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Melania Trump‘s sporadic appearances on Donald Trump‘s campaign trail have sparked lots of interest in their personal lives. While the former first lady has always been a reluctant public figure, she’s become more reclusive since exiting the White House in 2021. Some political watchers believe she’s still mourning the death of her mother, Amalija Knavs, who passed away in January, but Melania’s former BFF and senior adviser, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, believes there is more to the story.