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Melania breaks silence about Trump’s kids in new book. There were ‘intricate dynamics’

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Melania Trump’s eponymous memoir just dropped, and we’re getting some tea about what goes on behind Mar a Lago’s closed doors.

In an excerpt released by The Daily Beast, the former first lady touches briefly on a topic many Americans may be curious about - her relationship with her husband Donald Trump’s kids. The ex president had Don Jr., Ivanka and Eric with the late Ivana Trump, and Tiffany, with Marla Maples.

Let’s just assume they’re all not likely in a WhatsApp chat together.

“While I do not agree with every opinion or choice expressed by Donald’s grown children, nor do I align with all of Donald’s decisions,” Melania writes,“I acknowledge that differing viewpoints are a natural aspect of human relationships.”

It’s no secret that Melania and Ivanka aren’t exactly besties.

White House insider Stephanie Winston Wolkoff previously mentioned the women’s rivalry, often over who got more press coverage, in her unauthorized tell-all “Melania and Me.”

According to Mary Jordan’s “The Art of Her Deal,” the two had secret nicknames for one another. The Slovenian mother of one referred to her oldest stepdaughter as “The Princess,” and Ivanka called the reticent ex model “The Portrait.”

In the new memoir, Melania does not touch on any of that, nor does she call out any family member in particular, allowing only that there are “intricate dynamics” involved.

How very politically correct.

This story was originally published October 8, 2024 at 12:41 PM.

Madeleine Marr
Miami Herald
Celebrity/real time news reporter Madeleine Marr has been with The Miami Herald since 2003. She has covered such features as travel, fashion and food. In 2007, she helped launch the newspaper’s daily People Page, attending red carpet events, awards ceremonies and press junkets; interviewing some of the biggest names in show business; and hosting her own online show. She is originally from New York City.
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