Melania Trump has sensationally decided not to meet Jill Biden for tea at the White House tomorrow, in what many will see as a snub to the current first lady.
As tradition follows, when the outgoing president of the United States greets the incoming president-elect in the Oval Office, the first lady invites her successor to tea.
But Melania’s decision will not surprise many who have watched her relationship with Jill since Donald Trump’s first term as president.
The couple has had a history of frosty relations dating back to the Trumps’ decision not to welcome the Bidens to the White House after the contentious 2020 race.
More recently, Melania expressed her distrust of Jill after revealing that the first lady had contacted her directly in the wake of her husband’s assassination attempt in July.
Melania questioned whether Jill’s concern was “genuine” as the phone call came just days after she reportedly called her husband “evil” and a “liar” while campaigning for her husband’s re-election.
Melania Trump (left) has sensationally decided to skip meeting Dr Jill Biden (right) for tea at the White House tomorrow.
Jill Biden (behind Jimmy Carter on the right) and Melania Trump (second left) photographed together at the funeral of former US first lady Rosalynn Carter in November last year.
The two First Ladies also make headlines for the so-called ‘Battle of the Jackets’
And a new report claims the snub is due to Melania’s lingering anger over the FBI raid on her and the former president’s Mar-a-Lago property in Florida.
“She’s not going,” a source told The New York Post. ‘Jill Biden’s husband authorized the FBI to snoop through his underwear drawer. The Bidens are disgusting,” the source told the outlet.
The FBI raided Mar-a-Lago in August 2022 in its investigation into Trump’s removal of classified White House documents and Melania has spoken of her displeasure at the way it was handled.
The former first lady, 54, shared a clip with X in September focused on the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution, claiming the raid violated her rights.
The amendment states: “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated.”
And on ‘Fox & Friends,’ while promoting her book Melania in September, she said, ‘Yeah, it made me mad,’ and called the raid an ‘invasion of privacy.’
FBI agents searched Melania’s closet and reportedly searched one of her son Barron’s bedrooms.
Meanwhile, the first ladies’ rivalry dates back to 2020, when Melania didn’t invite Jill to the usual White House tea and tour.
Their husbands were also not reunited when the Trumps flew to Florida early on January 20, 2021.
Therefore, Melania and her husband were not present at Biden’s inauguration that took place in Washington that same day.
Trump had not formally conceded the presidency to Biden at the time after falsely arguing that he had won.
Melania, on the other hand, posted a seven-minute farewell video on her Twitter account, breaking with the First Lady’s 100-year tradition.
‘The last four years have been unforgettable. As Donald and I conclude our time in the White House, I think of all the people I carry home in my heart and their incredible stories of love, patriotism and determination,” she said in the video message.
The incoming president and first lady were expecting an invitation, and Biden’s daughter Ashley said at the time on the Today show: “No, I don’t think they’re following traditional protocol, which is unfortunate.”
The two First Ladies also made headlines for the so-called ‘Battle of the Jackets’.
One of Melania’s most memorable fashion statements was when she wore a Zara jacket with the slogan “I really don’t care, do you?” printed on the back during a visit to see children detained at the US border in June 2018.
Melania was heavily criticized for the outfit, but responded by saying it was simply a “style choice.”
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in January 2021.
Melania Trump and Michelle Obama had tea in the Yellow Oval Office in November 2016, shortly after Donald Trump won the presidential election.
Jill then decided to make a bold and contrasting statement on a visit to Cornwall for a G7 summit in June 2021.
She wore a jacket with the word “Love” on the back in sparkly sequins, which many interpreted as a direct response to Melania’s Zara number.
Most recently, Melania gave an explosive interview with Paris Match in October in which she revealed that Jill had contacted her directly to express her concerns following Trump’s assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July.
Melania questioned, however, whether Jill was being “genuine” as the phone call came just days after she reportedly called her husband “evil” and a “liar.”
Trump’s wife said (translated into English): “I don’t know if her concern was genuine, though, since, just a few days earlier, she had called my husband ‘evil’ and a ‘liar.'”
President Biden also posted on X after the shooting: ‘I have been briefed on the shooting at Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania.
“I am grateful to know that he is safe and well. I am praying for him and his family and for everyone who was at the rally, as we wait for more information.
‘Jill and I are grateful to the Secret Service for getting him to safety. There is no place for this type of violence in the United States. “We must come together as a nation to condemn it.”
Jill and Melania’s approaches to the role of First Lady have also often been compared.
While Melania was heavily criticized for her apparent lack of work during the Trump presidency, Jill hasn’t shied away from showing how seriously she takes her role.
In 2021, Jill tweeted a photo of herself at the White House preparing for a meeting.
Melania Trump (R) will not meet with Jill Biden (L) on Wednesday when Donald Trump visits the White House to meet with President Joe Biden.
Joe and Jill Biden enter the White House on Inauguration Day 2021: The Trumps had already left and did not greet their successors
Republican presidential candidate and former US president Donald Trump dances accompanied by Melania Trump
Melania Trump leaves after casting her vote at the Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center voting center on November 3, 2020 in Palm Beach, Florida.
US Republican President-elect Donald Trump with his son Barron (C) and his wife Melania at his election night rally in Manhattan, New York, United States, on November 9, 2016.
Meanwhile, she happily posed for the cover of Vogue magazine, after Melania was recorded saying: “I don’t give a damn about Vogue or any magazine.” They would never put me on the cover.’
Melania and Jill have yet to speak following Kamala Harris’ humiliating defeat, despite their husbands having a cordial phone call, sources confirm.
The last time Jill Biden and Melania Trump would have seen each other would have been at Rosalynn Carter’s funeral in November of last year. All living former first ladies attended.
There have been numerous reports that Melania Trump intends to be part-time first lady for her second term and may not even live full-time in the White House. It has yet to announce an agenda or hiring staff.
Melania hated the intense scrutiny she attracted as First Lady so much that she resisted moving to the White House for five months (blaming her son’s upbringing) and frequently did not accompany her husband on official duties.
Now sources close to the third Mrs. Trump say she will remain only partially tied to Trump’s second presidency.
The public expects the First Lady to reside in the White House with the President, but insiders have revealed that she is likely to split her time between her private apartment there, the Trump Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, and her gold. . Inlaid penthouse in Manhattan.
“He’s definitely not coming back to live in Washington,” a source said. “She will stay between Florida and New York. She didn’t sign up for this.
And the Big Apple will always be your preferred base. New York has been Melania’s favorite city since she moved to the United States from Eastern Europe in 1996, and now it has the added attraction of being where Barron goes to college.