Barron and Melania are nothing but public image props for Donald Trump, claims ex-advisor
Melania Trump faces ongoing rumors about her marriage to Donald Trump, as former confidant Winston Wolkoff shares insights from The Apprentice clip
After earlier coming under scrutiny over certain interactions with Donald Trump, Melania Trump seems to still be the subject of strange rumours regarding pressure on her marriage to the former president.

A former confidant, Melania Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, shared a clip from The Apprentice on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday depicting Trump as a family-oriented man.
In the clip, Melania is seen carrying baby Barron home. She goes to Donald and says, “Daddy’s coming home,” but he’s already there in the car saying, “Hi honey,” while parking the car, a black, sleek convertible.
What does the ex-confidant say about the Trump marriage?
“Many may think 'daddy's home' is a Father's Day video. Nope!” Winston Wolkoff wrote on X.
“Millions of Americans watched The Apprentice. Donald was a household name. He needed a woman who looked & played the part & let him be the star. Marrying Melania & making her a Vogue Cover model — legitimized them both.”
Winston Wolkoff also said, “What catapulted Donald J. Trump 'businessman' and his 'supermodel' wife to the White House was a mirage created by Survivor producer Mark Burnett and NBC boss Jeff Zucker.” She pointed to a new book by Ramin Setoodeh, Apprentice in Wonderland, in which he admits Trump would not have been president without the TV show.
Wolkoff, the author of Melania and Me: The Rise & Fall of My Friendship with the First Lady, shared her perspective as a clip of the Trumps on The Apprentice recently went viral. Many users claimed it was “rare footage” of Melania as a mother, when it was just the opening of the show.
Barron was just a happy family prop for Trump
Most recently, Trump tried to project a happy family image as he proudly cheered on their 18-year-old son Barron during his high school graduation on May 17 in West Palm Beach.
The former POTUS took time off from his hus-money trail to attend the event, where they were seen smiling and applauding as Barron received his diploma. Despite the occasion, Melania has refrained from publicly addressing her husband's recent legal troubles or appearing at his campaign events.
Is Melania Trump’s low profile during Trump’s legal issues significant?
Wolkoff’s comments are timely as Melania has not been seen much as Trump seeks re-election for the presidential seat in Washington, DC and battles his cases in several legal proceedings. She wasn’t present when Trump was criminally tried in New York last month, which included detailed testimony about the ex-president allegedly cheating on her with porn star Stormy Daniels.
As the 45th US President is peddling into legal mud, legal experts believed Melania's appearance at the criminal court in Manhattan was unnecessary to help her husband's case due to the couple's high profile, but her absence raised speculation about her views on the allegations.
After the guilty verdict, Melania was in New York when Trump gave remarks at Trump Tower, but she did not attend the speech.
Melania has only been spotted a handful of times this year with Trump. They attended a mega-fundraiser in early April hosted by billionaire John Paulson and were seen together at Barron's high school graduation in May.
Winston Wolkoff appeared on CNN and said, “Donald finally got caught, and along the way, Melania knew exactly who she married. She knew that this was a transactional marriage.”
