MELANIA TRUMP’S | Sof Power


remarked, laughing, “Sometimes I say I have two boys at home — I have my young son, and I have my husband.”


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t first glance, the sto- ry of an immigrant from a working-class background


rising to the highest levels of Amer- ican power seems tailored for the political left. However, despite her inspiring


background and many achieve- ments, Melania has faced unprec- edented scorn — even in these polarized times — as she has had to endure relentless mockery from the mainstream media and fash- ion elites, who have repeatedly tar- geted her with unfair, sexist, and vicious attacks since her husband announced his run for president in 2015, including: In 2016, The New York Post pub- lished nude photos from Melania’s


FAMILY AFFAIR Melania with her husband and son Barron. “Sometimes I say I have two boys at home,” she said. “I have my young son, and I have my husband.”


On July 28, 2006, Melania gained U.S. citizen-


ship through a visa designated for immigrants with “extraordinary ability” and “sustained national and international acclaim,” according to a Wash- ington Post report. Nicknamed the “Einstein Visa,” the EB-1 is typi-


cally granted to individuals who are highly recog- nized in their field. Melania later described her American citizen-


ship as “the greatest privilege on planet Earth.” However, it was


modeling career in the 1990s on its front page, sen- sationalizing her past with the July 30, 2016, issue with the headline “The Ogle Office,” prominently featuring the photos. Trump called the photos “very nice,” though the silence from the feminist movement reeked of po- litical double standard, according to biographer Bennett. “They remained quiet, which I think really ex- posed just how hypocritical they are,” said Bennett. During the first campaign, several major media


the birth of her son, Barron, in 2006, that made her feel she had found her true call- ing in life. After that, she prioritized motherhood above all else. At a May 8, 2025, White House event honoring


“ Sometimes I say I have two boys at home — I have my young son, and I have my husband.” — Melania Trump


military mothers, Melania described the profound impact it had on her, telling the audience, “It’s re- markable, really, that my son’s life creates unimag- inable, unpredictable concerns and thrills for me, even until this day.” Expanding on her family dynamic, Melania


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outlets began hyping unproven claims of her im- migration status and implying she worked in the United States illegally before get- ting proper visas. Vox’s Dara Lind wrote, “He says illegal immigrants should


all be deported — but his own wife perhaps once worked illegally in the United States.” In 2017, the media mocked her for wearing high


heels during a hurricane relief trip after she was spotted in stilettos boarding Air Force One for a Texas visit following Hurricane Harvey. The press ridiculed her fashion choice as out of touch, culminating with the Washington Post fash- ion critic Robin Givhan writing an 820-word take-


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