Is it surprising that Donald Trump doesn't get deep with Melania? To be honest, no. But what he said — or rather, what he didn't say — during a Dr. Phil interview has people talking nonetheless.
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00:00 "Is it surprising that Donald Trump doesn't get deep with Melania? To be honest, no. But
00:05 what he said, or rather, what he didn't say, during a Dr. Phil interview has people talking
00:10 nonetheless."
00:11 The attempts to win sympathy for Trump following his guilty verdict are in full swing. His
00:15 daughter-in-law, Laura Trump, posted a video of him hugging her children, as if to say,
00:19 "How could such a devoted grandpa be a bad guy?"
00:22 Elsewhere, dedicated daughter Ivanka, recently estranged from her former president father,
00:27 is reportedly coming back into the family fold. She recently posted a "daddy-daughter"
00:31 photo on her Instagram story with a caption that read, "I love you dad."
00:34 The latest spin came from Dr. Phil McGraw, who broadcast an interview he did with the
00:38 former president at Mar-a-Lago. Diplomatically skirting such issues as Donald's handling
00:43 of the COVID-19 crisis and his admiration of dictators, McGraw presented the controversial
00:47 politician as a passionate leader determined to restore America's greatness, despite unjustified
00:52 attacks from the left.
00:53 The TV psychologist also expressed concern for former first lady Melania Trump, which
00:58 elicited an odd response from her husband. After asking how she's "holding up" through
01:02 all of this, Donald replied,
01:03 "I don't think it's an easy thing for her. And I think if it wasn't good, she wouldn't
01:08 want to tell me about it, to be honest with you, 'cause, you know, she sees that I'm fighting
01:12 like hell."
01:13 He then repeated his concerns about the country being destroyed by undocumented immigrants
01:17 if President Biden is re-elected, not bothering to talk about her feelings any further. Naturally,
01:22 this spoke volumes about the Trumps' troubled marriage.
01:25 It's also worth noting that Dr. Phil didn't try to circle around and get Trump to elaborate
01:29 on his answer. Apparently, Dr. Phil's strange partnership with the former president includes
01:33 an implicit agreement not to discuss sensitive personal issues. This would explain why McGraw
01:38 also didn't inquire as to how Melania felt following the highly publicized trial surrounding
01:42 his alleged infidelity with adult film star Stormy Daniels. In fact, the TV personality
01:47 didn't even discuss Melania's total absence from Donald's hush money trial, which similarly
01:52 hinted at the state of their relationship.
01:54 On the other hand, critics on X had plenty to say on the matter. The general consensus
01:58 was that Trump's marriage may be more of a business partnership than a love story, as
02:01 one user reasoned,
02:03 "She wouldn't tell you about it because she doesn't talk to you. You don't live in the
02:06 same house. You never speak. She makes her paid appearances per her contract."
02:10 Also drawing scorn was Donald's statement,
02:12 "It's not easy for her to read this kind of stuff that's fake."
02:18 One commenter scoffed in response,
02:19 "Have you tried not doing the things Melania doesn't want to read about?"
02:23 And yet another respondent pointed out,
02:25 "She married the lying, cheating traitor who is now a convicted felon. I'm sure she knew
02:29 what she was getting."
02:30 Still, Melania may simply be opting to rise above it all with an important presidential
02:35 election at stake. This is how she handled everything during his presidency — and after
02:39 — so why would she stop now?
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