Thereโs no denying that Donald Trumpโs third wife of nearly 20 years and the mother of his youngest child has been markedly absent from her husbandโs day-to-day affairs (no pun intended) since the pair departed the White House in 2021 in a flame of tantrums and insurrection.
For over three years now, the question has rung through the media cycle over and over again: Where is Melania Trump?
Her public appearances with her husband are few and far between and, despite his 2024 campaign launch, only seem to be getting sparser with time. Sheโs been spotted here and there, like at her motherโs recent funeral, but Donaldโs wife has noticeably been nowhere to be seen when it comes to her husbandโs rallies, campaign events, court appearances, and even the familyโs Christmas get-together.
In fact, even the patrons of Donaldโs Mar-a-Lago resort and personal residence have noticed that they just donโt see much of the former first lady these days.
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Laurence Leamer, author of Mar-a-Lago: Inside the Gates of Power at Donald Trumpโs Presidential Palace, said Melania isnโt popping up on the radar because sheโs living a โstrange, isolated lifeโ now.
Speaking with The Daily Telegraph, Leamer said, โShe rarely exits Mar-a-Lago. Itโs a strange, isolated life they have in that place. Nobody knows where she is. Itโs like a mystery. Itโs certainly talked about.โ
Leamer, who gained fame for his reporting on Mar-a-Lago but was ultimately banned from the Trump-owned resort by the now-former president for the same reporting that shot him to notoriety said Melaniaโs attempts to stay out of the spotlight are likely due to her desire to โprotectโ her only son, Barron. Melania is aware that, should Donald win his 2024 run, the high school senior would be plastered โall over the newsโ because he would then be a legal adult.
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