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The White House has issued a furious rebuttal to author Michael Wolff after he claimed all is not well in Melania Trump's marriage.
The 56-year-old married Donald Trump in 2005, with the couple finding themselves at the center of a number of controversies over the years. According to Wolff's book Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, the president and first lady sleep in separate rooms at the White House, and he even has a key to keep his door locked.
The author has also now claimed Melania "barely speaks" to her husband. In response, White House spokesman Steven Cheung hit back at the author as he told The Irish Star, "Michael Wolff is a lying sack of s--t and has been proven to be a fraud."
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Cheung added, "He routinely fabricates stories originating from his sick and warped imagination, only possible because he has a severe and debilitating case of Trump Derangement Syndrome that has rotted his peanut-sized brain."
Wolff made the claims about Melania's marriage on his Substack Howl, writing, "Everybody in the White House is afraid of Melania Trump and her power — that is, if she chooses to use it. They largely think she won’t, or at least won’t use it so obviously enough to directly threaten the palace, but they can’t be sure.
"At the same time, they think that the relationship between the president and his wife is probably at its lowest point since the Stormy Daniels trial — and that was very low." In regard to the Daniels claim, Trump was found guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in May 2024.
Prosecutors accused the now-80-year-old of engaging in a "scheme" to boost his chances during the 2016 presidential election. A series of hush money payments were made by others and business records were falsified to cover up the alleged criminal conduct.
Among the people given hush money payments was adult star Stormy Daniels. The payment related to an alleged one-night sexual encounter between President Trump and the actress.
In his Substack, Wolff also alleged the president and his wife "barely speak," noting, "There is hardly even the pretense that she lives in the White House." The Trump family have a base in New York's Trump Tower, as well as their home in the White House.
Melania has been surrounded by rumors of relationship tension in recent weeks after spending less time with her husband in public. The first lady was nowhere to be seen when the president traveled to China in May, with President Trump instead being joined by his daughter-in-law Lara Trump.
However, Melania was seen with the president at the World Cup final on Sunday, July 19. President Trump was criticized for his behavior at the game, as he seemed to crash Spain's celebration.
Spain beat Argentina in extra time to win their second World Cup title, with Trump joining FIFA boss Gianni Infantino to give out medals to players. Spain then took their positions on stage as they prepared to lift the trophy.
It's traditionally just the winning team who stay on stage to lift the trophy, but Trump stayed put to the side of the players. Spanish captain Rodri even seemed to try and move Trump out of the way so his team could celebrate.
