Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleJill Biden's memoir, “A View from the East Wing,” describes a tense encounter with Melania Trump during the inauguration. The customary limousine ride to the U.S. Capitol for the two first ladies was marked by significant awkwardness and a frosty atmosphere. Biden suggests the tension arose from Melania Trump blaming Joe Biden for the FBI search of her private spaces at Mar-a-Lago. An inauguration committee member's attempt to break the ice by asking about Barron Trump's school was met with a brief reply, as Melania Trump tried to steer the conversation to the weather. Biden also recounts her distress over the subsequent changes made to the White House East Wing, describing them as a “symbolic bulldozing of history.”In fullJill Biden memoir shares frosty encounter with Melania ‘who only wanted to talk about the weather’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Jill Biden recounts frosty atmosphere during inauguration car ride with Melania Trump
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleJill Biden's memoir, “A View from the East Wing,” describes a tense encounter with Melania Trump during the inauguration. The customary limousine ride to the U.S. Capitol for the two first ladies was marked by significant awkwardness and a frosty atmosphere. Biden suggests the tension arose from Melania Trump blaming Joe Biden for the FBI search of her private spaces at Mar-a-Lago. An inauguration committee member's attempt to break the ice by asking about Barron Trump's school was met with a brief reply, as Melania Trump tried to steer the conversation to the weather. Biden also recounts her distress over the subsequent changes made to the White House East Wing, describing them as a “symbolic bulldozing of history.”In fullJill Biden memoir shares frosty encounter with Melania ‘who only wanted to talk about the weather’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Jill Biden's memoir recounts a tense inauguration car ride with Melania Trump, fueled by Melania's resentment over the FBI Mar-a-Lago search. Biden also describes distress over changes to the White House East Wing, marking a symbolic power shift between administrations.
