White House lashes out at Trump-Melania divorce speculation after election loss, says rumor is 'pathetic'
The White House lashed out at the "pathetic" speculation that President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were getting a divorce in the wake of the election. Melania, 50, is believed to be "counting every minute" until Trump leaves the White House so that she can divorce him, a former aide had earlier claimed. The couple's relationship has been speculated about and surrounded by rumors of a possible divorce.
Melania has repeatedly been seen rejecting Trump's attempts to hold her hands in public. According to Omarosa Manigault, Melania is said to be waiting for president-elect Joe Biden's inauguration in January before she makes it formal but the current White House staff have slammed the rumors. Melania's Chief of Staff Stephanie Grisham slammed The Washington Post for questioning the strength of Trump and Melania's marriage after the FLOTUS showed her support to her husband during this year's election. Grisham revealed, "This question is pathetic and exactly why people no longer trust the mainstream media."
"No legitimate journalist would ask this," Grisham added. However, many social media users seemed to think otherwise and said that a divorce between the pair was inevitable. One such user commented, "Expected to be honest, All the vids of him trying to hold her hand in public. I can only imagine what he's like behind closed doors towards her." Another said, "@SkyNews @BBCNews @realDonaldTrump @FLOTUS Was on the cards. You only had to look at their body language between them. If he was unbearable before, throwing toys out of the pram, just imagine what he’s like now in private. Holes in walls and doors. Putins lost his agent in USA!"
"Why not, she got her anchor baby, she got her citizenship and she got her parent's citizenship for the US and I'm sure she re-negotiated her prenup when Donnie got elected. She's just waiting for him to lose so she could get out," yet another commented.
Expected to be honest, All the vids of him trying to hold her hand in public. I can only imagine what he's like behind closed doors towards her.
— Prime (@DigitalPrime) November 10, 2020
@SkyNews @BBCNews @realDonaldTrump @FLOTUS Was on the cards. You only had to look at their body language between them. If he was unbearable before, throwing toys out of the pram, just imagine what he’s like now in private. Holes in walls and doors. Putins lost his agent in USA !
— Henry Lacey (@HenryLacey3) November 9, 2020
Why not, she got her anchor baby, she got her citizenship and she got her parent's citizenship for the US and I'm sure she re-negotiated her prenup when Donnie got elected. She's just waiting for him to lose so she could get out.
— CKhodir 🏴☠️ (@ch_khodir) November 9, 2020
We had earlier reported that experts believe that Melania can receive a lot of money and real estate should she decided to get a divorce from Trump especially after she was reportedly spotted holding the arm of a serviceman at a Veteran's Day ceremony in Virginia and not her husband. Experts and lawyers who specialize in prenuptial agreements believe that if the couple does split up, Melania will walk away with a massive fortune. They say that Melania can walk away with up to $50 million and that real estate may be involved as well, according to reports by Town and Country.
A managing partner at Berkman Bottger Newman & Rodd, Jacqueline Newman, said, "Obviously, he has the apartment in the city that was his before the marriage. I can pretty much guarantee he's not giving it to her. But in situations where I've dealt with very high-income, high-asset cases, the moneyed spouse will purchase an apartment for the non-moneyed spouse and the children to live in."
This could mean more money or more real estate in order to look after Trump's youngest son, Barron Trump, who is 14. Newman continued, "It doesn't seem as if there's going to be much question as to who the primary caretaker is. My guess is that she would get primary custodial rights and he would get access whenever he happens to be in town. In this situation, if she has $50million, she can afford to buy something. But $50million, while it's definitely a lot of money, in New York City, for what she's used to, she wouldn't be able to replicate what she has now."
"He probably had a good sense of what kind of lifestyle they'd be living, so I would imagine the payout would be fairly generous," Newman added.
