Donald Trump and Melania Trump’s love story: From an opportunity assembly to being married for almost 20 years |

The forty fifth US President, Donald Trump and his spouse Melania are all set to re-enter the White Home because the forty seventh US President and First Woman after Trump’s victory within the Presidential elections. It was in 1998 when Donald Trump and Melania Trump (then Knauss) had an opportunity assembly for the primary time, and as destiny would have it, they later received married to be collectively for almost 20 years now. This is a take a look at their love story and relationship timeline:

When Donald Trump first met Melania
Again in 1998, Donald Trump was separated from his second spouse Marla Maples, with whom he has a daughter. In the meantime, Melania Knauss (her maiden identify) was a Slovenian-born mannequin. It was at a New York Trend Week celebration the identical 12 months which was hosted by former modelling agent, Paolo Zampolli, the place Donald Trump first met Melania. Nonetheless, the duo did not hit it off immediately as Trump was on the celebration with a date. And when he requested Melania for her quantity, being a bit hesitant, she requested him for his quantity as a substitute. Recalling their first assembly, Melania advised Harper’s Bazaar in a 2016 interview, “He needed my quantity, however he was with a date, so in fact I didn’t give it to him. I stated, ‘I’m not supplying you with my quantity; you give me yours, and I’ll name you.’ I needed to see what sort of quantity he would give me — if it was a enterprise quantity, ‘What is that this? I’m not doing enterprise with you.’” She added that he had given all his numbers to her, which included “the workplace, Mar-a-Lago, house in New York, every little thing.”

FILE PHOTO: Businessman Donald Trump and spouse Melania Trump arrive for the fortieth Anniversary Saturday Evening Reside (SNL) broadcast within the Manhattan Borough of New York February 15, 2015. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photograph

“Struck by his power,” as Melania stated within the interview, she contacted Trump after just a few days and the duo quickly began courting. A 12 months later, Trump was lastly divorced from his second spouse Marla Maples. By the way, Donald Trump had first met his second spouse Marla Maples when he was nonetheless married to his first spouse, Ivana Trump, with whom he has three kids!
Donald and Melania’s break-up
It was in 2000, when Donald Trump tried his arms at Presidential politics for the primary time by trying to safe the nomination for the Reform Get together. Earlier in the identical 12 months, Trump had shared in an interview that he and Melania had parted methods. Nonetheless, destiny had different plans for them and the duo received again collectively by February 2000 after Trump gave up his Reform Get together race, as per reviews.
When Donald Trump lastly married Melania
Donald Trump and Melania attended the Met Gala occasion in 2004 collectively as a pair, and it was right here on the glamourous occasion when Trump lastly proposed to Melania. In fact, she stated sure and the next 12 months the couple received married at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property.
In 2006, Mr and Mrs Trump welcomed their solely little one collectively, son Barron, and embraced parenthood.

Donald and Melania Trump with their son Barron

Melania lacking from Trump’s US Presidential campaigns in 2024?

Melania in assist of Donald Trump after he survived an assassination try

From courting in 1998 to getting married in 2005 to being collectively until date, Donald Trump and Melania have been collectively for almost 20 years. That is Trump’s longest-ever marriage; his first marriage with Ivanka Trump lasted for 15 years, and second with Marla Maples for six years. Over time, the couple have gone by many ups and downs and it appears they’ve faired effectively to date. Nonetheless, questions have been raised when Melania was seen to be largely absent from Donald Trump’s US Presidential campaigns in 2024. However after Trump survived an assassination try, Melania not solely posted in assist of her husband but additionally appeared alongside him on the stage– a mirrored image of their sturdy bond of 20 years by thick and skinny.