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In reply to the discussion: Trump Caught Being A Major A**hole To Melania Again [View all]Alice11111
(5,730 posts)She has no interest in politics. Doesn't speak English well, and hasn't put any effort to improving it to be first lady (I brush up on my Spanish before i go to Mexico just to talk to normal people.) She resents it. She didn't prepare the White House, upon arrival, as most first ladies do. Maybe she thinks she doesn't have the resources for a custody battle and he has threatened her into staying. Between child support, a limited prenup (which might be broken or negotiated), she could live fine.
In some ways, she has more power now, but i bet he's promising her something more if she stays. Plus, it would be sort of low life for a First Lady to drag the country through a divorce. However, she knows she can't trust him. I wouldn't be surprised if she doesn't already have lawyers, as she should. He has probably intimidated her about that too. Maybe that's why she sued the press, but i think he made her. They are obviously totally disconnected, but for events he expects her to appear for...like when other people's wives are there, especially after the Japanese debacle.