{"id":7390,"date":"2025-02-28T12:34:45","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T12:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=7390"},"modified":"2025-02-28T12:34:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T12:34:45","slug":"melania-trump-releases-first-statement-in-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=7390","title":{"rendered":"Melania Trump releases first statement in weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Melania Trump has seemingly come out of hiding.<\/p><div class=\"dtwen69f5fd814875a\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.dtwen69f5fd814875a {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.dtwen69f5fd814875a {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.dtwen69f5fd814875a {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.dtwen69f5fd814875a {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.dtwen69f5fd814875a {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p>In the midst of light-hearted\u00a0rumours about her apparent \u2018disappearance\u2019\u00a0\u2013 prompted by the fact she\u2019s remained out of the public eye\u00a0since her husband was inaugurated\u00a0last month \u2013 the\u00a0First Lady\u00a0has released a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump talks about Melania\u2019s feet<\/p>\n<p>For those out of the loop with recent speculation, 54-year-old\u00a0Melania\u00a0first sparked concerns over her whereabouts after missing out on several\u00a0White House\u00a0events of late.<\/p>\n<p>Firstly, the\u00a0mother-of-one\u00a0\u2013 who shares her 18-year-old son\u00a0Barron\u00a0with the 47th US president \u2013 failed to appear at a meeting Trump held with several world leaders earlier this month (4 Feb).<\/p>\n<p>While the likes of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, and King Abdullah of Jordan rocked up to the White House, Melania was seemingly nowhere to be seen.<\/p>\n<p>While the likes of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, and King Abdullah of Jordan rocked up to the White House, Melania was seemingly nowhere to be seen.<\/p>\n<p>She was also supposedly absent from a formal\u00a0dinner\u00a0her other-half had hosted in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, for the Republican senators and their spouses,\u00a0<em>and\u00a0<\/em>opted not to attend the\u00a0Super Bowl\u00a0last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>And adding to the mystery is the fact that the last online move that involved Melania was a portrait of her, shared on the @flotus Instagram account last month.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt8bbf16c2d7a209e5\/blta19f8f4197739b36\/67adda2d1b4e0a0ba9d4396e\/GettyImages-2194927169_(1).jpg\" alt=\"Melania was last seen at her husband's inauguration (Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cDoes anyone know where Melania is now? She was right by his side &amp; now she\u2019s gone. I miss her being here!\u201d one desperate fan recently wrote on X (formerly Twitter).<\/p>\n<p>Another asked: \u201cWhere is Melania? It\u2019s been quite some time since she\u2019s been in public.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, however, she\u2019s alive and well, and has this week broken her silence in a statement confirming that tours of the White House are soon to resume following the Trump family transition period.<\/p>\n<p>According\u00a0to Fox News, a newly-released press released signed by Melania reads: \u201cThe President and I are excited to reopen the White House to those interested in the extraordinary story of this iconic and beautiful landmark.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is much to learn about the American Presidency, the First Families who have lived here, and our Nation\u2019s rich history from a firsthand experience at the White House.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued: \u201cThis opportunity is unique among nations around the globe \u2014 a tradition we are honored to continue for the hundreds of thousands of visitors who come each year.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt8bbf16c2d7a209e5\/blt343e93dc88a137eb\/67adda858aa6be7d772f26dc\/GettyImages-2183216777_(1).jpg\" alt=\"Melania and Barron will be splitting their time between three locations going forward (Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Prior to Melania releasing her latest update, it was theorised by many that she\u2019d been spending much of her time in New York, where Barron is currently\u00a0attending NYU\u2019s Stern School of Business.<\/p>\n<p>This suggestion was seemingly sparked in part by a confession the First Lady once made about how she\u2019d split her time going forward.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking\u00a0to Fox News last month (13 Jan), opened up about she and her son\u2019s living arrangements, revealing they\u2019d divide their whereabouts between Washington DC, New York City, and Palm Beach in Florida over the next four years,\u00a0but prioritising one of them.<\/p>\n<p>Asked where she\u2019ll spend the most time, Melania\u00a0revealed: \u201cI will be in the\u00a0White House. And when I need to be in New York, I will be in New York. When I need to be in Palm Beach, I will be in Palm Beach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy first priority is to be a mum, to be a First Lady, to be a wife.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Melania Trump has seemingly come out of hiding. In the midst of light-hearted\u00a0rumours about her apparent \u2018disappearance\u2019\u00a0\u2013 prompted by the fact she\u2019s remained out of the public eye\u00a0since her husband was inaugurated\u00a0last month \u2013 the\u00a0First Lady\u00a0has released a statement. Donald Trump talks about Melania\u2019s feet For those out of the loop with recent speculation, 54-year-old\u00a0Melania\u00a0first&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7391,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Melania Trump releases first statement in weeks - VM News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=7390\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Melania Trump releases first statement in weeks - VM News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Melania Trump has seemingly come out of hiding. 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