Melania Trump celebrates “incredible” election victory and talks about Barron’s influence

Melania Trump celebrates “incredible” election victory and talks about Barron’s influence

New first lady Melania Trump expressed her joy at her husband’s victory and reflected on her family life and the transition process in an interview Friday on “Fox & Friends,” her first sit-in since the election.

She called President-elect Donald Trump’s victory “unbelievable” and spoke about her family preparing for the big task of transitioning back to the White House. She also spoke about her son Barron Trump’s political influence, as well as the famous “Trump dance.”

“It’s unbelievable,” Trump said of her husband’s victory over Kamala Harris. “And we’re very, very busy… I’m putting together my transition team. I’m also working on my office, putting my office together and also arranging accommodation and packing.”

“It’s incredible what you have to do in this situation,” she added.

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Former first lady Melania Trump appeared on Fox News Channel on Friday for her first interview since winning the election. (Fox News Channel)

Trump, who was first lady during her husband’s first term from 2017 to 2021, noted that this transition process is “different” because her family knows what to expect this time.

“Well, this time it’s completely different because we already know where we’re going. And we have all the plans from before, so we don’t have to go in again,” she said, adding, “My team is there.” So the contact with the White House is a plus, but we have everything we need.

Co-host Brian Kilmeade asked Trump how she thought her husband’s approach to running the country had changed since he was the last president. He noted that the president-elect seemed level-headed.

Melania Trump agreed, explaining, “I think because we’ve been there and he’s been there before, and now it’s different. I think the energy is different. The people around him are different.”

“I see that the country and the people have really supported him,” she added. “And they support him. He is focused on making this country great again. And he’s doing better. It’s incredible.”

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Eric Trump, then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump Jr., former US President Donald Trump, former first lady Melania Trump, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner watch balloons fall after Trump officially became the Republican Party on the fourth day of the year Presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 18, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Elsewhere during the interview, the co-hosts asked Trump about her husband’s famous viral “Trump dance” and wondered if she had ever copied the moves.

“No, that’s not how I dance,” she said with a smile, although she called it a “very special and unique dance.”

They also spoke about their 18-year-old son Barron, who reportedly helped get his father to do podcasts that reached large numbers of young men, a group of voters that was instrumental in his victory.

“He is a mature young man. I’m very proud of him – his knowledge, even about politics, and the way he gives advice to his father. He brought so many young people with him. He knows his generation,” the former first lady said.

She largely stayed out of the public eye following Trump’s departure from the White House in 2021, although she appeared more frequently in the final months of Trump’s 2024 campaign.

One of her first forays back into public life was a poignant statement she wrote after her husband was assassinated in July. While the president-elect survived, his supporter Corey Comperatore was killed in the shootout.

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Former President Donald Trump stands on stage with his wife, former first lady Melania Trump, after announcing he is running in the U.S. presidential election during an event at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida Will run again for US President in 2024 November 15, 2022. (REUTERS/Octavio Jones)

Shortly after the tragedy, she accompanied her husband on stage as he accepted the Republican nomination in July. She then sat down with “Fox & Friends” co-host Ainsley Earhardt in September for her first interview in two years to discuss her best-selling memoir “Melania.”

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The personal memoir gives readers a rare glimpse into her life, from the moment she set foot on American soil as a 26-year-old to the assassination attempt on her husband.

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