Melania Trump often appeared unhappy and absent as a first lady.
But she was by no means a victim of her husband - a new book now describes the supposedly real nature of the ex-model.
Melania Trumps
Time as first lady is now over - but she has apparently not been a victim of the circumstances for the last four years.
The wife of ex-President
Donald Trump
is anything but helpless and mute.
A new reveal book sheds light on her personality beyond the common picture.
Washington DC - A lost princess who must be freed from the clutches of her rowdy and bullying husband.
For a while, the narrative that was
spun
around
Melania Trump
in her role as first lady
seemed just that
.
Melania often looked unhappy,
especially at the beginning of
Donald Trump's
term in office
, and she only moved
into the
White House
after five months.
At the time it was said that she was overwhelmed with her husband's political ambitions.
But this picture is obviously wrong - the
new book "The Art of Her Deal"
suggests.
Donald Trump: His wife Melania is supposedly not a victim - that's her real nature
The book was researched by
journalist Mary Jordan
, who has written for the Washington Post for many years and even won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize.
The reporter conducted 100 different interviews in five different countries in order
to draw
an
accurate portrait of the mysterious ex-first lady
.
She spoke to old schoolmates, colleagues and companions.
In 2016, she even managed
to speak
to
Melania Trump
herself.
The picture that Jordan finally paints has nothing in common with the idea of the helpless princess who must be rescued.
Rather, Melania is quite
"self-confident, image-conscious and ambitious,"
says an excerpt that
will appear
in the
Washington Post
before the book is
published.
“In her own way, she is as complex and complicated as her husband.
She is also
much more like
him
than it seems,
”it continues.
Both deal with their past "creatively".
Melania never graduated from university, but likes to claim that she finished her bachelor's degree.
There is also no evidence that she actually speaks five languages fluently.
The former first lady shares
this
casual approach to the truth
with her lover.
Melania does what she wants: Donald Trump's career doesn't scare her
The
political careers in
her husband did not scared.
"There is ample evidence that Melania not only accepted and welcomed Trump's political aspirations from the start, but was also an
encouraging partner
," writes Jordan.
She was hoping for a second term for her husband.
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Melania Trump: She negotiated a deal for herself with husband Donald
Your lack of presence as a first lady is a conscious decision.
In the first year of husband
Donald Trump's
tenure
, she gave eight speeches, her predecessor
Michelle Obama
74. Melania only speaks when she wants, the book says.
Apparently she didn't want to go more often.
That too is part
of the deal
she made with the man at her side.
It is not for nothing that the new book has a title that is a clear reference to Donald Trump's business advisor "The Art of the Deal".
The
Slovenian-born woman used the
five months in which she
stayed away from
the
White House
with her son Barron to
renegotiate
her
marriage contract
.
Jordan reports.
This was previously not particularly generous.
But with the new living conditions Melania had a
better negotiating position
.
The result: a deal that will satisfy you and meet your personal goals.
Melania is a strong lone fighter who knows exactly what she wants.
She probably got that too.
(mam)
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