Melania Trump declined an offer to head to the White House Wednesday and meet with Jill Biden, citing the Biden administration’s raid on Mar-a-Lago as part of the federal government’s investigation into classified documents.
“She ain’t going,” a source familiar with Melania’s decision told The Post.
“Jill Biden’s husband authorized the FBI snooping through her underwear drawer.
The Bidens are disgusting,” the source said.
“Jill Biden isn’t someone Melania needs to meet,” the source added.
Melania’s husband, President-elect Donald Trump, will sit with President Biden in the Oval Office Wednesday for a traditional post-election meeting.
Typically, the first lady hosts her successor for tea in the White House.
Melania visited the White House following her husband’s 2016 election win and received a tour from then- first lady Michelle Obama.
After Trump lost his re-election bid in 2020, he failed to invite the Bidens to the White House before the Democrat officially assumed office, breaking the decades-old tradition, according to reports at the time.
The Post has reached out to the Trump campaign and the White House about Melania’s decision to skip the meeting.
The FBI raided Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in August 2022 in its probe of the 45th president’s withholding of classified White House documents.
Melania, 54, has previously voiced her displeasure over the raid at their Palm Beach, Florida, mansion.
“Yeah, it made me angry,” she said on “Fox & Friends” in a September interview, calling it an “invasion of privacy.”
FBI agents scoured Melania’s wardrobe, combed through her 78-year-old husband’s office and even reportedly searched one of her son Barron’s rooms.
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Well, if anyone else had kept classified documents, the FBI would’ve raided them too. Melania not meeting Jill just adds fuel to the partisan fire. If anything, this feels like a missed opportunity for a fresh start—she should’ve just gone.
It’s ironic to see conservatives rallying around ‘decorum’ and ‘respect’ now when they loved Trump’s ‘break the norms’ attitude. Melania isn’t obligated to meet Jill, but it does look petty. Meanwhile, Biden actually extended the invite, which I’d call gracious.
Imagine if Michelle Obama had refused to meet with Melania after 2016. The uproar would’ve been deafening! This is just the Trumps refusing to play by the same rules they expect everyone else to. And let’s not act like Jill personally authorized an FBI raid!
I find the whole thing unfortunate. Traditions like these help keep our democracy civil. Melania skipping out on a customary White House visit just reinforces the division in this country. Whether or not you support Trump, a simple meeting with Jill wouldn’t have hurt anyone.
Yes, but let’s remember the context here. The FBI raid was part of a legitimate investigation into potential national security risks. Melania’s upset is understandable, but that doesn’t mean she should skip a symbolic meeting. The exchange between first ladies has been a tradition for decades, a gesture of goodwill.
Melania’s tantrum is just another example of Trump’s family thinking they’re above the law. If the FBI found enough probable cause to raid Mar-a-Lago, maybe she should direct her anger at her husband’s behavior, not Jill Biden!
Good for Melania! The Bidens have shown nothing but disrespect. It’s about time someone stood up to this administration’s relentless pursuit of Trump and his family. I wouldn’t have gone either.
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