{"id":2137892,"date":"2024-01-01T17:18:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T22:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/critics-slammed-trump-after-melania-missed-christmas-photo-he-just-confirmed-the-reason-why\/"},"modified":"2024-01-01T17:19:54","modified_gmt":"2024-01-01T22:19:54","slug":"critics-slammed-trump-after-melania-missed-christmas-photo-he-just-confirmed-the-reason-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/critics-slammed-trump-after-melania-missed-christmas-photo-he-just-confirmed-the-reason-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump confirms reason for Melania missing Christmas photo, critics still slam him"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcritics-slammed-trump-after-melania-missed-christmas-photo-he-just-confirmed-the-reason-why%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2137892&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former First Lady Melania Trump \u2064Absent from \u2064Family Christmas\u200d Photo Due \u200dto Mother&#8217;s Illness<\/h2>\n<p>Critics were quick to attack \u200bformer President Donald Trump when they noticed that his\u2064 wife,\u2064 Melania Trump, was\u200c missing from the family Christmas photo. However, Trump confirmed the reason for\u200c her absence during his New Year&#8217;s Eve\u2063 celebration at Mar-a-Lago.<\/p>\n<p>Taking\u200d the microphone and addressing party-goers, Trump\u200d revealed that\u2064 he had just spoken to Melania, \u200cwho was at a Miami hospital with her mother, Amalija Knavs.<\/p>\n<h3>WATCH:<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President Trump at Mar-a-Lago \u200bon New \u2063Year&#8217;s Eve 2023! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YmUSIJ8QHI\">pic.twitter.com\/YmUSIJ8QHI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shannon\u2064 Ford (@shannonfordUSA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shannonfordUSA\/status\/1741654612422295889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Her mother Amalija is very \u2062ill. \u2062Hopefully she&#8217;ll \u2062be recovering, but she&#8217;s been very ill, so&#8230; we \u200djust \u2064spoke, she&#8217;s\u2063 down in Miami, \u200ba great hospital,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;Hopefully, that&#8217;ll be \u200cokay, \u2064but \u2062it&#8217;s a tough\u2063 one, a \u200dvery tough one.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She sends her love to everybody,&#8221; Trump continued, adding, &#8220;She knows \u2064probably about 95\u200d percent of the people in this room. We just\u2062 want to wish Amalija that she gets \u200bbetter as quickly as possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The former First Lady has \u200breportedly been by her mother&#8217;s side since before Christmas, which explains her absence from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-president-biden-overruled-staff-to-stop-sanctions-against-the-nord-stream-2-pipeline\/\" title=\"REPORT: President Biden Overruled Staff To Stop Sanctions Against The Nord Stream 2 Pipeline\">family photo<\/a>.\u200b A\u200d source close to Melania Trump told Fox News Digital that\u2062 Melania has always been very\u200d close with her family, stating, &#8220;It should be no surprise \u2063that she \u200bspent this Christmas with her ailing mother.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, critics and media outlets couldn&#8217;t resist speculating about \u2062the reasons behind\u200d Melania&#8217;s absence, including \u200bclaims\u2063 that she no longer wanted to be with her husband.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Melania \u200bmystery: Why was the former first lady missing from family Christmas photo? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Dwosw6BnTW\">https:\/\/t.co\/Dwosw6BnTW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MiamiHerald\/status\/1741731090044260507?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump Family Christmas photo. Melania wants nothing to \u200bdo\u200c with \u200bher lowlife husband\u2062 anymore. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WjDZbeNJgl\">pic.twitter.com\/WjDZbeNJgl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Reno Ciccotta \u200d(@RenoCiccotta) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RenoCiccotta\/status\/1739992990469304626?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December\u200c 27, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>One even suggested that \u2063Trump&#8217;s daughter, Ivanka Trump, was \u200d&#8221;standing in as the former First Lady&#8221; in \u2062the photo.