Biden began her tenure as first lady in a way completely opposite to hers by immediately moving into the White House, building a significant staff, and appearing in various media with and without. President Joe Biden, expressing sympathy for parents who are busy homeschooling their children during the pandemic and appearing in a televised message before the Super Bowl.
Despite being frustrated by Jill Biden's early prominence in public life, Trump turned down numerous comparable offers from national media when she was first lady. She never did an interview with a national media during her time as first lady.
Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, Trump's senior adviser during the first months of his tenure, told CNN that "Donald was more upset that Melania had no magazine covers."
Laura Bush appeared on six covers, Michelle Obama made more than a dozen.
Wolkoff said: "Melania intentionally did not do press as a defense mechanism. She and I always argued this reasoning and that is why it was all choreographed or emailed, or it was 'approved' quotes or statements that she used to write."
The former first lady is now questioning her very private media strategy, blaming her former employees, magazine editors and companies that did not work with her because of Trump's incendiary behavior, writes CNN.
Another source told CNN that it was "unfair" but "typical" of Melania Trump to "blame everyone else."
"Everyone knows that Melania Trump does what she wants when she wants, and not a member of staff on her team could have anything to do to change that," the source said.
