A one time shut confidant of Melania Trump made an eyebrow-raising declare concerning the former First Girl’s relationship with Donald Trump amid swirling rumors concerning the pressures on their marriage.
Stephanie Winstom Wolkoff, who as soon as served as a senior adviser to Melania Trump, posted a clip on X on Sunday from The Apprentice that paints Trump as a household man.
The video exhibits Melania Trump carrying her son Barron as a child outdoors an opulent dwelling. She goes to greet Trump saying ‘daddy’s coming dwelling’ as Trump pulls up in a convertible and says ‘hello honey.’
‘Many might imagine ‘daddy’s dwelling’ is a Father’s Day video. Nope!,’ Winston Wolkoff wrote on X.
‘Tens of millions of People watched the Apprentice. Donald was a family identify. He wanted a lady who regarded & performed the half & let him be the star. Marrying Melania & making her a Vogue Cowl mannequin —legitimized them each.’
Former President Donald Trump and Melania at a fundraiser in Palm Seaside, FL on April 6 earlier than the beginning of Trump’s New York trial
She suggests the previous first couple’s relationship was very a lot a enterprise arraignment.
‘What catapulted Donald J. Trump ‘businessman’ and his ‘supermodel’ spouse to the White Home was a mirage created by Survivor producer Mark Burnett and NBC boss Jeff Zucker,’ she continued.
She pointed to a brand new e book by Ramin Setoodeh ‘Apprentice in Wonderland’ through which he admits he wouldn’t have been president with out the TV present.
Lately the clip of the Trumps on The Apprentice went viral on-line with makes use of claiming it was a ‘uncommon footage’ of her as a mom when in actuality it was the opening of the present.
Melania Trump holding Barron in a clip for The Apprentice on NBC. The video lately went viral as ‘uncommon footage’ however it was from the present
Within the video, then-TV star Donald Trump plugs the most recent season of The Apprentice with Melania standing by his aspect
Winston Wolkoff’s take-down comes as Melania has remained principally out of public view as Trump mounts a bid for a second time period within the White Home and fights felony expenses in a number of instances.
The previous first woman was not on the ex-president’s aspect throughout his felony trial final month in New York which included detailed testimony concerning the ex-president allegedly dishonest on her with a porn star.
The pair had been noticed collectively for a mega-fundraiser in April and each attended Barron’s highschool commencement final month in West Palm Seaside, however she has made no public touch upon his conviction or campaigned with him.
Melania Trump and the ex-president at Barron’s highschool commencement on Might 17
Stephanie Winston Wolkoff (left) with Melania Trump. She was a longtime adviser to the previous first woman earlier than the connection turned bitter
Mrs. Trump, 54, was additionally noticed leaving Trump Tower in New York days after the responsible verdict.
Whereas a number of Trumps shared Father’s Day posts on Sunday, Melania was silent on social media regardless of sharing a submit on X for Mom’s Day final month.
Winston Wolkoff appeared on CNN after Trump was discovered responsible to share what she believed was truly happening behind closed doorways between the Trumps.
She mentioned she believed Melania Trump was in all probability being direct and telling Trump precisely how she felt.
‘Donald lastly acquired caught and alongside the way in which Melania knew precisely who she married. She knew that this was a transactional marriage,’ Winston Wolkoff mentioned.
‘She grew to become a high mannequin, he grew to become a loving, doting father, and it set them up for his or her run for the White Home,’ she mentioned.
She mentioned Melania Trump will present up when it’s wanted to be a distraction for Trump.
