Melania Trump seems to have disappeared from the face of the earth

Since leaving Washington last January, Melania Trump, arguably the most private first lady in modern history, has increasingly withdrawn from the spotlight, so she has only been seen in public once this summer. In July, photographers spotted her leaving Trump Tower in New York with her son Barron. In addition, with the exception of a few posts on social media of random people who accidentally spotted her in the dining room of Trump’s Bedminster Golf Club, the always enigmatic Melania Trump did not intentionally step in front of the cameras.

Last month, she returned from a summer vacation from New Jersey to Palm Beach, Florida, where, according to her friends, she will be staying in Mar-a-Lago while her son Barron attends a private high school. She gave up life in Manhattan as she knew it before the White House, a period that, as Donald Trump's wife, allowed her as much anonymity as possible.

Melanie’s disinterest in public political life has deepened so much that she has told several friends that not only does she not intend to support her husband’s inflated political ambitions, but she has no desire to return to the White House at all. This was confirmed by several people who spoke to CNN about her thoughts and attitudes.

‘Being the first lady again is not something she wants. For her, it was a chapter that was over, and that's it, ' said a source who had a close relationship with Melania during her tenure at the White House.

Melania sees her husband's continued influence on the Republican landscape as his job, not her own. ‘You won’t see her at rallies or in campaigns, even if he officially says he will run again,’ says a source aware of the disinterest Melania has shown in supporting the former US president. ‘Instead, her place will be taken by Lara (wife of Trump’s son Eric) or Kimberly Guilfoyle (girlfriend of Trump’s eldest son Don). They have the same urge to race again like Trump, and Melania has absolutely given up, ' added the source.

The fact that Melania will not be present in the election campaign is not at all unusual given the impression of a reluctant spouse of a politician as she has left so far. ‘While most presidential candidates march with their partners, or ask them to do it themselves, relying often on them in female voter circles, the idea of ​​increasing the electorate in a constituency has never been her thing,’ says the person to whom Melania was close during the years she spent at the White House. Her performances in 2016 can be described as rare at best.

'In fact, Melania's ' no' to requests from then-candidate Donald Trump's staff to appear at an event was so common that in the end they simply stopped asking, " said a political operative who worked on Trump's team in the early days. Notoriously exhausted from public questioning and journalists, Melania participated in less than five interviews in front of the camera and did not give the print media any interviews while she was the first lady, which is a huge and unheard-of shortcoming.

The absence of Melania Trump from her husband at numerous rallies and speeches he has held since leaving office, most praising the elected Republican candidate and trash-talking those who oppose him, repeating the myth that he unfairly lost the presidential election, is not something Trump supporters think about.

While Laura Bush was adept at raising funds and attracting women to the campaign, and Michelle Obama was so adept at public speaking on behalf of her husband that she was nicknamed ‘the closer’, Melania is so good at not being there that the uniqueness of her absence became a performance.

'A Trump voter is putting Melania on a pedestal. They are amazed by her looks and the way she basically does not express ideas or opinions, which they see as stoicism and loyalty. It is enough for them to be loyal ', says the operative.

The person who worked with Trump during his time at the White House remembers the hectic campaign schedule and the hours in the arenas she spent waiting while her husband gave long speeches at rallies. ‘If you didn't do any of that, and people were fine with that, why wouldn’t you?’ This person says.

At the Conservative Political Action Conference in February, the former president basically conveyed a greeting in his 90-minute address, saying that Melania, who loves them as much as he does, says 'Hello'. The audience was overjoyed by this, and Trump again played a surrogate at a rally in North Carolina in June, justifying his wife’s absence, when he recalled riding the escalator at Trump Tower ahead of the announcement of his candidacy.

"Like I said that beautiful morning when I came down with our, at that time the future first lady Melania, who sends you her greetings ...," Trump said.

Melania Trump’s life is still very private, more so than the nature of her role in Washington could be. 'She likes it that way. The more she can be private, and the less in public, the better. And there's nothing wrong with that. I mean, if every person in the world watched your every move for four or five years, and you weren't comfortable with it, imagine how overstimulating it must have been, ' says a person who has known Melania for more than a decade.

In February, Melania announced the opening of her office. Three insiders say she currently works from Palm Beach, with a staff of two or three full-time employees, two of whom worked at the White House under Donald Trump.

The presentation of Melania’s post-Washington commitment took place in February via an office tweet stating that Ms. Malania Trump is announcing the opening of Melania Trump’s Office.

By: Olivia J. - Gossip Whispers