Melania Trump's ex-chief of staff releases confession book
The former collaborator of Melania Trump will soon be releasing a book in which she looks back on the Trump years in the White House.
On January 6, when supporters of Donald Trump invaded the Capitol and interrupted, in an unprecedented movement, the certification of the results of the presidential election, his wife was slow to react. In a book to be published, her former chief of staff Stephanie Grisham reveals the details of this day which has lastingly marked the United States and the day after which she resigned from her post at the White House, shocked by the events. Seeing the situation degenerate on Capitol Hill, the First Lady's chief of staff asked her if she wanted to react on Twitter, writing that "peaceful protests are the right of all Americans but [that] there is no place for lawlessness and violence ”. But she would have, according to her, received only a short answer, according to the excerpt published by Politico: "No". According to CNN, during the Capitol invasion, Melania Trump was in the middle of a photo shoot of the decoration - the carpets, precisely - of the White House. An answer worthy of Marie-Antoinette, according to the author, who in her writings compares the former model to "the condemned French queen: contemptuous, defeated, detached".
It took five days for Melania Trump to speak for the first time, saying she was "disappointed and demoralized" by the events, paying tribute to the victims but above all having a thought ... for herself: "I find that shameful that at the time of these tragic events salacious gossip, pointless attacks and false accusations against me were spread - from people who seek to put themselves forward and have a hidden intention. This period is only dedicated to the healing of our country and its citizens. It should not be manipulated for personal gain. ”
"She is trying to rebuild her reputation and money at the expense of Mrs. Trump"
Very discreet but virulent as soon as her private life and her image are approached, Melania Trump reacted to the upcoming release of Stephanie Grisham's book: “The intention behind this book is obvious. It's an attempt to redeem herself after poor performance as a press secretary, failed personal relationships and unprofessional behavior in the White House, ”she said in a statement released by her office. official, omitting that Stephanie Grisham had even been promoted for a time director of communications for the Trump administration, a reward for her loyalty to the billionaire, before returning to the service of the First Lady. The "failed personal relationship" is, according to Politico, a reference to the split between Stephanie Grisham and Max Miller, a former adviser to Donald Trump, whom she accused of having been violent towards her at the time of their break-up, in the summer 2020.
"Through lies and betrayal, she is trying to rebuild her reputation and money at the expense of Mrs. Trump," Melania Trump's office continued, in derogatory terms reminiscent of those used against Stephanie. Winston Wolkoff, a former collaborator of the First Lady, who also wrote a confession book. She had unveiled the extract of a phone call between the two women: not knowing that she was recorded, Melania Trump complained about the media coverage towards her, while the separation of families on the border with Mexico was at the heart Of actuality. The First Lady deplored that the media questioned her on this highly controversial subject which, in her eyes, counted little: “They say that I am an accomplice. That I am the same as him, that I support him. I don't talk enough, I don't do enough ... While I'm breaking my ass for Christmas stuff, who cares about Christmas stuff and decorations? But I have to do it, don't I? [...] And then I do it, I say that I work for Christmas, that I prepare for Christmas and they say: "What about separated children?" Leave me the fuck alone. What did they say when Obama did it? I can't go, I tried to reunite the kid with his mother. I couldn't ... You have to go through the process and through the law. ” “They're not going to cover up the story. We are talking about it. But they don't take turns. It is not to be believed. They are not going to cover the story because they are against us because they are progressive media ”, she continued, echoing the words of her husband on the“ fake news media ”which would be ganged against him.
The Department of Justice had filed a complaint against Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, claiming that she had violated a confidentiality agreement, and Melania Trump had blasted "this kind of person only cares about his personal agenda, not to help others" . The former First Lady lives, since the end of her husband's mandate, in Florida and speaks very little via press releases.
