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She appears at key moments in Washington's foreign policy and is sometimes able to influence her husband's decisions and positions...
In the corridors of Whitehall, British political strategists have come to a clear conclusion: the voice that Donald Trump listens to most does not belong to a head of state or a former adviser, but to his wife, Melania. A discreet presence, often out of the public eye, who in the first months of the presidency preferred to live in New York with her son Barron rather than settle in the White House.
Melania Trump, 55, the second Catholic first lady after Jacqueline Kennedy and the only one in American history to have grown up under a communist regime, that of Yugoslavia, independent of Moscow, has always cultivated a reserved image. However, according to British government sources cited by the Guardian, she is the person who really matters in the presidential circle.
Trump himself has contributed to this perception, recounting conversations in which his wife pushed him to reconsider some of his political positions. At one such moment, he recalled, “I tell people at home about the great conversations I had with Putin, and Melania says, ‘Really? They just bombed a nursing home in Ukraine...’”
This background has prompted Ukrainian media to call her "agent Trumpenko." Even Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon politely commented: "I don't know what Melania's real political weight is, but it's comforting to know that she supports Slovenia and Ukraine."
Her sensitivity was also evident in the Gaza crisis. In early August, Slovenia became the first European country to suspend arms sales to Israel. Around that time, Trump, despite provocative proposals like a “Gaza Riviera,” publicly acknowledged the seriousness of the humanitarian emergency, crediting his wife for making him reconsider his language.
Previously interviewed by Fox & Friends, Melania described her approach: "I have my own opinions, I don't always agree with my husband. I give him my point of view: sometimes he follows it, sometimes he doesn't. And that's okay."
For international observers, deciphering this balance is a challenge: on one side, there is "The Donald", extroverted and prone to speaking without filters; on the other, a first lady who avoids attention and rarely speaks publicly.
A pair of opposing views that leave an unanswered question: how much influence does Melania really have on the president's decisions?
Experts agree on one point: the answer, if it ever comes, is likely to be only in retrospect. /Adapted from Il Giornale/
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