The bold, confident, free-thinking modern woman who could soon occupy the White House is not named Kamala Harris.
In her new #1 New York Times bestselling memoir, Melania Trump shares a revealing look at her personal life and journey: from a childhood in a small town in Slovenia to her globe-trotting activities as a young model, to her courtship and marriage to one of the most famous men in the world.
She also corrects the record, challenges her critics, and clarifies her positions on a variety of issues, from abortion (she’s pro-choice) to the inclusion of biological men in women’s sports (female athletes should always be “protected and respected”) .
In fact, she sounds like many female voters who are struggling with the sweeping changes brought on by Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ time in the White House.
The bold, confident, free-thinking modern woman who could soon occupy the White House is not named Kamala Harris. (Pictured: Kellyanne with Donald and Melania Trump at the White House in 2019.)
“The country is suffering,” he writes. ‘We have wars all over the world… The border is open and it’s dangerous… a lot of fentanyl is coming in and killing our youth… The economy is really not very good, inflation is high.’
I have known and worked with Melania for many years, and consider her a friend.
It has been unfairly maligned and the target of so much speculation and evasion. That’s why it’s been so wonderful to see her own ‘October Surprise,’ a memoir in her own words on her own timeline, showing the measured, magnanimous woman tens of millions of Americans adore.
Earlier this year, Melania and I lost our mothers just weeks apart. Even as she went through her loss in the public eye, Melania did her best to be there for me. She and President Trump called me, sent me flowers, handwritten notes, and checked in with me again and again.
After my divorce was finalized last year, Melania showed up again, supporting me like any loving friend would and encouraging me to open welded doors after a time of transition and personal turmoil.
And it was the same story when we worked together in the White House. While Jill Biden has insisted on being called ‘Doctor,’ Melania was admired and loved by political and permanent staff alike, asking for her children by name, welcoming them to events large and small, and treating them with inclusion. and respect.
Known as a protective and present mother, Melania is now using her memoir to denounce the “sheer malice” of unfunny comedian Rosie O’Donnell who, in 2016, tweeted despicable and totally unfounded claims about then-10-year-old Barron.
It was just weeks after Trump shocked the world and won, and the same liberal media and Hollywood types who perpetuated every vicious attack on him reveled as O’Donnell’s vile lie made its way across social media.
It was shocking to see such blatant cruelty toward a first child, especially when many of us had treated Chelsea Clinton and the Obama daughters like Fabergé eggs. Children (mine included) should always be off limits.
I have known and worked with Melania for many years, and consider her a friend. (Pictured together in 2018 visiting Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.)
Earlier this year, Melania and I lost our mothers just weeks apart. Even as she went through her loss in the public eye, Melania did her best to be there for me. She and President Trump called me, sent me flowers, handwritten notes, and checked in with me again and again. (In the photo: with Trump in the White House in 2019).
But instead of going to war, Melania acted quickly and tenderly to protect her son. She channeled maternal outrage into the first lady’s focus on initiatives focused on child well-being and cyberbullying awareness. His ‘Be Best’ campaign remains a highlight of his tenure.
Melania has never been one to preen and pose. Other first ladies took advantage of their roles to appear on the covers of fashion magazines, but she did it alone, years before, as a successful model.
Even when I suggested she reject countless false claims made by the media or ungrateful former employees who had repaid her trust with self-serving lies and revisionist history, she refused, knowing that her silence is always more powerful.
Behind closed doors, Trump has considered his wife one of his main confidants and advisors for decades. Whether as an international business mogul, television star, or, lately, leader of the free world, Melania’s opinion is what he has always sought.
Trump enjoys the company of many friends and receives a variety of advice, but he talks about (and) Melania in a completely unique way. In reality, he fears her but reveres her. He respects your independence, seeks your opinion, trusts your good eye, your keen ear and your sense of people.
I have witnessed their relationship up close, and it is fundamentally based on mutual love and respect. Recently, as Barron headed off to college and Melania prepared to publish her memoirs, I jokingly asked Trump what it would feel like to be the second most popular man and second most prominent author in the house. He chuckled and relented.
Melania Trump has a lot to say and nothing to prove. She is not the typical political wife who rushes before the cameras about matters best addressed in private, or who loudly offers insights or slights about her husband’s political opponents, a la Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama.
She is an asset, a partner, an equal who is not trying to control – looking at you, Jill Biden – or controlled by her partner. She is what many feminists insist they are: independent, a product of her own decisions, comfortable in her own skin.
He has been by Trump’s side the entire time. Although never in his shadow. In fact, from the first moment they descended the golden escalator, she has been leading the way.