{"id":2393894,"date":"2025-01-22T15:32:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T20:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-and-first-lady-celebrate-20th-anniversary-on-first-week-back-in-office-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-22T15:34:13","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T20:34:13","slug":"president-and-first-lady-celebrate-20th-anniversary-on-first-week-back-in-office-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-and-first-lady-celebrate-20th-anniversary-on-first-week-back-in-office-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"President and first lady celebrate 20th anniversary on first week back in office &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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%2Fpresident-and-first-lady-celebrate-20th-anniversary-on-first-week-back-in-office-washington-examiner%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=2393894&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--><p>President\u2063 Donald Trump and First Lady \u200bMelania Trump marked their\u2063 20th wedding anniversary on Wednesday, coinciding with \u200cthe \u200cstart of Trump&#8217;s second \u2062term in\u2063 office. \u200dThe couple tied\u200b the knot on january 22, 2005, at Bethesda-By-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Palm Beach, Florida, in a grand\u2063 ceremony attended by various celebrities and politicians. Melania\u2064 wore an \u2064extravagant $100,000 Christian Dior\u200b gown for the occasion.<\/p>\n<p>Their relationship began in 1998 \u2063at \u2064a fashion party, with Trump \u200cdivorcing his previous wife, Marla Maples, shortly after. They got engaged in 2004 and welcomed their son, Barron, in 2006. The couple \u200bgained prominence in political circles when\u200b Trump announced his presidential candidacy in 2015, a significant moment showcased by their descent down an escalator at Trump Tower.<\/p>\n<p>throughout their marriage, they\u2063 faced various challenges, including intense media scrutiny and legal issues linked to Trump&#8217;s \u2064past. Despite thes challenges,\u200c Trump publicly\u2064 celebrated \u200dtheir anniversary, emphasizing their bond through \u200bhis <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">social media\u200c platform<\/a>. Melania, known for her resilience against media \u2062criticism, highlighted her indifference to public opinion in her memoir, especially referencing a controversial jacket she wore in 2018.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">President and first lady celebrate 20th anniversary on first week back in office<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1942980\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> and first lady <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/melania-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Melania Trump<\/a> celebrated their 20th anniversary Wednesday as they begin their journey into the president&rsquo;s second term in office.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Happy anniversary,&rdquo; the president <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113872615551477730\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"wrote\">wrote<\/a> to his wife on his social media platform Truth Social.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/113872615551477730\/embed\" class=\"truthsocial-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%; border: 0\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/embed.js\" async=\"async\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>The couple married on Jan. 22, 2005, at Bethesda-By-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Palm Beach, Florida. Their wedding was a lavish event attended by A-list celebrities and politicians, including <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MELANIATRUMP\/status\/293783925732552705\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Bill and Hillary Clinton\">former President Bill Clinton and his wife, Hillary Clinton<\/a>, Barbara Walters, <em>The Apprentice<\/em> television executive Mark Burnett, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, <em>American Idol<\/em> star Simon Cowell, supermodel Heidi Klum, singer Billy Joel, Judge Jeanine Pirro, singer Donna Summers, and boxing promoter Don King.<\/p>\n<p>Following the wedding was an equally extravagant reception at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mar-a-lago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mar-a-Lago\">Mar-a-Lago<\/a>. The first lady was dressed in a $100,000 Christian Dior wedding gown that included a 13-foot train and 16-foot veil.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/memories?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#memories<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mywedding?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#mywedding<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/Z3mHoRre\">pic.twitter.com\/Z3mHoRre<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MELANIA TRUMP (@MELANIATRUMP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MELANIATRUMP\/status\/293783925732552705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 22, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>The couple met at a fashion party in New York in 1998 and the following year, the president divorced from his then-wife Marla Maples. The first lady was then known as a Slovenian model who appeared on the cover of <em>Harper&rsquo;s Bazaar<\/em>, <em>Vanity Fair<\/em>, and <em>GQ<\/em>. The pair became engaged in 2004 and married in 2005. Their only child, Barron Trump, was born in 2006.<\/p>\n<p>The president experienced a boom in his celebrity persona in the 2000s with the run of NBC&rsquo;s <em>The Apprentice.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The couple famously changed political history when they descended <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ABC\/status\/1272890595963518985\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"down an escalator\">down an escalator<\/a> at Trump Tower in New York City to announce his White House run, which launched them into his first presidency from 2017 to 2021.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On this day in 2015, Donald Trump descended an escalator at Trump Tower in New York City and announced his run for the presidency. