Just like the makeup can't quite cover the president's bruised hand, the new documentary
about the first lady only draws more attention to rumors the White House would prefer you not hear
In fact, the new Melania movie exposes the Trump marriage for what it really seems to be — a
businesslike partnership above all else. The behind-the-scenes look at Melania's activities in the days leading up to the president's second inauguration includes a moment that says quite a
bit about the couple. One highlight of the film takes place at 2 o'clock a.m. as the Trumps finally
returned to the White House after the inauguration festivities. We learn that Melania had been awake
for 22 hours that day. The newly sworn-in president asks his wife if she wants anything to eat
She doesn't. Trump says to the camera, She's very difficult, but nobody like her. He then tells Melania
I'll see you tomorrow, and she wishes him goodnight as he walks off. The scene confirms what has long been suspected, that Trumps sleep in separate bedrooms
and presumably have for quite some time. Followers of the president's legal woes have
known this for a while. Here we go again." The FBI's 2022 raid on Mar-a-Lago sought to secure classified documents Donald allegedly
failed to return after leaving the White House, but the search ultimately revealed much more
In late May 2024, Donald's legal team filed a motion in the case seeking to suppress the
seized evidence, claiming the raid was unconstitutional. The filing read, in part
"...the roving and highly inappropriate search covered, for example, a gym, kitchen, the former first lady master bedroom suite, and the child's bedroom suite
used by President Trump son That marked the first hard evidence that Melania has her own private bedroom suite at Mar Now the new documentary seemingly confirms she also uses private quarters at the White House Small wonder then that Donald is so disconnected from Melania and her work
When the First Lady published her memoir in 2024, her husband encouraged fans to buy it
but admitted he hadn't read it himself. Melania keeps a similar distance from her husband's big moments
Hi, Mr. President. Congratulations. Did you watch it? I did not, yeah. I will see it on the news
Donald and Melania are among the 35% of married couples in the U.S. who have a so-called sleep
divorce, an arrangement in which spouses sleep apart either occasionally or all the time
But in the Trumps case, the divide appears to go beyond a simple early bird-night owl mismatch
Donald has let slip on numerous occasions that he barely talks to Melania. For example
at Christmas, when the First Lady hinted at an upcoming legislative initiative, the president admitted
I don't know what it is she's doing, but I know it's going to be great for children.
Melania, too, has offered telling clues about her marriage. At the documentary's premiere
she gave a speech thanking her husband and expressed gratitude for providing our family
with a life filled with experiences that one can only imagine. She then went on to thank her
parents, her sister and her son, Baron, adding, Your love is the powerful force that propels me forward
It seems, then, that Donald's love is not quite powerful enough to merit a mention
Still, he provides her with memorable experiences, not to mention money, prestige, and a sleeping space of her own. Who could ask for more