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The First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump, was secretly enrolled in the summer of 2018, expressing her frustration at the criticism received by President Donald Trump’s policy of separating families who illegally crossed the southern border of the United States. Melania Trump was also not happy about having to perform traditional First Lady tasks, such as preparing Christmas decorations, according to CNN.
“They say they are accomplices. That I am like him, that I support him. I do not say enough, I do not do enough where I am now,” President Donald Trump’s wife said in a secret recording of Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, a former friend and counselor of the First Lady, who wrote a book about their relationship “Melania and me.”
The recordings were filmed exclusively on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360” show Thursday night and were made by Wolkoff after he left the White House.
“I work … until I can’t do Christmas things anymore, you know that nobody cares about Christmas things and decorations. But I have to do them, right? “Melania Trump said.
“Okay, so I do it and say I’m working for Christmas and organizing for Christmas, and they say, ‘Oh, what about the children who were separated?’ Give me damn peace. Where did they say something when Obama did that? I can’t go, I was trying to reunite the child with the mother. I didn’t have the opportunity, it has to go through the process and the law, “he added.
The politics Melania Trump refers to was different from that of her husband, President Donald Trump. Under former President Barack Obama, children were separated from their parents only when authorities had concerns about their well-being or could not confirm that the adult was in fact the legal guardian, but it did not apply to all cases as in the Trump term. , until a judge force the administration to stop.
In a statement, Melania Trump’s chief of staff, Stephanie Grisham, attacked Wolkoff for publishing the recordings.
“Searching the First Lady and deliberately violating a confidentiality agreement to publish a corrupt book is a clear attempt to be relevant. The chosen moment is still suspicious, like this endless exercise in self-pity and narcissism, “he said in the statement.
In another recording, Melania Trump highlights the reaction of migrant children brought in by “coyotes” as proof of the quality of the detention center and “the way they are cared for.”
“Kids,” they say, “Wow, will I have my own bed?” Will I sleep in bed? Will I have a closet for my clothes? “It’s very sad to hear that, but they didn’t have that in their countries, they sleep on the floor,” Melania Trump said in the recording.
“They’re well cared for there. But, you know, yeah, I’m not with my parents, it’s sad. But when they come here alone or with coyotes or illegally, you know, you have to do something,” he said.
The First Lady also questioned the authenticity of the stories of some immigrants about the flight from their countries.
“A lot of mothers and kids are taught how to do it. I pass by and say something like, ‘Oh, we’re going to be killed by a gang member, we’re going to be, you know, it’s very dangerous,” Trump said, mimicking a dramatic voice.
“So they are allowed to stay here,” he added.
“It’s true I would do that, you know what I mean,” Trump said, adding that “they’re not professionals, but other people teach them what to say to come here and, you know, let them sit here.” . Because they could easily stay in Mexico, but they don’t want to stay in Mexico, because Mexico doesn’t take care of them in the same way that the United States does ”.
Wolkoff told Cooper on Thursday that he believed Melania Trump had maternal care for the children, but let her pass to fit into the presidential administration’s agenda.
“I think, as a mother, those maternal instincts kicked in and she cared,” Wolkoff said. “But she’s not a husband to turn to, the leader of the free world, to discuss how she feels about it. So regardless of that, she just lines up and decides that what she heard and what she was told is the rule of law
Wolkoff added that “on the other hand, Melania, the traditions of the First Lady and the President went overboard on Saturday with this couple and I think if it did, there is so much that could be done, but again there is no support. . No deal. “
Editing: Alexandru Costea
