That’s’ Melania Trump talking to Harper’s Bazaar about everything Donald including how they first met, their relationship, and her road o becoming a U.S. citizen.
Here are some quotes:
Melania Trump on why she thinks her husband, Donald Trump, would make a good president:
“He is a great leader—the best leader, an amazing negotiator. America needs that, and he believes in America. He believes in its potential and what it can be, because it is now in big trouble… I just believe he has what it takes to be an amazing president.”
On her relationship with her husband:
“I give him my opinions, and sometimes he takes them in, and sometimes he does not. Do I agree with him all the time? No. I think it is good for a healthy relationship. I am not a ‘yes’ person. No matter who you are married to, you still need to lead your life. I don’t want to change him. And he doesn’t want to change me.”
On her first impression of Donald on meeting him at a Fashion Week party, and why she married him:
“He wanted my number, but he was with a date, so of course I didn’t give it to him. I said, ‘I am not giving you my number; you give me yours, and I will call you.’ I wanted to see what kind of number he would give me—if it was a business number, what is this? I’m not doing business with you. [Instead, Donald gave her all of his numbers] the office, Mar-a-Lago, home in New York, everything… I was struck by his energy. He has an amazing sense of vitality.”
On remaining in the shadows of her husband’s presidential campaign
“I’m choosing not to go political in public because that is my husband’s job. I’m very political in private life, and between me and my husband I know everything that is going on. I follow from A to Z. But I chose not to be on the campaign. I made that choice. I have my own mind. I am my own person, and I think my husband likes that about me.”
On her naturalization process to become a US Citizen:
“I followed the rules. I came here for my career, and I did so well, I moved here. It never crossed my mind to stay here without papers. That is just the person you are. You follow the rules. You follow the law. Every few months you need to fly back to Europe and stamp your visa. After a few visas, I applied for a green card and got it in 2001. After the green card, I applied for citizenship. And it was a long process.
On Cecily Strong’s comedic portrayal of her on Saturday Night Live:
“It’s kind of an honor, actually, to have someone play you like that in a fun way. We laugh a lot about that. It’s funny to see how people see you.”
Credit: Trump wears a jumpsuit by Ralph Lauren, watch by Jacob & Co and shoes by Christian Louboutin