Melania Trump is about to become First Lady of the United States for the second time, but unlike the first time, it is unclear whether she will follow her husband to Washington full-time when he returns to office.
But according to American voters, he has every right to stay, whether at home in Florida or New York.
A poll conducted exclusively for DailyMail.com by JL Partners among registered voters found that voters broadly support her living somewhere other than the White House.
Twenty-two percent said they strongly supported her living elsewhere, while ten percent somewhat supported it.
Meanwhile, only 11 percent strongly oppose her living anywhere other than the White House as first lady, while only six percent are somewhat opposed to it.
The DailyMail.com poll found that voters broadly support Melania Trump being able to live somewhere besides the White House as first lady.
If Trump does not live in the White House full-time during her husband’s second term, she would not be the first presidential wife to do so.
First Lady Elizabeth Johnson attended only two White House events in 4 years, while First Lady Bess Truman spent considerable time in Independence, Missouri, while the White House was renovated over 5 years, according to founding member Diana Carlin of the First Ladies Association for Research and Education.
First Lady Martha Washington waited a month after her inauguration to join the first president of the United States. First Lady Abigail Adams spent less than half of her husband’s time in office with him due to family illnesses.
“The good thing about this position is that it is neither constitutionally nor legally constituted,” Carlin said.
‘There is no rule book. Therefore, a first lady can do whatever she wants and define the position in her own way.’
In her first interview since the election, Trump shared more Friday about her own efforts as her husband prepares for a second term.
Trump told Fox News that she has been busy forming her own transition team, working in her office, organizing the residence and packing.
“This time it’s very different because we already know where we’re going and we already have all the previous plans, so we don’t need to go back,” Trump said of the preparations.
He said the move in 2020 was much more challenging. His team is already in contact with the White House in this round.
‘It’s very different because I know what you need to establish. You know what kind of people you need to hire to be in your office, so that’s what I’m doing now.
Incoming first lady Melania Trump with her husband Donald while celebrating election night in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Then-first lady Melania Trump came out to speak about her Be Best show in the White House Rose Garden on May 7, 2018.
During her first four years as first lady, Trump launched her Be Best initiative, a public awareness campaign that focused on the well-being of young people and ending cyberbullying.
When asked about her plans for her next four years as first lady, Trump mentioned her program, but also mentioned some of her work since leaving the White House.
‘After leaving the White House, I established my Web3 and Web2 platforms where I design, where I have collectibles as ornaments each season. “This is the third season and many other collectibles are already available,” he said.
‘So with those, I have students from a host community that I sponsor, and I’m very proud, and we have a lot of them now. Then their lives will change because they will have an education,” he added.
Since leaving Washington in 2021, Trump has launched a series of business projects including Christmas decorations, but also NFTs and jewelry.
She also published her memoir ‘Melania’ in early October in which she wrote about her experience as first lady and her relationship with Trump.
Going forward, a majority of Americans support Trump being able to make profits from her businesses during her tenure as first lady, according to the DailyMail.com poll.
22 percent strongly support her being able to do so, while 15 percent said they support it to some extent.
At the same time, 22 percent are strongly opposed to it, while 7 percent are somewhat opposed.
Incoming first lady Melania Trump taking the stage at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 18.
But as Trump prepares for her husband’s second term, she has long been charting her own course, even as her husband launched his re-election bid for a second term more than two years ago.
While some political spouses have made frequent appearances on the campaign trail in an election season, including First Lady Jill Biden and former First Lady Michelle Obama, as well as Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, Trump was largely absent from political events. during her husband’s 2024 campaign.
Trump was all smiles by his side as the president-elect celebrated on election night, but he made very few campaign appearances throughout 2024.
Trump appeared in a bright red dress at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in July, where he waved to the crowd but did not deliver any remarks.
Most recently, she gave a campaign speech introducing her husband at his rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City, just days before the election.
Instead of tirelessly hitting the campaign trail, the incoming first lady appeared more frequently in the public spotlight in the final stretch to promote her book.
During his first post-election interview on Fox on Friday, Trump continued to promote his book ahead of the holiday season, as well as other products he launched.