Melania Trump, silent influencer
Melania Trump expresses her opinions through her wardrobe, does not carry Ivanka Trump in her heart and is a separate bedroom in the White House, according to a new unauthorized biography.
Free, Melania, written by Kate Bennett, comes out Tuesday, but is already talking about Washington.
At 49, the American First Lady, a former model born in Slovenia, is "much stronger and more influential with her husband" than the public thinks, writes the CNN journalist.
The book thus confirms the role of Mrs. Trump in the dismissal of a White House security official, Mira Ricardel, who had placed her team rather than that of the first lady on the plane that took her to Africa. in October 2018.
He also confirms that the presidential couple is a separate room. While the president sleeps in the large bedroom on the first floor, she has chosen a suite on the second floor of the White House formerly occupied by Michelle Obama's mother, where she has a private gym, among other facilities.
According to Kate Bennett, Melania expresses herself through her clothes and that is sometimes confusing.
In June 2018, during a trip to the Mexican border, she wears a khaki Zara jacket with the inscription "I REALLY DON’T CARE, DO U?" On the back. (I don't care, do you?).
For observers, she was showing either her disdain for the families of illegal immigrants detained at the border, or for the mainstream media critical of her husband.
But for the author, the message was intended for her daughter-in-law, Ivanka, a close advisor to Donald Trump and sometimes accused by Melania of wanting to take on the role of first lady.
For Kate Bennett, Melania wears pantsuits when she's mad at her husband, "known to appreciate women wearing tight, short, super-sexy skirts."
Melania's 25-day public absence in 2018 was due to a much more serious kidney problem than the White House had suggested, the author also said.
The unauthorized biography does not contain a commentary on the first lady, as Donald Trump calls CNN "an enemy of the people."
Melania's few critical pages refer to its campaign focused on child well-being and health, Be Best, which a year after its launch "has no framework, timeline or progress report."
