The Trump couple will arrive at the White House on January 20. Main question after a more discreet first term as First Lady, Melania Trump will live mainly in Washington after the second inauguration of her husband Donald Trump on January 20.
“I will be in the White House,” Melania Trump said in a program broadcast Monday on Fox News, the favorite channel of conservatives in the United States. “And when I need to be in New York, I’ll be in New York.” Same thing for Palm Beach,” she added, referring to the couple’s homes in Trump Tower in Manhattan and the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
“I am my own independent person”
During Donald Trump’s first term (2017-2021), the First Lady did not immediately return to Washington and remained in New York while their son Baron, then 11 years old, finished his school year.
Melania Trump stayed out of public life for most of her husband’s third presidential campaign last year and his criminal trial in New York.
“People may only see me as the president’s wife, but I’m my own person, I’m independent,” Melania Trump said during the show. “I don’t always agree with what my husband says or does (…) I give him advice, sometimes he listens to me, sometimes not, and that’s OK.”
After the publication of her memoirs in October, a 182-page work in which she reveals little but defends the right to abortion, Melania Trump intends to soon release a film chronicling her day-to-day life and her return to the White House, which she claims to have had the idea.
As First Lady, she plans to become more involved in the “Be Best” campaign for the well-being of children, in which she participated sporadically during her first four years in this role.
On the other hand, Melania Trump wants to surround herself with a “small team”. “I don’t want to hire too many people on my team, spending too much taxpayer money. I want to ensure that each position is occupied by talented, deserving and competent people,” she assured. The first communication shot of his second term.
