Melania Trump plans to live at White House part time: Report
FILE - Former first lady Melania Trump arrives on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 18, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
In her second go-around as first lady, Melania Trump is not planning to live at the White House full time, according to a CNN report.
Multiple sources told CNN that Melania will be splitting her time between New York City and Palm Beach, Florida, during President-elect Donald Trump’s second term, but insisted that she would be present for major events as first lady.
Declined White House invite
Trump was also extended an invitation to the White House by first lady Dr. Jill Biden, but declined.
It has been a tradition for the incoming and outgoing first ladies to have tea at the White House, as well as a tour.
In contrast, when the president-elect lost his reelection bid in 2020, they did not host the Bidens in the White House, nor did the Trumps attend Biden’s inauguration following the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
Questioning Dr. Jill Biden’s sincerity
Trump questioned Biden’s sincerity after she said she received a call from the first lady following Trump’s first assassination attempt in July.
During an interview with "Paris Match" last month, Trump pondered whether Biden’s "concern was genuine" due to her rhetoric about her husband in the days leading up to the incident.
"I do question, however, whether Jill’s concern was genuine as a few days prior she referred to my husband as ‘evil’ and a ‘liar,’" Trump said. "It was obvious that the onslaught of rhetoric from Democrat leaders and the mainstream media was so deeply embedded in our nation’s consciousness it prompted an attempt to assassinate Donald."