{"id":5265,"date":"2025-03-06T09:29:22","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T09:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/?p=5265"},"modified":"2025-03-06T09:29:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T09:29:22","slug":"melania-trump-leads-her-own-life-amid-white-house-absence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/?p=5265","title":{"rendered":"Melania Trump \u2018leads her own life\u2019 amid White House absence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During the inauguration of President Donald Trump, his wife, Melania Trump was by his side, but ever since, it isn\u2019t clear if she\u2019s spending any time in the White House.<\/p>\n<p>The truth is that the First Lady has opened up about her stay in Washington D.C. following her husband\u2019s win and told\u00a0<em>Fox News<\/em>, \u201cI will be in the White House. And you know when I need to be in New York, I will be in New York. When I need to be in Palm Beach, I will be in Palm Beach. But my first priority is, you know, to be a mom, to be a first lady, to be a wife. And once we are in on January 20, you serve the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">That her son Barron is her top priority isn\u2019t something the public isn\u2019t familiar with.<\/h2>\n<p>While\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/donald-trump-reacts-to-taylor-swift-being-booed-at-super-bowl-by-crowd\/\">Trump attended the Super Bowl<\/a>, and was the first ever sitting president to attend the game, Melania wasn\u2019t by his side.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-71052 td-animation-stack-type0-2\" src=\"https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/resize-25-1024x683.webp\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/resize-25-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/resize-25-500x333.webp 500w, https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/resize-25-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/resize-25-630x420.webp 630w, https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/resize-25-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/resize-25-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/resize-25-696x464.webp 696w, https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/resize-25-1068x712.webp 1068w, https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/resize-25.webp 1440w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">SAUL LOEB \/ Staff \/ Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>She, however, was seen accompanying her husband to Los Angeles last month, where she was seen comforting victims of the wildfires. A video clip of her posted on social media, in which she was heard speaking Slovenian to a woman, received widespread praise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeeing Melania so much more involved this time around is amazing,\u201d one user wrote, per the\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/us\/melania-trump-caught-speaking-native-language-in-rare-heart-wrenching-moment-with-la-wildfire-victims\/ar-AA1xQTg6\">Irish Star<\/a><\/em>. Another added: \u201cWhen we speak to people in their native tongue they feel heard, they feel listened to, they feel the love! What an incredible First Lady.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A third stated: \u201cFirst Lady Melania Trump speaks her native language to comfort those devastated by the wildfires. Even in a ballcap Melania shows her beauty and grace.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Melania Trump has been absent from the White House during Trump\u2019s meetings with prime ministers and other influential political figures, and now a source claims that she\u2019s busy filming her Amazon documentary, as per\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/melania-trump-leads-own-life-1-month-into-presidency-exclusive-source-11685588\">People Magazine<\/a>.<\/em><\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-71049 ezlazyloaded td-animation-stack-type0-2\" src=\"https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/resize-20-768x512-1.jpg?ezimgfmt=rs:762x508\/rscb2\/ng:webp\/ngcb2\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/resize-20-768x512-1.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 768w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/resize-20-768x512-1-500x333.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 500w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/resize-20-768x512-1-630x420.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 630w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/resize-20-768x512-1-150x100.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 150w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/resize-20-768x512-1-300x200.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 300w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/resize-20-768x512-1-696x464.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 696w\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" data-ezsrcset=\"https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/resize-20-768x512-1.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 768w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/resize-20-768x512-1-500x333.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 500w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/resize-20-768x512-1-630x420.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 630w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/resize-20-768x512-1-150x100.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 150w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/resize-20-768x512-1-300x200.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 300w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/resize-20-768x512-1-696x464.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 696w\" data-ezsrc=\"https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/resize-20-768x512-1.jpg?ezimgfmt=rs:762x508\/rscb2\/ng:webp\/ngcb2\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Saul Loeb \u2013 Pool\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The source said her absence from the spotlight shouldn\u2019t come as a surprise, because \u201cthis is how she lives,\u201d adding that she \u201cwill never be a traditional first lady\u201d and has \u201cher own ideas on what she wants to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Melania has only been to the White House recently because the shooting she\u2019s busy with required so.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMelania has been busy shooting her documentary and that has taken place in several locations, including the White House,\u201d a Miami political source told\u00a0<em>People<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The idea behind a documentary on her life came after her memoir titled\u00a0<em>Melania\u00a0<\/em>proved to be a huge success.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-60330 td-animation-stack-type0-2 ezlazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/melaniatrump2-768x1152-1-683x1024.jpg?ezimgfmt=rs:683x1024\/rscb2\/ng:webp\/ngcb2\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/melaniatrump2-768x1152-1-683x1024.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 683w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/melaniatrump2-768x1152-1-333x500.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 333w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/melaniatrump2-768x1152-1-150x225.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 150w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/melaniatrump2-768x1152-1-300x450.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 300w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/melaniatrump2-768x1152-1-696x1044.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 696w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/melaniatrump2-768x1152-1-280x420.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 280w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/melaniatrump2-768x1152-1.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-ezsrcset=\"https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/melaniatrump2-768x1152-1-683x1024.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 683w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/melaniatrump2-768x1152-1-333x500.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 333w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/melaniatrump2-768x1152-1-150x225.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 150w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/melaniatrump2-768x1152-1-300x450.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 300w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/melaniatrump2-768x1152-1-696x1044.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 696w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/melaniatrump2-768x1152-1-280x420.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 280w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/melaniatrump2-768x1152-1.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 768w\" data-ezsrc=\"https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/melaniatrump2-768x1152-1-683x1024.jpg?ezimgfmt=rs:683x1024\/rscb2\/ng:webp\/ngcb2\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Drew Angerer\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Speaking to\u00a0<em>Fox,\u00a0<\/em>the first lady said, \u201cSo I had an idea to make a movie, to make a film about my life. My life is incredible. It\u2019s incredibly busy and I told my agent I have this idea so please go out and make a deal for me. We started the production in November and we are shooting right now. So it\u2019s a day-to-day life. What I\u2019m doing, what kind of responsibilities I have, people they don\u2019t really know and they will see it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As per the\u00a0<em>CNN,\u00a0<\/em>Melania attended the Governors Ball last weekend. However, she hasn\u2019t undertaken any official First Lady duties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Donald and Melania] both live at Mar-a-Lago and have quarters in the White House,\u201d the source said. \u201cBut she leads her own life and joins him when appropriate in either place,\u201d adding that when she is in Palm Beach, she \u201ckeeps to herself\u201d but does accompany Donald to dinner \u201con occasion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Please SHARE this article with your family and friends on Facebook.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the inauguration of President Donald Trump, his wife, Melania Trump was by his side, but ever since, it isn\u2019t clear if she\u2019s spending any time in the White House. The truth is that the First Lady has opened up about her stay in Washington D.C. following her husband\u2019s win and told\u00a0Fox News, \u201cI will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2718,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-random-stuff"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5265"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5265\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5266,"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5265\/revisions\/5266"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}