Melania Trump's second tenure as First Lady is going to look different than her first. The wife of President-elect Donald Trump intends to be a "part-time" occupant of the White House, insiders told the New York Post.
The First Lady will divide her time between Washington D.C. and her husband's estates in New York and Florida, the outlet reported.
“Melania will be the first lady, but only on her terms,” the Mar-a-Lago insider said. “She’ll do the big events. But no ladies’ tea and no — or very few — interviews.”
The source said that Melania will prioritize her 18-year-old son Barron, who is in his freshman year of college at New York University.
“She views winning as the main show, and the rest she’ll do as she pleases,” the source continued. “She’s really in the driver’s seat as to her duties at the White House.
“Melania will be a part time first lady — while being a full-time mother and wife.”
Melania confirmed earlier this year that Barron is living at his family's former residence of Trump Tower, in Manhattan, while he attends school.
Barron was still a child when Melania first moved into the White House during her husband's first term. Like her husband, the former supermodel entered Washington with no political background, and the press treated the couple with more or less open contempt.
Melania was largely absent from the campaign trail this year, although she joined her husband for a historic rally at Madison Square Garden in October and criticized his opponents' harsh rhetoric in numerous interviews.
Indeed, Melania has squarely blamed Democrats for the assassination attempts against her husband - and she is no longer feigning interest in rules of political decorum after the horrific treatment her family has received.
While President-elect Trump met the Biden family at the White House this week, Melania snubbed Jill Biden at a traditional tea, reportedly because of the FBI's shocking raid of Mar-A-Lago two years ago.
Melania told the French publication Paris Match that she doubted Jill Biden's sincerity after a gunman almost killed President-elect Trump in July.
"I do question, however, whether Jill’s concern was genuine as a few days prior she referred to my husband as ‘evil’ and a ‘liar,’" Melania Trump said.
"It was obvious that the onslaught of rhetoric from Democrat leaders and the mainstream media was so deeply embedded in our nation’s consciousness it prompted an attempt to assassinate Donald."
