The Truth About The Strange Way Donald And Melania Trump Eat At Mar-A-Lago

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00:01For the most part, Donald Trump has been relatively MIA since he left the White House in January,

00:06though he has allegedly claimed to a number of people that he expects he will be reinstated

00:10as president by August.

00:12The former president has been laying low in Florida.

00:15According to Bloomberg, Trump has made Mar-a-Lago his fortress of solitude, as he uses the country

00:21club as his power base for his post-presidential life.

00:24Joe Budd, a Palm Beach County Republican, told the publication in June,

00:28He's doing what somebody of his age and success probably should be doing at this stage of

00:33life — enjoying himself, playing some golf.

00:36I think falling into that role is something he's going to find satisfying.

00:40As it turns out, Trump and his wife really are living life a little differently at Mar-a-Lago.

00:45Donald and Melania are reportedly treated like zoo animals at Mar-a-Lago because they sit

00:51by themselves at a roped-off table in the restaurant.

00:54According to Michael Wolff's new book, Landslide — The Final Days of the Trump Presidency,

00:58the couple receives a standing ovation when they arrive for dinner and greet their friends

01:03and well-wishers as though they are a newly married couple on their wedding night.

01:07And it's not just the guests who pay attention when the Trumps show up for dinner.

01:11The kitchen staff is expected to give a presidential level of attention to the former first couple's

01:16diets — and you better believe that's a lot of pressure.

01:19Melania, for one, adheres to a strict, health-focused meal plan.

01:23She tries to eat seven different fruits and vegetables a day, and if you scroll through

01:26her Twitter, you'll find countless photos of her healthy breakfasts, mostly fruit bowls

01:31and smoothies.

01:32She likely follows a similar diet at Mar-a-Lago, which might be a bit of a headache for the resort's

01:36chefs, especially considering how different her diet is from her husband's.

01:41In his 2004 book, Think Like a Billionaire, Donald Trump breaks down the secrets of his diet,

01:46writing,

01:47We call it the Mar-a-Lago diet.

01:49If I didn't adhere to it from time to time, my waistline would be an absolute disaster.

01:54The so-called Mar-a-Lago diet isn't all that nuanced.

01:57The idea is to stay away from highly processed foods and focus on healthy fats.

02:02That's all well and good, of course, but it's probably fair to say that Donald has been

02:06known to stray from the diet on occasion.

02:08Meanwhile, the former first couple has been living in the Florida resort since Trump left

02:13the White House in January.

02:14However, the relationship has been called into question since there have been reports

02:18that Melania is acting bitter and chilly towards her husband.

02:22Despite the fact that they often dine together, it's also unclear if they even live together.

02:27Wolfe explained in his book,

02:28Maybe Melania lives here.

02:30For four years in the White House, it was never quite clear how much time she was spending

02:35at the White House.

02:36Wolfe's statement echoes that of a source who told CNN that the former first lady is rarely

02:41seen at Mar-a-Lago.

02:43They revealed she's not a presence at Mar-a-Lago at all.

02:46She's not mingling with people and rarely interacts with her husband's staff.

02:50So it seems that Melania Trump is as elusive a figure at Mar-a-Lago as she was at the White

02:55House.

02:56While Donald Trump might enjoy a standing ovation upon entering the dining room, that's never

03:01been her style.

03:02During her time as first lady, she made the unusual decision to avoid public life as much

03:07as the first lady can.

03:09Traditionally, first ladies choose a social issue to focus their efforts on during their

03:13time in the White House.

03:15Michelle Obama chose to combat childhood obesity, and Nancy Reagan famously fought a war on drugs.

03:21Laura Bush's was child literacy, and Melania's is the overall well-being of children.

03:28Melania chose to half-heartedly launch the Be Best campaign to combat cyberbullying, but

03:34that one never really got off the ground.

03:36The chances are she's much happier staying more under the radar at Mar-a-Lago than she

03:40ever was at the White House.

03:42When she isn't delighting guests with a dinner appearance, she's likely holed up in the large

03:46suite she reportedly shares with her husband.

03:49She is also said to enjoy frequent trips to the spa, having been known to go twice a day.

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