Melania Trump’s brutal swipe at the Obamas as she reveals exactly what they did when Donald first entered the White House

Melania Trump has sensationally claimed that the Obamas withheld information from them when they first entered the White House, making the transition “challenging.”

Melania, 54, is preparing to return to the presidential residence on January 20 after her husband, President-elect Donald Trump, is sworn in.

But the First Lady expects the move will be easier this time, suggesting that is partly because she won’t have to rely on her predecessors for help.

‘The first time was a challenge; we didn’t have a lot of information,” she told Fox News. ‘The information was confirmed [sic] from us by the previous government. But this time I have everything… it’s a very different transition this time, the second time around.”

She has already made her moving plans, noting that “I have already packed and selected the furniture that will go into the home.

When asked if Joe and Jill Biden had been accommodating in helping the Trumps return to the White House, Melania appeared to dodge the question and instead spoke about the hasty five-hour switch on January 20.

Melania’s suggestion that Michelle and Barack didn’t welcome them warmly shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, considering the chilling exchange the couples shared during the Trumps’ move eight years ago.

Melania presented Michelle with a gift – a picture frame, beautifully packaged in a blue Tiffany box – but the outgoing First Lady awkwardly fumbled with the package before handing it to Barack, who passed it to a nearby aide.

Melania’s apparent snipe at the Obamas comes as it was revealed that Michelle has chosen to skip Trump’s inauguration because she refuses to be ‘fake’ about her loyalties – a stark contrast to her husband’s recent attempts to ‘unite’.

The White House transition team will have five hours to get the Bidens out of the residence and the Trumps in, Melania explained.

“Everything has to be planned down to the minute,” she said, noting that it’s helpful to have prior knowledge of the property.

She said she has already made decisions about the decor, which will be “a little different” than what she first chose, and is apparently excited to make the White House her home again.

She looks forward to diving back into her role as First Lady and “serving the country,” but also plans to continue to prioritize her role as a mother and wife.

“I’ll be in the White House and if I have to be in New York, I’ll be in New York. If I have to be in Palm Beach, I’ll be in Palm Beach. But my first priority is to be a mother, to be a First Lady, to be a wife, and once we get there on January 20, serve the country.

Melania added that there are “four exciting years” ahead and that “we still have a lot to do to get the country back in shape.”

Trump will be sworn in as president for a second time on Monday, capping one of the most astonishing political comebacks in American history.

But unlike his first inauguration, one former First Lady will be conspicuously absent from the crowd, even though all living former presidents — including hers — and their spouses have pledged to attend.

Michelle Obama, 60, will not attend Monday’s ceremony. She also missed Jimmy Carter’s funeral, where her husband Barack laughed and socialized with the incoming president.

Trump, 78, and Obama, 63, shared a warm interaction before the service, sharing a whispered conversation at a time that set the Internet ablaze.

“It looked very friendly, I must say,” Trump said later.

But that’s according to a source who spoke Page sixMichelle has no plans to smooth over her relationship with Trump, putting her at odds with her husband’s friendly efforts.

“She was never fake and she was never fake. She has always been very conscious about where and how she appears,” the source said.

‘She reluctantly showed up for the election. They were united, but she doesn’t need to unite [Trump]. She doesn’t have to say anything.

‘Her absence speaks volumes.’

On Wednesday, Barack and Michelle Obama’s office confirmed in a statement to the Associated Press that Michelle would not attend the inauguration.

“It has been confirmed that former President Barack Obama will attend the 60th Opening Ceremony. Former First Lady Michelle Obama will not attend the upcoming inauguration,” the statement said.

Historically, this would be seen as a monumental snub, as all past presidents and first ladies have attended the inauguration — even for the president of the other party — unless they were suffering from health problems.

But Trump himself blew up that modern precedent four years ago when he refused to attend the swearing-in ceremony of his successor, President Joe Biden.

First lady Melania Trump also skipped Biden’s inauguration.

When she missed Carter’s funeral, it became immediately clear that she had a “scheduling conflict” that prevented her from attending. She was enjoying an extended vacation in Hawaii at the time.

But on this occasion, her office did not make much of an effort to explain her absence.

At the funeral, Trump sat side by side with Obama, and later revealed that they got along well despite their differences and their previous attacks on each other.

“I didn’t realize how friendly it looked,” Trump said.

“I said, ‘Boy, they look like two people who like each other,’ and we probably do.” We don’t have many different philosophies, but we probably do.’

The president-elect added, “I don’t know. We just got along. But I got along well with almost everyone.’

Amid wild conspiracy theories, the bottom line is that the Obamas are heading for a split.

The two major non-appearances have some fans of the political power couple concerned that there is trouble in paradise, with many taking to X to share their thoughts.

“I call it: the Obamas are getting divorced,” one person wrote.

Another wrote: “An Obama divorce wouldn’t be in my 2025 predictions, but it could happen.”

The couple, who first met in 1989 when they both worked at a law firm in Chicago, married in 1992.

They welcomed their first daughter, Malia, six years later in 1998, and their second daughter, Sasha, in 2001.

But others noticed that the former first drawer was simply less publicly involved as she mourned the death of her mother, Marian Robinson, in May.

When she spoke at the Democratic National Convention in August, she noted that her grief almost kept her from taking the stage.

“I still feel her loss so deeply — I’m not even sure I would be strong enough to stand before you tonight,” she told the huge crowd at Chicago’s United Center.

Still, she headlined several campaign events for Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris prior to Election Day.