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Former First Lady Melania Trump was snapped looking uncomfortable as she was heckled while leaving Trump Tower in Manhattan on Saturday.
Melania, 52, was photographed leaving her husband’s Fifth Avenue skyscraper as she headed back to the Trumps’ Bedminster golf club in New Jersey, where the former first family spend their summers.
Although inextricably-associated with his home city of New York, Donald Trump, Melania and the family’s children largely-shun the famously-liberal Big Apple these days, in favor of the more socially-conservative climes of Florida.
Melania could be seen in a maroon and white striped button down dress and brown shades as she got into waiting Secret Service vehicles, while displaying her line-free and ageless complexion.
Tourists stopped to gawk as they saw a hubbub of activity outside Trump Tower at the prestigious Fifth Avenue address in Midtown Manhattan.
Melania, who has kept a very low profile since her husband left office in January 2021, appeared to look tense as she got into one of the waiting SUVs.
Melania was dressed in a maroon and white striped dress as she was pictured leaving Trump Tower on Saturday
Melania Trump appeared tense as she walked to a set of waiting cars to whisk her back to Bedminster, New Jersey
The former first lady, 52, made her way to waiting SUV’s flanked by Secret Service agents
Crowds on Fifth Avenue outside Trump Tower stopped and stared as Mrs Trump came out from the building
She kept the sleeves of the her dress rolled up amid New York City’s summer heat. Temperatures on Saturday were close to 90F. Her long highlighted brown locks were left loose in waves around her face.
Some people yelled abusive comments towards her as she walked past the crowd to get into her car.
Melania has maintained a relatively low profile in recent months, taking a big step back from the spotlight since her husband’s presidency came to an end last year.
She’s only been seen at events a handful of times, while her husband has continued to make regular appearances as he continues to hold rally’s across the country.
It was previously reported that Melania enjoys a life of leisure, receiving multiple daily spa treatments at her family’s Mar-a-Lago country club in West Palm Beach, Florida, while also caring for her 16 year-old son Barron.
Her appearance appeared to generate quite a hubbub as they stopped to look at who was leaving
Trump, wearing a pair of brown sunglasses did not appear to acknowledge the crowd in any way
Mrs Trump has been rarely seen in pubic in the year-and-a-half since her husband’s presidency ended in January 2021
The black SUV’s were pictured whisking the former first lady away and out of the city
A small crowd gathered outside to see who was leaving the building just after 4pm on Saturday afternoon
Some people managed to stand on concrete barriers in an attempted to obtain a better view of the former first lady
Trump looked awkward as she passed the waiting crowd, some of whom still yelled abuse at her
Mrs Tump appeared to pay little attention to those who were standing and waiting for her to depart
Melania was last seen on Thursday. She kept things casual as donned a green, embroidered, tie-up shirt paired with loose, tan pants and a pair of beige $695 Roger Vivier ballet flats.
Melania clutched onto a large cream Hermes Birkin bag – which can range in price from $11,000 up to $30,000 depending on the exact leather and style.
Melania, who recently came under fire after it was revealed that she had refused to ask rioters to back down last year when they stormed the U.S. Capitol, shielded her eyes from the bright sun in a pair of sunglasses.
Melania Trump leaves Trump Tower flanked by an assistant and her secret service detail as she heads to 30 E76 St where the John Frieda hair salon is
Melania Trump was seen on a rare outing in New York City on Thursday, keeping it casual as she made her way into Trump Tower with a slew of secret service members around her
The former first lady, 52, donned a green embroidered shirt for the outing, which she paired with loose, tan pants and a pair of flats
She kept the sleeves of the tied-top rolled up amid New York City’s heat. Her long highlighted brown locks were left loose in waves around her face
Secret Service members, who wore blue suits, sunglasses, and ear pieces, protected the former first lady as she exited her vehicle and walked into the building.
It’s believed former President Donald Trump is currently enjoying his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, which may explain why she was visiting the Big Apple – which is only about an hour from the lavish property.
The couple had been living at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, since they moved out of the White House last January, but tend to escape their primary residence there for New Jersey when the summer heat becomes too much to handle.
Melania, who recently came under fire after it was revealed that she refused to ask rioters to back down last year when they stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, shielded her eyes from the bright sun in a pair of sunglasses
She clutched onto a large cream Hermes Birkin bag – which can range in price from $11,000 up to $30,000 depending on the exact leather and style – and she added a pair of $695 Roger Vivier ballet pumps to complete the look
It’s been rumored that her husband, former President Donald Trump is currently enjoying his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, which could explain why she was visiting the Big Apple – which is only about an hour from the lavish resort
Secret service members, who wore blue suits, sunglasses, and ear pieces, protected the former first lady as she exited her vehicle and walked into the building
‘Do you want to tweet that peaceful protests are the right of every American, but there is no place for lawlessness and violence?’ Stephanie asked Melania in the texts, to which the first lady allegedly replied, ‘No’
Melania came under scrutiny after her former Chief of Staff Stephanie Grisham shared a screenshot of an alleged text exchange between the two of them to Twitter earlier this week, which showed Melania declining to speak out against the violence which took place at the Capitol on January 6, after supporters of her husband broke into the government building.
‘Do you want to tweet that peaceful protests are the right of every American, but there is no place for lawlessness and violence?’ Stephanie asked Melania in the texts, to which the first lady allegedly replied, ‘No.’
Stephanie previously detailed this interaction with Melania in her book, I’ll Take Your Questions Now: What I Saw at the Trump White House, explaining how it compelled her to step down from her position.
She claimed that Melania was in the middle of a photoshoot, capturing some of the White House’s rugs, when the Capitol was breached by the pro-Trump crowd, calling her reaction ‘dismissive, defeated, and detached.’
‘It broke me,’ she wrote in the book. ‘I took a breath and waited another minute. You learned to do that in the Trump White House: make sure you are grounded and not acting out of the moment. Then I resigned.
‘I sent her an email and cc-ed her senior adviser so I couldn’t take it back or be talked out of it. I was done.’
The couple has reportedly been living at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, since they moved out of the White House last January
Melania received scrutiny after her former Chief of Staff Stephanie Grisham shared a screenshot of an alleged text exchange between the two of them to Twitter earlier this week, which showed her declining to speak out against the Capitol violence
Stephanie later told CNN that 25-year-old former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony in the hearings about the January 6 riot – which included revelations that Trump had seriously wanted to join his supporters at the Capitol – compelled her to release the text because she said it provided ‘a lot of context.’
‘Knowing Melania like I did, I was so disappointed and discouraged and sickened that she wouldn’t stand up and just say simply there should be no violence,’ she added.
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