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump \u2063family \u200bChristmas portrait featuring Ivanka standing in as the former first lady. \u2062 <\/p>\n<p>Where is Melania? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T2OnZyPWWq\">pic.twitter.com\/T2OnZyPWWq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BlueDream\u2063 (@58bugeye) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/58bugeye\/status\/1740017225963376906?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December\u200d 27, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump did not\u2063 provide details\u2064 about his\u2063 mother-in-law&#8217;s illness or her prognosis.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How did former President Donald Trump clarify the reason for Melania&#8217;s absence?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200dFirst Lady, Melania Trump, was noticeably absent \u2063from the family Christmas photo, which led to\u200b criticism and speculation among\u2062 critics. However, former President Donald Trump clarified the reason\u2064 for her\u200d absence \u2062during his \u200bNew Year&#8217;s Eve\u2062 celebration at Mar-a-Lago.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the attendees, \u200cPresident Trump revealed that he \u2062had just spoken to Melania, who was at a Miami hospital accompanying \u200cher mother, Amalija Knavs.<\/p>\n<p>In a \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-image-show-south-african-children-killed-by-covid-19-vaccines\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Image Show South African Children Killed By COVID-19 Vaccines?\">video clip shared<\/a> on Twitter by Shannon Ford (@shannonfordUSA), President Trump can\u200d be heard saying, &#8220;Her mother, Amalija, is very ill. Hopefully, she&#8217;ll be recovering, but she&#8217;s \u200dbeen \u200cvery\u200d ill, so&#8230; \u200bwe just spoke, she&#8217;s down in Miami, a great hospital. Hopefully, that&#8217;ll\u200b be okay, but it&#8217;s a tough one, a very tough one.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>President Trump further \u2063conveyed Melania&#8217;s\u2063 message, stating, &#8220;She sends her love\u200c to everybody. She knows probably about 95 percent of the people in\u200b this room. \u200dWe \u200cjust want\u200b to\u2064 wish Amalija that\u2062 she gets better as quickly as possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The absence\u200b of\u200b Melania from \u200dthe family \u200dChristmas photo sparked speculation and \u2063criticism, with critics assuming various reasons for her absence. However, \u200bPresident Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sevastopol-is-waiting-ukraine-touts-new-long-range-missile\/\" title=\"Ukraine boasts new long-range missile: Sevastopol awaits.\">announcement sheds light<\/a> on the true reason, clarifying that she was supporting \u200dher ailing mother at the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Amalija Knavs&#8217; illness and Melania&#8217;s dedication \u2063to being by her side \u2064during this difficult time \u200cdemonstrate the importance of family\u200c and the priorities the \u200dformer First Lady holds dear. Melania&#8217;s commitment to her mother&#8217;s wellbeing exemplifies the strong bond and support that \u200dexists within their family.<\/p>\n<p>The sympathies and well wishes expressed by President Trump and \u2064the attendees at the\u2062 New Year&#8217;s Eve celebration demonstrate their understanding of the situation\u2064 and the \u200bimportance they\u200c place on family values. It is clear\u2062 that\u200b Melania&#8217;s absence from the family Christmas photo was not\u200c due\u200c to \u2063any personal choice\u200b or \u2064neglect but rather a compassionate response to a family\u2062 member&#8217;s illness.<\/p>\n<p>As Melania continues to support her mother through \u200dthis challenging time,\u2062 we can only hope for her swift recovery and\u2062 send our prayers and best\u200d wishes for Amalija&#8217;s improved\u2064 health. The Trump family&#8217;s dedication to their loved ones serves as a testament to their\u2063 values and reminds us all\u200c of the importance of family above all else.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Critics slammed ex-President Donald Trump for excluding former First Lady Melania Trump from the Christmas photo. However, Trump clarified her absence during his New Year&#8217;s Eve event at Mar-a-Lago, revealing that he had recently spoken to her on the phone. 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