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When you’re in the news as much as Donald Trump and Melania Trump, there’s bound to be a lot of rumors everywhere, especially when it comes to their relationship.
So here’s the thing: A bunch of jokes and memes have arisen from their public appearances, including the fact that Melania looks like she’d rather be anywhere else than next to him. Then there are times when they pack their PDA and viewers are left a little confused.
The couple first met at a New York Fashion Week party in 1998 and began dating shortly after. Donald proposed to Melania at the 2004 Met Gala, and the two married at their Mar-a-Lago resort.
Things seemed good at first, but the rumors intensified when Donald ran for President of the United States in 2015. Since then, many have alleged a plethora of things about their relationship, and the rumors have gotten so bad that sometimes Donald would even rant about it on Twitter.
So what were these rumors? Well, we’ll tell you the weirdest ones yet.
Please know that these are just rumors. These are all allegations made by authors, former colleagues and Twitter users and should be taken with a grain of salt. But these rumors are circulating. From weight loss rules to possible spying, here are some of the most bizarre (and rather disturbing) rumors about Melania and Donald’s marriage that have generated a lot of buzz over the years.
Check out the weirdest rumors about their marriage below:
A version of this article was originally published in July 2023.
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They would sleep in separate beds
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This allegation resurfaced in May 2024, when Stormy Daniels also said it was true, according to OK.
Melania reportedly had choice words for Donald’s post-impeachment speech RSVP
Vanity Fair reported that Melania allegedly responded “f**k off” to Donald’s post-indictment speech held at Mar-a-Lago, where she was living locally. She ended up being absent.
She allegedly used her legal problems to strengthen the prenup
Multiple sources and insiders previously said that Melania renegotiated her prenup with Donald after the Donald VS E. Jean Carroll affair. Melania talked about increasing her monthly allowance and their son Barron’s inheritance, and in exchange, she would be there for him during his presidential campaign.
Donald’s Alleged Rules for Melania’s Post-Pregnancy Body
In an explosive Vanity Fair article titled Inside the Trump Marriage: Melania’s Burden, they alleged that “things changed” after Melania became pregnant. They wrote: “She was 35 – ‘departure time’ for women, as Trump once told Howard Stern – and no longer the rosy fox he had met seven years earlier. A visitor to one of Trump’s homes, late in Melania’s pregnancy, recalled noticing that he had accepted the baby on the condition that Melania would reclaim his body. “She promised him that everything would go back to the way it was before,” says this guest; it seemed to this person a “contract”.
Melania would not have lived in the White House
There was a rumor that Melania was living in a separate house in Washington with Barron, away from Donald, who was staying at the White House. In a Washington Post article on the first lady’s private life, her office denied the rumor. Their spokesperson, Stephanie Grisham, said it was “1,000% false”: “We laugh about it all the time. »
Melania would have a body double
This rumor is perhaps the biggest conspiracy theory attached to their marriage. People have tweeted videos and photos for years now, alleging that Melania has a double to replace her at Donald’s many events. Donald himself has denied the rumors, according to AP.
Melania would not support Donald’s presidential campaign
Insiders recently claimed that Melania didn’t want to participate in Donald’s presidential campaign and never did. “Melania does not participate or has not recently participated in her husband’s political events,” an insider told People in April 2023. “It’s not comfortable for her.”
Donald reportedly blamed Melania for 2022 losses
According to the New York Post, Donald was “furious” at several people, including Melania, who urged him to support Dr. Oz.
Donald is said to never keep Melania in mind when making decisions
Fans speculated that none of Donald’s decisions, no matter how big or small, had Melania in mind. Donald’s former advisor and 2016 campaign manager, Steve Bannon, claimed, according to Yahoo, that he “never saw proof of marriage.” He added that Donald rarely (if ever) keeps Melania in mind when making decisions.
Melania reportedly plans to divorce Donald after 2020
Omarosa Manigault Newman claimed in book Unhinged: An Insider’s Account of the Trump White House that Melania was “counting every minute until he was no longer in office and she could divorce him.”
Their marriage would be transactional
Stephanie Winston Wolkoff claimed to the BBC in 2020 that Donald and Melania’s marriage was simply transactional. “I believe this is a transactional marriage,” Wolkoff said. “Donald got some arm candy. Melania has had two dynamic decades. She was a young model, she didn’t have any success yet. She met Donald, she got married, she became an American citizen, they had a son and ten years later she is the first lady of the United States.
Melania reportedly fled to Europe on Donald’s 77th birthday
Instead of celebrating Donald’s 77th birthday with him, it appears Melania and their son Barron were “planning to take a big European tour over the summer months.” And according to the Daily Mail, they left for the continent on his birthday.
Fans thought Melania might have tipped off the FBI
A huge accusation was that Melania was one of the possible family members who alerted the FBI before they raided the couple’s Mar-a-Lago residence, according to MSN. The search was aimed at recovering evidence as part of investigations into the former president’s involvement in the January 6 insurrection, among other legal battles.
Melania is a Russian spy
The rumor that Melania was a potential Russian spy began in 2017 when the Daily News reported that she and Vladimir Putin appeared friendly at the G20 banquet in Hamburg. She has not spoken to him publicly before or since this incident.
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