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oKmZyMrAzz\">https:\/\/t.co\/oKmZyMrAzz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3ycXxh8dMA\">pic.twitter.com\/3ycXxh8dMA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ABC News (@ABC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABC\/status\/1272890595963518985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>The first lady made it clear in 2018 that she was not concerned about the media&rsquo;s relentless opinions of her when she famously wore a green Zara jacket with the message &ldquo;I really don&rsquo;t care&rdquo; on the back in white letters.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;&lsquo;It&rsquo;s a message for the media,&rsquo; I said, &lsquo;to let them know I was unconcerned with their opinions of me,&rsquo;&rdquo; the first lady recently said in her memoir, referencing the media obsession over her wearing the famous jacket.<\/p>\n<p>The marriage experienced some slings and arrows during the president&rsquo;s criminal prosecution from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg&rsquo;s investigation into a payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. The president repeatedly said he was &ldquo;totally innocent&rdquo; and called the trial &ldquo;a very terrible experience.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s been a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/n-y-rep-reed-considering-gubernatorial-run-to-challenge-gov-cuomo\/\" title=\"N.Y. Rep. Reed considering gubernatorial run to challenge Gov. Cuomo\">political witch hunt<\/a>,&rdquo; the president said. &ldquo;It was done to damage my reputation so that I&rsquo;d lose the election, and obviously, that didn&rsquo;t work.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wishing a very happy 20th anniversary to our 45th and 47th President <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> and our wonderful First Lady <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MELANIATRUMP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MELANIATRUMP<\/a>! &#10084;&#65039; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xGJZLwEZvv\">pic.twitter.com\/xGJZLwEZvv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1882048585782772165?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>The couple also went through the harrowing assassination attempt on the president&rsquo;s life in Butler, Pennsylvania, while he was campaigning in the battleground state during his 2024 presidential bid.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a miracle,&rdquo; the first lady <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lesterstra\/status\/1839609857432830090\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> to Fox News in September about the terrifying moment.<\/p>\n<p>She slammed the media for &ldquo;fueling a toxic atmosphere&rdquo; and inspiring those who &ldquo;want to do harm to him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Melania Trump on Trump assassination attempt: &ldquo;I think both of the events are really miracles. If you really think about it July 13th was really miracle. I think something was watching over him. It&#8217;s almost like country really needs him.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1FXowKqRYD\">pic.twitter.com\/1FXowKqRYD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David lester Straight (@lesterstra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lesterstra\/status\/1839609857432830090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 27, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Is it really shocking that all this egregious violence goes against my husband? Especially that we hear the leaders from the opposition party and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/melania-trump-blames-media-and-democrats-for-toxic-atmosphere-after-second-assassination-attempt-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Melania Trump blames media and Democrats for \u2018toxic atmosphere\u2019 after second assassination attempt - Washington Examiner\">mainstream media branding<\/a> him as a threat to democracy, calling him vile names?&rdquo; she said, adding, &ldquo;This needs to stop.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The first lady, a Catholic, said she believed God &ldquo;was watching over him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She released a bestselling memoir in October that revealed many personal insights into her views, her relationship, the joys of motherhood, and other personal experiences.<\/p>\n<p>The Trumps celebrated their anniversary this week with numerous inaugural events, during which the first lady stole the show in her stunning dresses and iconic looks.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump wave after dancing at the Liberty Ball, part of the 60th Presidential Inauguration, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She revealed <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/_johnnymaga\/status\/1878824270257951072\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"in a Fox News interview\">in a Fox News interview<\/a> in January about the secrets to the success of their marriage.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have my own thoughts. I have my own &lsquo;yes&rsquo; and &lsquo;no.&rsquo; I don&rsquo;t always agree with what my husband is saying and doing, and that&rsquo;s okay,&rdquo; she said of how they communicate with each other.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Sometimes he listens. Sometimes he doesn&rsquo;t. And that&rsquo;s okay,&rdquo; she added about how they respect each other&rsquo;s opinions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1942980\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1942980\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Trump and Melania celebrate 20th anniversary in office<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2393895,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Melania-Trump-and-Donald-Trump-dancing.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4143,32641,5894,3669,32076],"class_list":["post-2393894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-anniversary","tag-first-lady","tag-politics","tag-president","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Melania-Trump-and-Donald-Trump-dancing.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2393894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2393894"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2393894\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2393898,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2393894\/revisions\/2393898"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2393895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2393894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2393894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2393894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}