President Trump's ex-wife, Marla Maples, has joined his circle of supporters at Mar-A-Lago as First Lady Melania Trump appears to retreat from the spotlight.
Divorced since 1999, Trump and Maples remain tied through their daughter, Tiffany Trump, and by all appearances, Trump maintains an amicable friendship with his former spouse, who has become a strong advocate for his MAGA agenda.
The couple met in 1985 at a charity tennis match, while Trump was still married to his first wife, Ivana Trump.
Donald Trump and Maples, a former model, married in 1993 after bringing Tiffany into the world. They divorced six years later.
In 2022, they reconnected at the rehearsal dinner for Tiffany's marriage to Michael Boulos. A group picture at the time showed Trump, Maples, and Melania Trump all smiling together.
Maples became a vocal supporter of Trump's re-election campaign last year, defending him against charges of sexually assaulting a woman.
“I do know my daughter’s father well enough to know that he’s never had to push himself on another person. He’s always had women throw themselves on him instead,” Maples said. “I don’t believe there was a crime done.”
A faithful Christian, Maples shared a prayer after the assassination attempt on her ex-husband in Butler, Pennsylvania.
"Those who want to stop him are in fear of the power of God. May Christ create an opening in the hearts of those who want to stop the Light and the souls of humanity," she wrote at the time.
On January 20th, Maples joined her daughter Tiffany at President Trump's inauguration at the Capitol Rotunda, writing, “Here comes the light" in a celebratory post.
The president's amazing political comeback has been a personal victory for Maples, a passionate health activist and co-founder of the group Global Wellness Fund.
A strong supporter of Robert F. Kennedy and his Make America Healthy Again, or MAHA, movement, Maples returned to the Capitol in February to support his nomination to join Trump's Cabinet.
Kennedy was grilled over his views on vaccines by the Senate but ultimately won confirmation to be President Trump's HHS Secretary.
“So grateful that our hearts and souls, and our prayers have come together for a time like this!” Maples wrote after his confirmation.
Compared to Maples, Trump's reclusive wife Melania has kept a relatively low profile since returning to the White House. Her official X account has just a handful of posts since January 20.
