This week, President Donald Trump has visited Qatar as part of his ongoing Middle East tour. This is the first official state visit by an American president to the Gulf nation. People have been quick to draw attention to one item, though, even though he is creating history. People believe they may know why someone seems to be missing. First Lady Melania Trump, his wife, has not been at his side.
Donald Trump met with Ahmed al-Sharaa, the newly elected president of Syria, for the first time this week. The US president’s four-day journey is already coming to a conclusion. He has already visited Saudi Arabia and will conclude today (Thursday) in the United Arab Emirates.
In light of the most recent allegations regarding their marriage, some people are certain that the pair is having problems. Some people find it hard to believe that the couple is genuinely together. Writing on X, one person said: “Where is Melania? Does the Trump marriage have more problems than Russia/ Ukraine?”
Another wrote, speaking of Melania: “When he isn’t golfing, Tweeting all night, he’s up painting everything in gold gilt. Too busy for her.” A third also added: “Not many people are as vain and in need of love as Trump. Yet, the only thing missing is Melania? Where could she be?”
The marriage has come under suspicion after a journalist stated that President Trump and his spouse are effectively “separated.” Michael Wolff and host Joanna Coles discussed the contentious first few months of Trump’s second term on Tuesday’s episode of The Daily Beast Podcast. They also brought up Melania’s absence from the White House.
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“They clearly do not in any way inhabit a marriage as we define marriage,” Wolff said. “I think maybe we can more specifically say they live separate lives. They are separated. The President of the United States and the First Lady are separated.” Amid the bold claims, White House Communications Director Steven Cheung branded Michael Wolff a “lying sack of s***.”
According to a body language specialist, Trump appeared to be really into Melania during last week’s White House celebration honoring military mothers. Judi James, a communication expert, explained in an Irish Star report: “Trump is in the mode of a man who is smitten, chivalrous and even in awe here. His introduction ends with him calling her ‘honey’ as he invites her onto the stage, extending his hand to take hers before performing a reward kiss on her cheek.”
Following the First Lady’s speech at the event, Trump praised his wife for raising their 19-year-old son, Barron, at New York University. “I especially want to thank one of the best moms that I know, that I’ve ever seen. Sometimes, she’s almost too good,” Trump said.
Trump’s MAGA ladies steal the show during his grand Middle East tour…. with one notable absence, Melania https://t.co/XSScjSjCsl
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The first lady went to Rome last month with the president to attend Pope Francis’ funeral. They clasped hands as they strolled through the Vatican during the solemn ceremony, displaying a rare moment of tenderness.
Melania’s birthday fell on their return to the US, and Trump was spotted kissing his wife good-bye as they parted ways again. The author of The Art of Her Deal: The Untold Story of Melania Trump and a journalist for the Washington Post, Mary Jordan, asserts that the couple’s marriage has gotten stronger over time.
“Melania and Donald are now spending more time together and appearing as more of a couple than they have in the past. They’ve been in a bunker together and they’ve come out of it closer,” Jordan told the Times. Additionally, it has been reported that Melania has been seeing Barron in New York. According to Jordan, this also explains why she doesn’t always accompany her spouse.
Here’s some pictures from Donald Trump’s Middle East tour:
