'Melania to seek divorce from Donald Trump'

NEW YORK: First Lady Melania Trump is planning to divorce President Donald Trump, British media outlet Daily Mail has reported quoting a former White House aide. The newspaper said that according to Omarosa Manigault Newman, "Melania is counting every minute until he is out of office and she can divorce."

She added that "if Melania were to try to pull the ultimate humiliation and leave while he's in office, he would find a way to punish her," the tabloid said. It said that according to Newman, the first couple's marriage is over.

Melania Trump, a Slovenian model, is Donald Trump's third wife and they have one son, Barron, who is 14 years old.

Melania Trump, who came down with COVID-19, cancelled one election campaign meeting with Trump after her recovery, leading to questions about the status of their relationship as well as her health.

But she addressed campaign meetings in North Carolina on the final days before the election. Newman, a reality TV star, was a senior adviser to Trump and director for the office of public liaison before she was fired by Trump's former chief of staff John Kelly.

In a show of solidarity with Trump, Melania tweeted on Sunday: "The American people deserve fair elections. Every legal - not illegal - vote should be counted. We must protect our democracy with complete transparency."

Politico said that despite the tweet, she has "been urging the president to think seriously about an exit strategy".

Quoting sources that it said were briefed on the discussions between them, Politico said that Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner had joined her in making the request to Trump. (IANS)

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