Melania Trump once put a lid on the expectations that husband Donald had for her as a woman.
The incumbent First Lady has been at the center of headlines since her husband entered the 2024 presidential race and scored a stunning political victory when he regained his seat in the White House.
But in a 2005 interview with the late Larry King, mother-of-one Melania, now 54, revealed that Donald wanted to make sure she had the same “old-fashioned” values as him before saying “I do.”
When asked if her husband had “demands” or if he was “controlling,” she insisted that her husband was not, but he did have some rules.
“I knew what I was getting into, Donald has his demands, but I knew this before I said ‘yes,'” she explained.
“He values loyalty and respect, and he has high expectations. There were things he expected of me, and I respected that.
“Donald wanted a woman who would be by his side, but who knew her place.”
The former model added that to marry Donald you had to be “strong and confident.”
Melania Trump lifted the expectations husband Donald had for her as a wife as they tied the knot in a resurfaced clip
In the clip, which featured Donald and Melania chatting on Larry King Live, the mother-of-one revealed she had to adhere to ‘old fashioned’ values before saying ‘I do’
Social media users flooded the comments section under the clip on CNN’s YouTube channel, expressing their shock at her confession.
One person said: ‘Great interview. Who else watched in November 2024?’
Someone else wrote: ‘Who else is watching this in 2024?’
Another user commented: ‘They were always like this, even today. But people wanted to condemn and tear down Melania as soon as she became First Lady. She stayed classy the entire time. I’m not even a Republican, but I respect people who are respectable.”
“This interview needs to happen everywhere now, on November 2, 2024. People need to see who these two people really are, and how genuine, kind, intelligent, formidable and principled they are,” a fourth person wrote.
But this isn’t the first fragment of Melania’s past to be unearthed.
Another video from Inside Edition also surfaced this week, detailing her strict diet.
A 2019 report from the publication revealed what her daily menu looks like, including seven pieces of fruit.
The former model added that to marry Donald (seen in 2005 with Melania) you had to be ‘strong and confident’
People flooded the comments section expressing their shock at the resurfaced video
The outlet reported that the Melania drank a smoothie for breakfast every morning, which she made by blending together spinach, carrots, blueberries, apple juice and fat-free yogurt.
In addition to her nutritious smoothie, the former model tried to eat seven pieces of ‘fresh’ fruit every day, and her favorites were apples and peaches.
But Melania doesn’t always stick to the perfect diet — of course, she indulges sometimes, just like the rest of us.
Inside Edition reported that she also ate dark chocolate and the occasional ice cream, but was careful about “portion sizes.”
And when she’s back in New York, her favorite place to eat is of course the Trump International Hotel on the Upper West Side, especially the chic Jean-Georges restaurant there.
Despite being married to the 47th president, Melania has previously admitted that she often wishes she could take a step back from the White House and her duties.
The newspaper reported this earlier this month New York Post that she would divide her time between Florida, Washington DC and New York, where her 18-year-old son, Barron, goes to college.
Melania previously admitted that she often wishes she could take a step back from the White House and her duties when she opened up about where she would like to spend the holidays.
This report was criticized by people who accused her of ‘suffocating’ her and Donald’s son.
Melania will be the First Lady on “her terms” and will split her time between the three places, a Mar-a-Lago source told the New York Post.
Both Barron and his mother have made brief appearances on Trump’s campaign trail.
The 18-year-old student previously appeared at a July 9 campaign rally in Miami, where he confidently mirrored his father’s fist-pumping stance and received a standing ovation.
He did not attend the subsequent Republican National Convention, but received a shout-out from his father at the July 18 event when he told the delighted convention-goers, “We love our Barron.”