![]() Because vetting took a while, McEnany eventually instead took a job as national spokesperson for the Republican National Committee, which raised eyebrows with Melania. Melania “really liked” McEnany and was especially impressed with her Harvard Law degree. Kayleigh McEnany, who is now White House press secretary, was once interested in becoming Melania’s chief of staff. “Give me a break!” Melania said of the proposed event, which never went anywhere. Gates, whose book “Wicked Game” is coming out this fall, told POLITICO that he “thought it was a fantastic idea” because the inauguration organizers wanted to make it “the people’s inauguration.” But he said it was actually going to be a “flying tour” with stops in three or four cities from West to East, but the tour didn’t end up materializing.Īnother idea that was briefly considered: the “Ivanka Trump/Leo DiCaprio Environmental Ball” that was going to be held at the National Portrait Gallery. “Donald couldn’t walk down Fifth Avenue and the PIC was proposing to have him travel three thousand miles on unsecure routes in three days? Was this a joke?” she writes. Inauguration officials, led by former deputy campaign manager Rick Gates, briefly considered having Trump and his entourage drive across the country for two to three days right before the inauguration in a “Sea to Shining Sea” trip. ![]() When asked for comment, White House deputy press secretary Judd Deere said in a statement: “The President loves our military, but this is absolutely not true.”įor the inauguration, Mark Burnett, creator of “The Apprentice,” the reality-TV show that cemented Trump’s popularity, also wanted to “light the sky with drones, and Donald and Melania loved the idea.” No drones ended up being used to spice up the inauguration - they could have posed a safety risk. Winston Wolkoff wrote: “He really wanted goose-stepping troops and armored tanks? That would break tradition and terrify half the country.” Make it look like North Korea,” he told them. When discussing the parade with Winston Wolkoff and Ivanka during the transition, Trump said: “I want tanks and choppers. Donald Trump wanted his inauguration to look like a North Korean military parade. Here are some of its most revelatory nuggets: It’s unfortunate and concerning that she’s overstated their friendship and her very brief role in the White House to this degree.”Īn early copy of the book, which publishes Tuesday, was shared with POLITICO. It is an exercise in bizarre twisting of the truth and misguided blame for the sake of self-pity. Stephanie Grisham, Melania Trump’s chief of staff and spokesperson, said in a statement: “This book is not only wildly self-aggrandizing, it’s just not truthful. The two no longer speak, according to the book. But Winston Wolkoff also describes a fun side of Melania, who loves using emojis in text messages and was her frequent lunchtime companion until they had a falling out two years ago. Melania also faced an unrelenting media climate in which she got mostly negative press for her first five months as first lady because she had stayed in New York as Barron finished his school year. She also describes the difficulties of being first lady, including early on, when Melania didn’t even have access to her husband’s schedule. ![]() Trump and his transition team are in the process of filling cabinet and other high level positions for the new administration. ![]() ![]() NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 5: Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, who is helping plan events for events for the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, leaves Trump Tower, Decemin New York City. ![]()
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