Amid the turbulence of the past few years — impeachment scandals, strippers, and indictments on the mishandling of classified documents — Melania Trump has been a quiet figure at her husband’s side. Donald Trump has even praised his wife’s “amazing attitude” throughout the media circus. But while the couple often presents a united front in public, privately, Melania harbors a very different opinion of the Trump patriarch. “The Trump men are one and the same — vain and power-hungry,” she reportedly told Vanessa Trump, per Us Weekly, when Vanessa turned to her for advice following Donald Trump Jr.’s infidelity. According to a source, Melania went on to say that Vanessa would never come first in Don Jr.’s life and that “offering [him] an ultimatum would be a huge mistake because he would choose his thirst for power like his dad.”
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Melania’s attitude here appears in complete contrast to her public persona. In 2016, the former model called The Don “a leader” in an interview with Fox News’ “On The Record.” The same year, she told MSNBC host Joe Scarborough that she and her husband “had an amazing relationship.” And when The Don was running for president in 2016, she threw her support behind him, even if she wasn’t often on the campaign trail. But Melania can’t possibly hold her husband in such high regard if her comments to Vanessa are to be believed.
