A new book detailing the evolution of the role of first lady in the 21st century claims that former first lady Melania Trump engaged in a “power struggle” with stepdaughter Ivanka Trump during Donald Trump’s presidency.
“During her four years in the White House, first lady Melania Trump engaged in an internal power struggle with her stepdaughter. Melania called her ‘Princess’ so often that fellow East Wing aides adopted the nickname.” ” writes the book American Woman. .
American Woman, written by New York Times White House correspondent Katie Rogers, will officially hit stores on Tuesday, and will focus much of the book on first lady Jill Biden, who has been in the spotlight since the turn of the century. examines how the role of first lady has evolved over the years.
Fox News Digital reviewed the book before its release and found it detailed an alleged power struggle between former President Trump’s wife and daughter. The book says Melania Trump was “going to do her own thing” following Trump’s inauguration, including staying in New York City so his son Barron Trump could finish his studies. claims. Trump praised her in her early days as president, but said her daughter, Ivanka Trump, supports her.
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First Lady Melania Trump and President Ivanka Trump stand at the Inaugural Parade Review Stand in front of the White House on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
“I think she’ll be a great first lady. She’ll be a great representative of women and our people,” the new president said. “And helping her and working with her is Ivanka, who is a wonderful human being and a wonderful, wonderful woman,” he said in 2017.
“American Woman” reports that at the beginning of the Trump administration, Melania Trump monitored social media and news outlets for personal comments, while Ivanka Trump plans to increase her role in the White House. He claims he was dissatisfied.
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“Ivanka was aware that her husband was suggesting that his eldest daughter share the responsibilities as first lady. This was not a development that pleased her. At the time, Ivanka was in the West Wing. Although office space was being staked out, she was eyeing the possibility of renovating the east wing to serve not just the first lady but the entire first family, according to people familiar with her plans. That’s what the main text of the book says.
First Lady Melania Trump arrives at the official White House dining room on September 14, 2020. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Ivanka Trump was hired as an unpaid advisor to her father in March 2017, making her and her husband, Jared Kushner, official government employees.
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According to the book, “The proposal infuriated Melania Melania, who stopped talking about the family-led organization. A month later, Ivanka announced that she would become a full-fledged civil servant, working as an unpaid advisor to her father.” That’s what it means.
Former President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump leaves the New York State Supreme Court after testifying in a civil trial. (Spencer Pratt/Getty Images)
According to Washington Post reporter Mary Jordan, first lady Melania Trump has signed a clause guaranteeing her son Barron Trump “equal standing with Donald’s other children” as he takes on his new role. He is also said to have renegotiated a prenuptial agreement, including a prenuptial agreement. Jordan’s book about Melania Trump was previously slammed by the first lady’s office as belonging to the “genre of fiction.”
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In June 2018, Melania Trump came under fire from the media for wearing a jacket with the words “I really don’t care, do I?” before visiting a youth immigration detention center with her husband. When her photo of the first lady first circulated, the White House announced that there was no underlying message on her jacket.
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump walk on the South Lawn of the White House on December 23, 2020. (Tassos Katopodis/Getty Images)
However, the book claims that the message on the jacket was not directed at the media, but at Ivanka Trump.
“The two have been engaged in a quiet competition for the press, which is why First Lady Melania Trump did not think it appropriate for President Trump’s children to be involved in White House operations,” the excerpt reads. .
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First Lady Melania Trump departs from Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, on June 21, 2018, wearing a jacket that says, “You really don’t care, do you?” (Mandel Gunn/AFP via Getty Images)
Overall, the book says Melania Trump is “frustrated and angry” with the way the media portrays her, and that nothing she does, including decorating the White House for Christmas, “is enough to evade scrutiny.” claims.
“By the start of the pandemic in 2020, Melania began wearing elegant robes at all times. She would occasionally visit her husband’s bedroom at night, sit on his bed, and listen to him make and receive phone calls. “She was busy compiling a photo album compiling her aesthetic contributions to the White House,” the book says.
Fox News Digital reached out to President Donald J. Trump’s office regarding the book and its allegations, but did not immediately receive a response.
Trump scored another primary victory this weekend with a landslide victory in the South Carolina Republican primary, but the former first lady recently said she would increase her campaign appearances in the lead-up to the 2024 presidential election. Ta.
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“It’s funny because even though she was a very successful model and very successful, she was a very private person. She would go out a lot, not because she liked doing it, but because of the consequences. I like it,” he said last Tuesday. To Fox News’ Laura Ingraham. “She wants to see this country really succeed. She loves this country.”
