Topics: Melania Trump, Donald Trump, Politics, US News
Now that Melania Trump will once again be returning to the White House as the First Lady to President-elect Donald Trump, she has revealed her biggest regret.
Melania, 54, and her husband, President-elect Donald Trump, 78, are shortly set to return to the White House, with the inauguration of the the 47th President of the United States taking place on Monday 20 January.
With the couple about to commence their second term, there are of course things that could be improved upon, and that includes one thing that Mrs Trump regrets.
Melania said during her husband's last term, ‘people didn't accept me maybe, they didn't understand me the way maybe they do now’, and has now made a bold statement ahead of his return to power.
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She told Fox News: “Maybe some people see me as just a wife of the President, but I'm standing on my own two feet, independent, I have my own thoughts, I have my own 'yes' and ‘no’.”
Later during her conversation, she explored her first time at the White House, confessing: "The first time was challenging.
“We didn't have much of the information. The information was... upheld for us from previous administration. But, this time, I have everything!”
Even though she now has ‘everything’, there is one thing she regrets not having last time, and that’s ‘support’.
She shared that she ‘didn’t have much support’ as the First Lady.
Melania also wrote a memoir, which was self-titled and explained that the Obamas allegedly delayed their moving in day.
She wrote: "It is customary for the incoming first family to start the moving process when the outgoing first family leaves for the holidays in December.
“Sadly, our team did not receive the access we had requested to visit the White House residence in December.”
She continued after requesting a convenient time for a visit, the Trumps ‘did not receive a response for weeks’.
She added: “When we finally received the information, it was filled with errors. This delayed the planning process, and I was only able to begin renovations... once we were already in the White House. Those three weeks would have been crucial for ... starting preparations.”
However, previous First Lady Michelle Obama claimed in her memoir, Becoming that she reached out to Mrs Trump and told her to call her if she needs anything.
This is something that Melania didn’t take her up on, with Stephanie Grisham, Trump’s communications director, saying in a statement to CNN: “Mrs. Trump is a strong and independent woman who has been navigating her role as First Lady in her own way.
“When she needs advice on any issue, she seeks it from her professional team within the White House.”
