A former White House aide says Donald Trump’s wife, Melania Trump, stayed away from official duties during his first term. She reportedly only appeared at campaign events when paid. Sarah Matthews, a former deputy press secretary, shared her observations on a recent podcast. She described the first lady as someone who kept her distance from Washington.
Donald Trump’s ex-aide makes shocking admission about Melania’s absence
Sarah Matthews spent a year on the Donald Trump campaign before joining the White House staff for its final seven months. The former aide said she crossed paths with nearly every major administration figure during that time. However, she never once met Melania Trump.
“When I was working on the campaign for a year and then at the White House for the last seven months of the first admin, I met the vice president, I met almost every cabinet official. I met members of the first family; I met all of them at one point or another. The only person I never met was Melania Trump,” Matthews told On Sunday (via Daily Beast).
Matthews resigned from her role following the January 6 riots. She repeated the statement to drive the point home: “I never met the first lady, even though I was the deputy spokesperson for the president on his campaign and in the White House.” Furthermore, called the situation telling. “That kind of sums it up, where it was this known thing that she was just not around, and she didn’t want to be around,” she said.
Matthews stated that the president’s wife has actively rejected life in the White House. The first lady reportedly viewed the building as outdated and preferred staying in New York. “She thought the White House was old and falling apart, and she wanted to be in New York and do her own thing,” Matthews claimed.
After more than a month out of public view, Melania appeared at a Fostering the Future event in the Rose Garden this week. However, the aide speculated that the Natalie Harp controversy may have influenced future arrangements. “I wonder if her rate has gone up after all of this news, because I’m sure she doesn’t like any of this being out there—whether or not it’s true,” Matthews added.
Originally reported by Devanshi Basu on Mandatory.
