Melania Trump leaves Donald Trump alone on tarmac after arriving in Florida on Air Force One

Just seconds after stepping off Air Force One and into their new lives in Florida, the former First Lady left her husband to face the cameras alone.

Former First Lady Melania Trump walked away from her husband, leaving him to wave at the cameras by himself, as the couple stepped off a jet plane into their new life.

Wearing an orange-emblazoned Gucci dress after arriving in Palm Beach, Florida, from Washington, DC, with Donald Trump — the journey marked the duo’s last flight on Air Force One as President and First Lady.

They could be seen together, as they disembarked the plane and walked down the ramp. However, as they hit the bottom Mrs Trump, expressionless, continues walking while the former president stops to face the camera and wave by himself.

Melania is totally done. She already quit posing.
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— Diego E. Barros (@diegoebarros) January 20, 2021

On closer inspection, it appears Mr Trump says something to her before guiding her away with his hand towards the car, but the incident signals a frosty start to their new life at Mr Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort.

Some commentators believe Mrs Trump is unhappy to be moving to Florida as she wanted to live New York.

She had lived in the Big Apple separately to her husband during the first five months of Mr Trump’s presidency to be with their son Barron while he finished school.

There have been unproven rumours for years that she never even moved into the White House as she didn’t like living there. This week the New York Times reported she has spent the past few weeks looking for a suitable place to live around the Jupiter, Florida.

Jupiter is just north of Palm Beach, where her stepson, Donald Trump Jr., and his girlfriend, Kimberly Guilfoyle, also were reported to be looking to buy a home.

The relocation is becoming increasingly awkward as the Trumps are also facing a backlash from their new neighbours at the Mar-a-Lago who don’t want them there.

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Outgoing US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania arrive at Palm Beach. Picture: Alex Edelman / AFP

The Washington Post reports, they have banded together and issued a demand letter to the town of Palm Beach and the US Secret Service asserting that Mr Trump lost his legal right to live at Mar-a-Lago because of an agreement he signed in the early 1990s when he converted the estate from his private residence to a private club.

“For years, various neighbours have raised concerns about disruptions, such as clogged traffic and blocked streets, caused by the president’s frequent trips to the club,” the Post reports.

“Even before he was president, Trump created ill will in the town by refusing to comply with even basic local requirements, such as adhering to height limits for a massive flagpole he installed.”

After Mr Trump’s election loss, Mrs Trump was said to have been “in a state of shock” and joined her husband in making the claim that he had actually won.

The Times reported that as the weeks wore on, it was said the former model became “emotionally checked out” of life in the White House even before a mob of her husband’s supporters stormed the US Capitol on January 6.

Her public appearances with Mr Trump have infamously been awkward over the years, with cameras catching her swatting away her husband’s hand on more than one occasion.

The awkwardness began at Mr Trump’s swearing-in ceremony when Mrs Trump smiled at her husband and then completely dropped the smile, opting for a deep frown when he turned his back to her.

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Shortly after, there was a cringe-worthy moment at the couple’s arrival to the nation’s capital. While exiting their plane in Washington, D.C. for the inauguration, then President-elect Trump reached for his wife’s hand, only for her to quickly grab his hand and quickly drop it away from her.

His hand was swatted away again during a trip to Israel in 2017.

As the Trumps descended the ramp from Air Force One and walked with the Netanyahus, Donald reached for his wife’s hand, only for her to visibly swat his grasp away from her.

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— Caitriona Perry (@CaitrionaPerry) September 15, 2017

Then there was an infamous handshake greeting between the pair in 2017.

At an event at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, Mrs Trump appeared on stage in front of military members and introduced her husband, who was set to address the audience.

Instead of giving his wife a kiss or hug, Mr Trump shook her hand when he got up on the stage.