{"id":2477035,"date":"2026-06-26T15:55:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T15:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2477035"},"modified":"2026-06-26T15:55:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T15:55:03","slug":"melania-trump-insisted-she-wasnt-with-president-trump-for-his-money-in-resurfaced-1999-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/melania-trump-insisted-she-wasnt-with-president-trump-for-his-money-in-resurfaced-1999-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Melania Trump Insisted She Wasn\u2019t With President Trump for His Money in Resurfaced 1999 Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/globemagazine.com\/tag\/melania-trump\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Melania Trump;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Melania Trump&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong>Melania Trump<\/strong><\/a> was plagued with accusations that she was with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/globemagazine.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:President Donald Trump;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;President Donald Trump&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong>President Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a> for his money even before they got married in 2005. However, in a resurfaced interview that is currently making its rounds, she put her foot down on the subject.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In 1999, Melania was a 26-year-old supermodel from Slovenia who was dating the then real-estate mogul at age 52. At the time, she <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/US\/great-leader-melania-trump-boyfriend-donald-trump-1999\/story?id=58465095\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:participated in an interview;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;participated in an interview&quot;}\" class=\"link \">participated in an interview<\/a> with ABC News\u2019 <strong>Don Dahler<\/strong>, who asked her if she had<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/politics\/articles\/melania-trump-set-attend-ufc-173613699.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:intentions on his money;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;intentions on his money&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"> intentions on his money<\/a>, arguing that, \u201cYou don\u2019t see many 26-year-old supermodels on the arm of a 53-year-old car mechanic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe people, they don\u2019t know me,\u201d she responded. \u201cIf they talk like this, they don\u2019t know me.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yuri Gripas\/UPI\/Newscom\/The Mega Agency<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cYou know what, you can\u2019t\u2026 sleep or to hug or to talk with beautiful things, with beautiful apartments, beautiful clothes, beautiful cars, beautiful houses, you can\u2019t do that,\u201d she continued. \u201cYou could feel very empty. Then [if] somebody said, \u2018You\u2019re with a man because he\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/melania-director-brett-ratner-accompanying-203427719.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:rich and famous;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;rich and famous&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">rich and famous<\/a>.\u2019 They don\u2019t know me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Strangely enough, Dahler asked her in 1999 if she could see herself being the First Lady to Trump as president of the United States, and she was ready for that as well. Melania answered with a resounding \u201cyes,\u201d stating that she would <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/president-donald-trump-melania-fought-211106703.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:\u201csupport\u201d and \u201cstand by\u201d;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;\u201csupport\u201d and \u201cstand by\u201d&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">\u201csupport\u201d and \u201cstand by\u201d<\/a> Donald, 80, at every turn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI would be very traditional, like <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/globemagazine.com\/tag\/jackie-kennedy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Jackie Kennedy;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jackie Kennedy&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong>Jackie Kennedy<\/strong><\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/globemagazine.com\/tag\/betty-ford\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Betty Ford;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Betty Ford&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong>Betty Ford<\/strong><\/a>,\u201d she explained, later adding, \u201cI would stand by [my] man.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Melania also said she would give up her modeling career at the time since it would be a conflict of interest for the first lady of the United States to hawk products to the American people from such a position.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This story <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/globemagazine.com\/melania-trump-insisted-she-wasnt-with-president-trump-for-his-money-in-resurfaced-1999-interview\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Melania Trump Insisted She Wasn\u2019t With President Trump for His Money in Resurfaced 1999 Interview;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Melania Trump Insisted She Wasn\u2019t With President Trump for His Money in Resurfaced 1999 Interview&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Melania Trump Insisted She Wasn\u2019t With President Trump for His Money in Resurfaced 1999 Interview<\/a> first appeared on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/globemagazine.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Globe;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Globe&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><i>Globe<\/i><\/a>. 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However, in a resurfaced interview that is currently making its rounds, she put her foot down on the subject. 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