Melania Trump She chose to skip the traditional White House meeting with First Lady Jill Biden, breaking a longstanding tradition as her husband, Donald Trump, eyed a return to power. It was initially thought this was a scheduling conflict related to his newly released memoir, but it turns out there’s a deeper reason.

Referring to the FBI’s controversial raid Mar-a-Lago, A source authorized by President Biden during the investigation into the classified documents told the NY Post that Melania is no longer interested in meeting the Bidens.

Melania Trump served tea with Jill Biden

Melania, who has stayed away from the limelight throughout the entire Trump 2024 campaign, is still not in the mood to be in the limelight even as Trump returns to the White House. According to reports, Jill Biden A person close to the new author revealed that she extended the traditional invitation to meet the incoming First Lady, but Melania “won’t be going.”

Labeling the Bidens ‘disgusting,’ the insider revealed that “Jill Biden’s husband gave the FBI permission to spy on her underwear drawer,” according to The Post. Jill Biden, they continued, is not someone “the incoming First Lady is eager to meet,” even for the usual things.

Meanwhile, as part of the tradition of a smooth transition of power, President-elect Donald Trump will meet President Biden in the Oval Office on Wednesday for a traditional post-election meeting.

When Trump broke tradition in 2020

Melania isn’t the only one breaking years of tradition. Following his defeat in the 2020 elections, Trump chose not to invite the Bidens to the White House before the transfer of power. In contrast, Melania visited the White House and was given a tour by the then-First Lady. Michelle Obama After Trump’s victory in 2016.

As for Jill Biden, The Mail reports that the two women have not spoken since the election. They were last together about a year ago at Rosalynn Carter’s funeral.

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Melania accuses US government of ‘violating her privacy’

In her memoir, Melania, a mother of one, openly criticized the US government for blatantly violating her privacy. In September, Trump mocked his book by posting a video pairing images of his Mar-A-Lago property with the text of the Fourth Amendment. In the video, Melania expressed shock and anger over the FBI raid on her Florida home in 2022, saying: “I never thought my privacy would be violated by the government in America.” He continued: “The FBI raided my home in Florida and searched my personal belongings.

The Fourth Amendment states: “The right of persons shall not be violated, but of security in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures.”