Former first lady Melania Trump has publicly come out in support of her husband Donald Trump’s third White House bid in what would be his second term should he win next year, but “quietly” took measures behind the scenes to protect herself and their son, Barron Trump.
According to sources who spoke to Page Six, she “renegotiated her prenuptial agreement with Donald Trump in advance of his potentially serving a second term in the White House.”
“Over the last year, Melania and her team have been quietly negotiating a new ‘postnup’ agreement between herself and Donald Trump,” an insider told the outlet. The couple married in 2005; Melania is Donald’s third wife.
“This is at least the third time Melania has renegotiated the terms of her marital agreement,” the source said while adding that it is not because she plans on leaving him.
“Melania is most concerned about maintaining and increasing a substantial trust for their son, Barron,” 17, the same source told the outlet.
The source said that the renegotiated prenup also provides for her and involves money and property.
A different source told Page Six: “I know that she wanted it to provide her with more money, and also — from what I understand — there’s a specific amount at minimum that Barron is supposed to obtain.”
The first source noted that the renegotiated agreement comes ahead of Trump potentially serving another presidential term, but also because of his mounting legal battles.
“This agreement was necessary because of the current legal battles … [Donald] has suffered,” the first source said, which include a potential payout in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ $250 million civil case against the former president and his Trump Organization, as well as a court order that requires him to pay $5 million to author E. Jean Carroll for defamation.
Trump has pleaded not guilty in the latter case and is appealing the verdict.
“Trump remains very rich, but with mounting legal bills and judgments,” and the renegotiated prenup would “provide a more solid future” for Melania and their son should the couple split, one of the sources said.
“It’s not that she threatened to leave him,” the source cautioned. “It’s definitely the underlying idea.”
Previously, sources who spoke to Page Six said that Donald is being comforted by Melania, who has been described as a “secret weapon” to help him get through his ordeals.
“Melania is being credited by his friends with keeping President Trump ‘calm and focused’ amid the hellish week of his being indicted for the third time,” a source close to the former first couple told the outlet. “Friends whisper these last few weeks have been hard on Trump, and although he always presents a tough front, these constant legal assaults are affecting his day-to-day life.”
“Melania’s even better than his regular golf games at keeping his temper in check,” the person said. “She provides a peaceful life for him when he needs it.”
The source went on to say that the former president eats breakfast daily with Melania and their son Barron and that she “turns the news off at times so they can watch something else together, and she frowns over telephone or social media use at the table.”
Crucially, the source told Page Six that Melania Trump backs her husband’s third bid for the White House.
“She backs his bid for a second term completely and listens to him when he needs someone he can trust,” they reportedly said. “Melania is obsessively private, she never gossips with even her closest friends, so Trump knows when they talk about important things, it’s just between them.”
During his recent sit-down interview with SiriusXM podcaster Megyn Kelly, Trump unexpectedly opened up about Melania Trump.
Trump told Kelly, “She’s doing very well,” when she asked about Melania. “She’s very strong, very even-keeled, and she’s a very good woman, as you know. She was a very popular first lady. I mean, I’d go out to rallies, and they have pictures of Melania with ‘We love our first lady.’”
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