Melania Trump’s East Wing office is no more as Donald is building his $300 million ballroom at the spot. But even though his wife can relocate, an expert has now shared a sad verdict on the First Lady and her role within Donald’s presidency.
Donald Trump’s demolition of the East Wing to make room for his new ballroom has brought both positive and negative reactions. Many were furious over it, while others believe it’s the right thing to do.
Melania Trump spent, at least for her first term as First Lady, a lot of time in the East Wing. Just like first ladies in office before her, the former model’s office were located in the East Wing, but as the demolition began, she had to move.
The East Wing demolition included the Office of the First Lady, the East Colonnade, and the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden. One who was not happy about the demolition was Melania Trump’s former chief of staff, Stephanie Grisham. She worked for Melanai during their first presidential term, and said the decision to remove the east wing on CNN “breaks her heart.”
“It’s something that could never be put back,” Grisham said. “I wish they would have gone about it in a better way… I can’t help wonder what [Melania] thinks of how all of this is taking place.”
She added, “I certainly didn’t expect it to be demolished like a condemned house over three days or so.”
Melania Trump ”expressed worries’ over East Wing teardown
Besides having her office there, Melania actually did some other work in the areas that are now destroyed. For example, in 2018, she had 40 blood-red trees in the East Colonnade planted to honor those who had lost their lives while in military service.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the First Lady has expressed her worries behind closed doors. The newspaper, citing administration officials, claims she tells her associates she has nothing to do with the project because it isn’t hers.
Meanwhile, the demolition of the East Wing can also be seen in another light regarding Melania Trump’s role within her husband’s administration.
The First Lady has reportedly appointed only five full-time employees for her second term at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, and now all of them have moved to other parts of the White House. But while it might be easy to move office’s, the demolition could tell us something more about how prioritized Melania really is.
Melania Trump’s second First Lady term has been a quiet one, as she’s mainly been keeping to herself. The Slovenian-born have made some public appearances and held a number of speeches, but mainly, her time has been dedicated to other tings.
Expert claims Melania Trump’s opinion “iddn’t carry a lot of weight”
Speaking with The Guardian, Katherine AS Sibley, a professor of history at St Joseph’s University, stated that the East Wing was “where first ladies could carry out the important work that they do.” But as it’s now been demolished, it says a lot about the Trump administration’s attitude toward Melania.
“The destruction of the East Wing just shows how little the White House cares about the position of first lady,” Sibley added. “Had Obama proposed such a change, Michelle might have said, ‘Wait a minute. That is my office.’ It’s not surprising that [Melania’s] wish to keep the building maybe didn’t carry a lot of weight.”
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