Melania has addressed Stormy Daniels’ interview about Trump affair
ALL EYES are on Donald Trump’s marriage in the wake of Stormy Daniels’ recent interview. And sources say Melania is struggling to cope.
ALL EYES are on Donald Trump’s marriage in the wake of Stormy Daniels’ latest interview.
The adult film star, who was paid $130,000 in hush money by Mr Trump’s lawyer to keep quiet about their 2006 affair, gave a tell-all interview earlier this week with CNN’s Anderson Cooper.
She confirmed their flirtatious exchanges went on all while Mr Trump was married to Melania, before they eventually had sex in Mr Trump’s hotel suite.
Essential Consultants, a firm owned by Mr Trump’s lawyer Michael Cohen is now reportedly seeking $US20 million ($A26 million) in damages from Ms Daniels, claiming that the porn actor violated a nondisclosure agreement by speaking publicly about the alleged affair.
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But how is Melania feeling about this?
Stephanie Grisham, a spokesman for the First Lady, issued a statement saying the 47-year-old is “focused on being a mum and is quite enjoying spring break at Mar-a-Lago while working on future projects”.
But a source told Us Weekly that Ms Trump is horrified that “all eyes are on her relationship with her husband”. “It’s not an easy time for her,” the source said.
Another family insider added: “She is very, very unhappy with her life. If she could, she would get away from Donald and just be with her son.”
Fleeting insights into the pair’s relationship have gone viral since he became President, including a shot of her dropping her smile the second his back was turned.
I canât stop staring at the gif https://t.co/LqHMmFOVyp pic.twitter.com/CSGxT2eRS4
â Ashley Feinberg (@ashleyfeinberg) January 23, 2017
There was also the widely-shared footage of the First Lady appearing to slap his hand away on a trip to Tel Aviv.
Well this is embarassing https://t.co/XaPL1AbCm5 pic.twitter.com/mumhuQHDFz
â Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) May 22, 2017
Earlier this month, images surfaced this morning of a seemingly tender moment between husband and wife.
But rather than a spontaneous hug as they headed across the lawn, it turned out Mr Trump was saving his wife from taking a massive stumble.
Meanwhile, Mr Trump’s long-time friend Howard Stern has bluntly told him to give up the top job.
Speaking on his Sirius XM radio show earlier this week, Stern said he was offended that Mr Trump had not asked him for advice recently.
“He’s never once called me and asked for advice,” Stern said. “Which kind of got me a little upset.
“My advice would be, like, get the f**k out of there, man. Why do you need that for? Go back to Mar-a-Lago and hang.
“Just give it over to (Mike) Pence,” he added. “Let him do his thing.”
It’s a long way from the infamous 1999 interview between Stern, Mr Trump and his then-girlfriend Melania, which has been making the rounds on social media in the wake of Daniels’ tell-all interview.
The interview saw Stern constantly hitting on Melania, who sounded carefree and coy when she came to the phone — evidently wearing little clothing.
It opens with Stern repeatedly asking Melania if she’s nude.
“Almost,” she replies.
“Ahhh, I’ve got my pants off already,” he groans.
He then asks Melania how often she and her then-boyfriend had sex.
“We have a great, great time,” she responded, saying the pair were intimate “even more” than daily.
Stern even begged Mr Trump to have sex with Melania on air to increase his ratings.
The whole time, Mr Trump was laughing and appearing to endorse Stern’s creepy questions.
“Oh man, she’s naked there, isn’t she?” Stern asked, when Mr Trump returned to the phone.
“She is actually naked,” he responded. “It’s a thing of beauty.”
The White House has repeatedly denied that Mr Trump had an affair, saying in a statement that “the President strongly, clearly and has consistently denied these underlying claims”.
While Mr Trump is yet to address the claims directly, he did post a vague tweet about “fake news” shortly after the interview aired in the US.
So much Fake News. Never been more voluminous or more inaccurate. But through it all, our country is doing great!
â Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 26, 2018