On Sunday night, "60 minutes" broadcasted their interview with Stormy Daniels, the adult film star who has been linked to an affair with Donald Trump. The morning after, First Lady Melania Trump released a statement about whether or not she watched the program.
NEW: Melania Trump focusing on "future projects," per WH.
— Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) March 26, 2018
Asked whether FLOTUS watched the Stormy Daniels interview or has any comment, FLOTUS spox tells me: “She's focused on being a mom and is quite enjoying spring break at Mar-a-Lago while working on future projects.”
Melania on Stormy Daniels
It all started with a report in January by the Wall Street Journal alleging that Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's personal lawyer, spent $130,000 to silence Stormy Daniels about her affair with the former host of "The Apprentice." The news quickly dominated the headlines, though Trump himself remained silent, which has continued until present day.
As the story made the rounds and picked up steam, reports of marriage trouble with the first couple became public, highlighted by Melania Trump canceling a planned trip with her husband overseas.
Melania won’t say if she watched Stormy interview: ‘She’s focused on being a mom’ and ‘future projects’ https://t.co/pUEQXkSnru
— Raw Story (@RawStory) March 26, 2018
In the weeks that have followed, Melania Trump has been reported to have been keeping her distance from Donald Trump, only adding fuel to the fire over their alleged marriage trouble. Following the "60 Minutes" interview with Stormy Daniels, Melania was asked if she watched the broadcasted, and responded through a statement by her spokeswoman.
"She's focused on being a mom and is quite enjoying spring break at Mar-a-Lago while working on future projects," Melania said. The response was neither a confirmation, nor a denial, about whether or not the first lady watched the interview with the woman her husband allegedly had an affair with.
Twitter backlash
In response to Melania Trump's statement about Stormy Daniels' "60 Minutes" interview, critics of the administration wasted no time firing back.
"I'm betting she doesn't give one you know what about Stormy, the playb*y chick or the hundreds of others. We all know this 'marriage' was all about $$$$," one tweet read.
I'm willing to bet they. Haven't been "intimate" since she got prego
— 🇨🇦 Sam(antha)¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (@sjkmarshall) March 26, 2018
And by “future projects” she means hiring a divorce lawyer and looking for a new residence.
— Pietro Paparella (@PietroPaparella) March 26, 2018
We're talking about someone who herself was one of Trump's affairs. She doesn't care about Stormy, Karen, Summer, Billy Bush etc. For Melania it was always a business deal: didn't have to work, got lavish lifestyle, and he got to play and be a boor.Deserves no respect or sympathy
— Jake Rice (@JakeRice16) March 26, 2018
"We're talking about someone who herself was one of Trump's affairs.
She doesn't care about Stormy, Karen, Summer, Billy Bush etc. For Melania it was always a business deal: didn't have to work, got lavish lifestyle, and he got to play and be a boor. Deserves no respect or sympathy," a Twitter user wrote. "And by 'future projects' she means hiring a divorce lawyer and looking for a new residence," another tweet added.
In other words, it’s business as usual for Melania. She’s luxuriating, shopping & dining in splendor with the understanding that her husband can screw as he pleases.
— DebraNYC (@debra_hendler) March 26, 2018
Do have small sympathy for her but she made a deal with the devil. Hope her end of the prenup was worth it. She has been treated quite well so far compared to HRC was about WJC,specially considering they were married young and before he had a long long track record like DT had.
— stillngam ❄️ (@stillngam) March 26, 2018
Melania's boyfriend, Future Projects, is much better at...well everything... than her husband, Hopeless Project. So it really is going to be a nice week-long break for FLOTUS.
— Kay Hoeprich (@khoeprich) March 26, 2018
"Melania's boyfriend, Future Projects, is much better at...well everything...
than her husband, Hopeless Project. So it really is going to be a nice week-long break for FLOTUS," a social media user wrote. "In other words, it’s business as usual for Melania. She’s luxuriating, shopping & dining in splendor with the understanding that her husband can screw as he pleases," a follow-up tweet stated.
