with President-elect Donald Trump Just one week after returning to the White House, the winds of change are blowing in Washington, DC
Soon-to-be First Lady Melania Trump is preparing to return to the role she held between 2016 and 2020, more experienced in the process and eager to expand her “Be Best” initiative this time around. She discussed Trump's transition and how she gives advice to her husband in an exclusive interview with Fox News' Ainsley Earhardt.
“I feel like I was always me the first time too,” she said. “I just feel like people didn't accept me. They probably didn't understand me the way they probably do now, and I didn't have a lot of support.” .
She added: “Some people may consider me just the president's wife, but I stand on my own two feet, independent. I have my own ideas. I have my own yes and no.” “I don't always agree with (what) my husband says or does, and that's okay.”
She added: “I give him my advice. Sometimes he listens. Sometimes he doesn't. And that's okay.”
First Lady Melania Trump visits the Children's Inn at the National Institutes of Health on Valentine's Day on February 14, 2020 in Bethesda, Maryland. (Tasos Katopoudis/Getty Images)
Melania's “Be Best” initiative, which focuses on youth well-being and advocacy against cyberbullying, became an integral part of her identity as first lady during Trump's first term.
She plans to “continue” and “expand” the program, citing the challenges she faced the first time around.
“I didn't get a lot of support from anyone. I invited all the streaming platforms to the White House. I had a roundtable, and I didn't get a lot of support from them. And imagine what we could do in those years if they would rally behind me and teach the kids and protect them.” About social media and their mental health.”
A behind-the-scenes documentary detailing the life of the incoming first lady will hit theaters and the streaming platform later this year, Amazon Prime said in a statement. This feature comes on the heels of her successful memoir, “Melania,” which topped bestseller lists after it hit bookstore shelves last October.
“It's an exciting time,” Melania said.
Trump is scheduled to be inaugurated on January 20, becoming the only president to hold this position alongside Grover Cleveland Two non-consecutive terms. Melania said that assuming the role of first lady will be easier this time, as she already has the experience she gained from her husband's first term.
Trump thanks Biden for 'smooth transition' during White House meeting
First Lady Melania Trump announces the launch of her “Be Your Best” initiative in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, May 7, 2018. (Reuters/Leah Millis)
“I know where I'm going. I know the rooms we lived in. I know the process. The first time was difficult. We didn't have much information. Information was backed up to us from the previous administration but this time I have everything.”
She explained that with the transition team given five hours to remove the Biden family and move on to the Trump family, “everything has to be planned to the minute.” For Melania, the changing of the guard means packing her bags, assembling her team, and making the White House her home again.
since President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden After he took over on January 20, 2021, the Trump family's life was turned upside down – prosecutions, assassination attempts and other rounds on the campaign trail to name a few.
Trump emerged victorious over Vice President Kamala Harris last November, sweeping all the major swing states and obtaining 312 electoral votes. Now his plan for his first 100 days in office remains front and center – with a focus on taxes, immigration and inflation.
“I think it will be an exciting four years, and we have a lot to do to get the country back to normal,” Melania said.
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