Melania Trump, 56 years old, found the way out of the White House maze in which she had been lost for several weeks. There had been no news of her, nor images, as if she had vanished since attending alongside her husband, but in a much more discreet role, the World Cup final held on July 19 at MetLife in New Jersey.
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“Good afternoon, I heard you missed me.” This is how Melania greeted on Thursday, with a smile and a joking tone to downplay her long absence, at the start of her speech at the event held in the presidential residence garden to celebrate the expansion of her initiative “Driving the Future,” a scholarship program that helps young adults transition out of the foster care system and adapt to the digital age.
Her welcoming words marked a pause in the continuous buzz generated this month due to her absence, which is considered the longest in the public life of a U.S. first lady, without any reason or explanation. But that reappearance did not quell the speculation.
The third wife of President Donald Trump has never been a champion of open conduct or exemplary in establishing contact with people. Rather, she is characterized by a secrecy demonstrated by her wardrobe, usually a kind of armor that distances her from citizens, even from her 80-year-old husband.
This time the first lady left the White House dressed in a light blue blouse and a red skirt, holding the president’s hand before stepping up to the podium. Despite that more casual appearance this time, however, many have the impression that the matter has gone too far and the moment of her return to public life awakens numerous suspicions on social media.
While Melania was whereabouts unknown, Natalie Harp, the blonde, beautiful, and young (35 years old) presidential advisor, gained prominence, although it is not very clear what role the so-called “Trump human printer” plays, because she is always there with a printer to provide physical documents to her boss.
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Behind closed doors, according to Michael Wolff, a biographer repudiated by the White House, the first lady is engaged in a power struggle with Harp, one of the few chosen to fly on the camouflaged plane with which Trump recently left Turkey amid the threat from Iran, while senior officials and journalists stayed on Air Force One turned into a decoy.
The advisor, with a salary of $150,000 a year, has been a constant presence near the president since he began his second term, to the point that some politicians, like Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff, have hinted at excessive intimacy.
Wolff claimed that Melania avoids her husband to not be with Harp. During the first lady’s absence, Trump spent at least 18 days with his collaborator in the last month. This represents 56% of the days during Melania’s disappearance.
Her initiative to support young people received this Thursday a contribution of two million from Indy Car and Fox for scholarships to Indiana and Purdue universities. This Sunday the first lady is expected to appear again at the Indy Car race for which her husband has set up a circuit in Washington. The first lady was already given the helmet as a gift.
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