Donald Trump’s landslide victory ends the Democratic era and changes the situation in the White House. Goodbye Jill Biden, Melania Trump, the anti-first lady of the United States, returns. She is not interested in politics, she is barely seen at campaign events, her participation in social or charitable activities is carefully selected and she does not even agree with her husband on important issues, as she publicly stated.
He remains low-key in terms of media exposure, even if everything he does remains a hot topic. And when she had no choice but to be first lady alongside Trump, she played controversial gestures, how to remove your hand when he looks for his in public, as happened in 2017 in Israel, during a trip to Italy or in the middle of an electoral campaign.
Furthermore, his gestures of discontent during certain public appearances, his seriousness and the fact that he often hides behind sunglasses seem to show that she does not feel comfortable in this imposed role of first lady. And he doesn’t care if the cameras are present, he doesn’t hide.
Things may not change much in this new Trump era: Melania accompanied him to vote, without taking off her glasses, although she was wearing one. these impeccable looks that return to Washington. It’s not for nothing that his style is another of the things that people talk about the most.
For the vote, he chose a very stylish dress translation marry, this movement of women who are returning to the traditional feminine role of staying at home to take care of their families and who love retro style outfits like this. Very high heels, as usual, and a physical attitude of proximity to Trump.
Melania went to vote wearing a Dior dress.
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For her first appearance, while the Republican victory is already confirmed, Melania took a collective bath with the president-elect and demonstrated once again that no one beats her in style. She wore a gray two-piece with a fitted jacket and pencil skirt with a few Christian Louboutin black. Classic, as always, to stage his new scene at the White House.
As explained Patrycia Centeno, expert in the study of non-verbal language as a political and business communication tool, “That of Melania Trump is one of the images that Donald Trump seeks and projects of women. “If we look at the majority of women who surround the president-elect, they all have a very similar aesthetic profile (wife, daughters, daughters-in-law, advisors, lawyers, spokespersons, etc.).”
What makes it different
This is one of the first things that makes the difference: “The image of super luxury that it conveys and which Most first ladies would be criticized for their ostentation.in this case he is rewarded. Firstly because all the exceptions to the rule in terms of communication and political image find refuge in the figure of Trump. Secondly, because it is also a way of telling the middle class that they can also dream or aspire to be a woman like Melania if the economy improvement. Although surprising, this is a message and image widely used by Eva Perón and it worked for her.”
Born in Slovenia, but A nationalized American, she began working in the fashion world at the age of 16 and from her academic background we only know that she began to study architecture, but did not complete her studies.on the run. She assures that speaks five languages: Slovenian, Serbo-Croatian, Italian, French, German, English and Spanish.
A model in the White House It already represents a differentiating element in itself. Her predecessors as first lady had a completely different professional profile. Michelle Obama is a lawyer; Jill Biden, teacher; Hillary Clinton, before becoming Secretary of State, was a lawyer and diplomat, and Laura Bush, a professor, librarian and writer. With Melania, glamor and haute couture fully enter the political landscape.
Melanija Knavs (real name) She met Trump in 1998 at a party and they married in 2005.. In 2016, with the victory of the tycoon, he reached the White House. Anyone who expected the same thing from her as what her predecessors in office offered was wrong. Michelle was very involved in Barack Obama’s mandate, during his years at the head of the country, with very marked political activism. An activism that has continued to be at the forefront in recent months in favor of the candidacy of Kamala Harris.
However, the old Slovenian model He doesn’t seem too interested in politics.not when it comes to her husband. He was barely present in this latest run for Donald’s presidency, with few appearances. The complete opposite of Jill Biden, always at the side of the current president, especially in his worst moments, and with frenetic activity during the years when her husband led the reins of the United States.
The presidential couple celebrates their victory.
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On the other hand, Mrs. Trump chooses the moments to public support for her husband, like the fierce defense she made of her figure last October. “It’s not Hitler, and all of his supporters support him because they want the country to succeed,” he said, following statements by John Kelly, former White House chief of staff, who said the president considered the German dictator as almost an example to follow on certain things.
The correction imposed does not suit himwithout even considering the position she holds as the wife of one of the most powerful men in the world. “Melania does what she wants“, declared Mary Jordan, journalist of the Washington Post and author of a biography on the former first lady. According to the writer, she has always been a first lady with a different style from her predecessors and did not believe that this role imposed any obligation on her, since she was not the one chosen in the elections.
This is why he has no problem expressing his disagreement with some of the central axes of Trump’s policies, such as abortion. He says it clearly in his memoirs which have just been put on sale and have become a real phenomenon.
In this autobiography, we can read: “Restricting a woman’s right to decide whether interrupts a pregnancy unwanted is tantamount to denying you control over your own body. I have carried this belief with me throughout my adult life. Why should anyone other than the woman herself have the power to determine what she does with her own body? “A woman’s fundamental right to individual liberty, to her own life, gives her the power to terminate her pregnancy if she wishes.”
On the other hand, Trump’s position on this issue is completely opposite, since he considers abortion to be murder. However, his wife believes that even he does not have to decide: “It is imperative to ensure that women have the autonomy to decide their preference regarding having children, based on their own beliefs,” free from any intervention or pressure from the Government“.
He also does not follow another maxim of the new president, which consists of focusing on the national product and taxing imports. “This is the biggest contradiction in Melania Trump’s aesthetic, obsessed with luxury brands while her husband is supposed to defend the American product,” explains Patrycia Centeno.
Despite everything, for the president himself, his wife constitutes added value. “I have the best bestseller of the world,” he said in his first speech after winning the elections and before kissing her, not on the lips, but on the face.
Thus, her return to the White House as first lady, reclaiming her title on social media FLOTUS (first lady of the United States), will once again make the difference. His presence at the presidential residence may not even be permanent, since he prefers to spend time at his Palm Beach mansion. What remains is A priority for her is her son, Barronof which she is very proud. In 2024, he was able to vote for the first time, since he came of age last March, and he did it for his father, logically. This is what Melania showed on her social networks.
After Trump’s victory, we will have to wait until the inauguration to see his wife become first lady again. Vuitton suitcases and trunksyour favorites, will now be ready to bring color back to the locker rooms. Will Melania change the way she carries out her duties during this second term?
