Former First Lady Melania Trump hasn’t been seen much in public throughout the 2024 presidential campaign, largely keeping her commitments to her husband Donald Trump’s White House bid behind the scenes, with fundraisers and low-key public appearances via Newsweek.
The former first lady was seen at the Republican National Convention in July holding hands with the former president, showing public support shortly after his attempted assassination.
There have been rumors preceding and throughout the presidential race speculating on the health of the Trumps’ marriage, particularly with Melania’s relative absence from her husband on the campaign trail.
There has been a rumor which was refuted, claims that Melania had filed for an e-divorce, complete with a bogus accompanying Newsweek article.
A post on X, formerly Twitter, on September 2, 2024, showed a picture seemingly showing a Newsweek article with the headline, “Melania Trump e-files for divorce as Trump campaign tanks, sentencing looms.”
A post above this stated “BREAKING: Melania Trump filed for divorce in Palm Beach County through online e-file system, time stamped today at 5:12 p.m. ET.”
The post appeared to come from the account of former Florida Department of Health analyst Rebekah Jones. Journalist Yashar Ali, who reposted the content, said: “There was a time on this app when if you criticized Rebekah or asked questions about her absurd claims, you were attacked as a fascist supporter by resistance Twitter.
“Because she was going after [Florida Governor Ron] DeSantis, it meant you had to stand by her.
“It reminded me of Michael Avenatti; there was a time from 2018-2019 when if you asked any questions about Avenatti, his strategy, or the claims he was making, you would be subjected to days of nasty tweets from resistance Twitter folks.
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