Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, a former senior adviser to First Lady Melania Trump, criticized her former boss after Melania delivered a speech at a citizenship ceremony. Wolkoff accused Melania Trump of being “almost deceitful” and found the speech “quite repulsive.” During an appearance on CNN, Wolkoff expressed disappointment in Melania’s words, stating that they lacked real meaning and criticized her for not using her position to make a positive impact on immigration issues.
Wolkoff highlighted Melania Trump’s unique opportunity as an immigrant and the second first lady to be an immigrant, emphasizing that Melania had the chance to make a difference in the lives of many. However, Wolkoff argued that Melania squandered this opportunity and accused her of being complicit with her husband, former President Donald Trump, in his stance against immigration.
Wolkoff dismissed the notion that Melania should be freed from Donald’s influence, asserting that Melania is complicit and side by side with the showmanship of Donald Trump. She suggested that Melania’s appearance at the citizenship ceremony was a way to garner camera time and attention.
When asked about Melania Trump’s potential involvement in her husband’s political campaigns in the future, Wolkoff expressed a strong belief that Melania would stay by Donald’s side, referring to her as his “partner in crime.”
In conclusion, Wolkoff declared Melania Trump’s speech as “really quite repulsive,” emphasizing her disappointment in the former first lady’s actions and words.
“Unfortunately, I find it to be really deceptive, almost deceitful, and quite honestly I find Melania Trump’s words to be lacking of any real meaning,” said Wolkoff during an appearance on CNN NewsNight. “And it’s unfortunate because she had an opportunity as the first lady of the United States to make a difference, and she didn’t at all.”
Wolkoff continued:
Melania Trump had, you know, as the second first lady of the United States of America to ever be an immigrant, she had the opportunity to make such a difference in the lives of so many. I mean, it was the American dream, and to squander that opportunity, to show up today, to try and make a difference in something that her husband is so against, which is immigration, as we all know, really is meaningless.
So I go back to the, you know, strong philosophy that your, you know, intent on doing the right thing matters in America and that your attention, and how much you’re receiving from others, is not what matters most. And for her, that is why she is there today. It is the attention she receives, it is what brings Donald the ability to bring more people to the forefront of what he is discussing about immigration, and for her to really talk about and be there under the guise that she cares about America and democracy is untruthful.
She went on, “Unfortunately, people keep giving her this out, this reason to believe that Melania should be freed from Donald, but Melania is complicit. Melania is, you know, side by side with the showmanship and she is exactly like Donald, just, unfortunately, in a skirt and high heels, and showing up today was just another way for her to have some camera time.”
Asked whether Melania Trump would likely “reappear in the coming months” to help her husband’s campaign, Wolkoff said, “I do feel strongly that Melania Trump isn’t going anywhere. I believe that Melania will stay by Donald’s side. Throughout all of this, she is his partner in crime.”
In conclusion on Trump’s speech, Wolkoff declared, “I find it to be really quite repulsive.”
