Melania Trump said she will live primarily at the White House after her husband, President-elect Donald Trump, is inaugurated, The Economic Times reported. The notoriously tight-lipped first lady spoke with host Ainsley Earhardt on Fox&Friends Monday about the transition back to her role and her new documentary.
Eager to dispel rumors that Melania Trump was not planning to live at the White House, Earhardt asked Melania Trump about her intentions. "I will be in the White House. And you know, when I need to be in New York, I will be in New York; when I need to be in Palm Beach, I will be in Palm Beach," Melania Trump said.
"But my my first priority is, you know, to be a mom, to be a first lady, to be a wife. And once we’re in on January 22nd, you serve the country," Melania Trump added.
Earhardt also asked Melania Trump about moving into the White House again and whether she has changed since her husband became president in 2016. "Do you feel like you’re in a different space now than you were eight years ago?" the host asked.
"I feel I was always me the first time, as well. I just feel that people didn’t accept me," Melania Trump added.
"Maybe they didn’t understand me the way maybe they do now. And I didn’t have much support," Melania Trump added. That's an understatement, considering that Donald Trump called the media's treatment of his wife "vicious" in 2018, Axios reported.
“Maybe some people — they see me as just the wife of the president, but I’m standing on my own two feet independent," she went on. "I have my own thoughts. I have my own Yes and no. I don’t always agree with my husband is saying or doing. And that’s okay."
Earhardt asked if Melania Trump could "disagree" outwardly with Donald Trump. "I give him my advice, and sometimes he listens. Sometimes he doesn’t. And that’s okay," Melania Trump added.
The First Lady is the subject of a new documentary currently in production for Amazon. "We started the production in November," Melania Trump shared.
She added that they "are shooting right now," so it will follow her through the transition to her new home at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. "So it’s a day-to-day life, what I’m doing, what kind of responsibilities I have," Melania Trump went on.
"People, they don’t really know, and they will see it. It’s day to day, from transition team to moving to the White House, packing, establishing my team, the First Lady office, moving into the White House, what it takes to make the residence your home, to hire the people that you need," the first lady shared.
When asked if she would make changes to the White House, Melania Trump said she would update things "a little bit" but that it would mostly stay the same. The first lady also said she would continue with her "Be Better" initiative she started during her husband's first White House stint.
Melania Trump is a woman of class and grace, but the media has always disparaged her and intentionally painted her as a villain. Now, she is using her voice to dispel rumors and a documentary to show her side of things, and it's about time.
