MELANIA Trump reportedly does not want her husband to run for president again in 2024,
With a White House insider saying the bid "might not go over well".
The first lady, 50, is also apparently laying the groundwork for her East Wing exit from Washington DC to Mar-a-Lago, Florida in January.
While her husband rails against Joe Biden's 2020 win, White House sources told CNN that Melania would not be in favor of Trump throwing his hat in the ring once more and "just wants to go home" to the Florida resort.
The source familiar with the first lady's state of mind said Trump entering the 2024 election race "might not go over well" with his wife.
Before the election results were called, numerous aides like Trump's ex-chief of staff Mick Mulvaney predicted that he'll "absolutely" run again if he was beaten by Biden, which he was.
Mulvaney's assessment echoed comments from Bryan Lanza, the former communications director Trump's transition team, who told the Today show his former boss would "make a strong case to run again,"
Melania has been vocal in her support of Trump's continued complaining about "legal" versus "illegal" ballots on Twitter, despite no evidence of widespread fraud and numerous Trump team suits being denied by judges.
But according to CNN, she would prefer to live a more quiet life at the resort with their 14-year-old son Barron, where they're frequently accompanied by her parents.
The publication reported that Melania's unpaid volunteer office aide Marcia Lee Kelly was instructed to discreetly find out from the Office of Management and Budget if some taxpayers' money was allocated to Flotus.
However, the answer was a resounding no as outgoing first ladies only receive a meagre $20,000-a-year pension – and only when their husband dies.
Nevertheless, insiders said Melania is busy putting all her energy and focus into her DC departure from the White House, where there's an inventory being taken of her furniture, art, and personal belongings.
Sources also revealed that Melania is considering writing a coffee table book about hospitality history in the White House or design projects she did in her official role and continuing her "Be Best" platform.
She's also done one of the key tasks done by outgoing first ladies: picking the Trump administration's official china as she organizes the move from DC.
Barron, 14, will reportedly finish the school year in Florida and leave the well-to-do suburban Maryland public school he's been enrolled in for three years once Trump hands over power to President-elect Joe Biden.
Meanwhile, Melania has been kept busy coordinating the shipment of her belongings from Pennsylvania Ave and her Trump Tower penthouse in New York City to Mar-a-Lago.
She's been getting her favored interior decorator Tham Kannalikham to oversea Mar-a-Lago's "aesthetic facelift," according to CNN.
The main building is 3,000 square feet, which pales in comparison to the White House's 55,000 square foot expanse.
Another insider said there is now "a really extensive Secret Service presence now," at Mar-a-Lago pending the Trumps' arrival in January.
Laurence Leamer who wrote "Mar-a-Lago: Inside the Gates of Power at Donald Trump's Presidential Palace" said Flotus' parents Viktor and Amalija Knavs have a suite of rooms there "not far from the family quarters."
He said they stay there often and have done so over the course of the couple's two decade marriage.
The first lady's chief of staff Stephanie Grisham said her boss "is focused on her role as first lady."
"Monday she unveiled her most current effort in preserving the White House by announcing the completion of the tennis pavilion," Grisham told CNN.
"She also recently unveiled a new piece of art in the newly renovated Rose Garden. Her office just revealed this year's Christmas décor. Her schedule remains full with her duties as a mother, wife and first lady of the United States."
