Susan Trombetti, matchmaker and CEO of Exclusive Matchmaking, told Nicki Swift that Melania Trump’s courtroom absence isn’t necessarily a sign of impending divorce — but it does indicate that Melania might be upset and that Donald’s alleged affairs haven’t helped the situation. “I would think the public humiliation of the Stormy Daniels payoff and testimony dampens the romance. It’s the story that won’t die, and she keeps having to relive it,” Trombetti said. “Melania is publicly humiliated by him, and that is never good. That damages the bond they share and damages the relationship. That causes things to fizzle, for sure. This is hard to swallow.”
Meanwhile, claims that their marriage is fake persist. “Donald’s relationship with Melania was transactional from the get-go, so there’s no love lost there,” a comment on X read. “The only thing that birther didn’t count on was the massive public humiliation that was in store because the slob somehow became president. She deserved every bit of what she got.”
Still, Trombetti believes there were genuine feelings between the couple. “I would like to think that Melania and Donald were in love. Although people marry for other reasons sometimes, I think they must have thought they were,” she said, noting that although the dynamic between them did appear to be money and power matched with youth and beauty, there appears to something more between them — something that’s kept their union intact for nearly 20 years.
