It’s certainly been no well-kept secret that there’s no love lost between former First Lady Melania Trump and her successor, First Lady Jill Biden — and not for no reason, either.
When it came to the transfer of power between the Trumps and the Bidens back in 2021, everyone is quick to look at Donald as the blame for the lack of peace in what was supposed to be a peaceful transfer, rightfully so, of course. The ex-president made the transition as painful as humanly possible. But make no mistake, his wife Melania wasn’t doing anyone any favors either.
Apparently, that White House transition drama has fostered a culture of animosity between Jill and Melania that, according to insiders, is still going strong to this day.
“They despise each other and constantly bad-mouth each other among their own social circles,” a close insider with knowledge on the matter told Ok! Magazine.
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“Jill was livid and never forgot the slight,” the source told the tabloid with regard to the tumultuous transition of power following her husband’s 2020 presidential election victory over Donald Trump, “especially as she’d been waiting and waiting for the call to come. She pointed to it as another example of Melania’s bad manners.”
The ex-First Lady took the drama and bad manners a step further still, when she stood in solidarity with her petulant, crybaby husband and refused to attending the swearing-in ceremony for President Biden, essentially spitting right in the face of US customs and traditions.
“She said it was downright disrespectful of them and violated another long-standing tradition. It was hard not to take the freeze-out personally,” the insider said of First Lady Biden’s reaction to Mel’s decision to not show up at the ceremony.
To add to the drama, as we’ve previously reported, First Lady Biden took the feud into her own hands when she chose Melania’s White House decor as one of the first things she tackled when the family made the move to D.C.
“Jill hated the changes Melania had made to the second and third floors especially. She thought Melania had awful taste and made the rooms look tacky,” the source said. “Stripping the rooms of Melania’s choice of drapes and furniture was one of the first things Jill did as first lady. It gave her a lot of pleasure.”
Melania has since made it known that she was big mad over the Biden White House design changes.
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