2020 Election, Melania Trump

If I Was Melania Trump…

I’d be joyfully packing my Louis Vuitton bags right now.

Tina Viju
ILLUMINATION
Published in
5 min readNov 7, 2020

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US President Donald Trump, with first lady Melania Trump, pause as they tour the Taj Mahal. (Photo | AP)

He’s brash and power-hungry, she’s reserved and spotlight-shy. That’s President Trump and Melania Trump for you. It’s been 4 years since Melania took over the East Wing and now she’s down to her last days there.

Melania had some enormous shoes to fill in when she took on the role of First Lady in 2016. Her predecessor, Michelle Obama had popularity ratings higher than even her husband, President Obama.

From get-go, Melania was compared with Michelle Obama whose charismatic personality enthralled all. Melania’s introverted nature, on the other hand, held less appeal. She was perceived as aloof, cold and emotionless.

She was mocked for everything from her looks to her accent to her clothes to her Christmas decorations to the handling of state dinners.

All I could think was “Why is the First Lady expected to behave like a 1950’s home maker?

If Hillary Clinton became President in 2016, would First Husband Bill be expected to throw dinner parties or decorate for Christmas?

New York Post columnist Miranda Devine called out the media vehemently after Melania was slammed for wearing a white…

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Tina Viju
ILLUMINATION

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