Donald Trump and Melania Trump’s 26-year relationship – a timeline: from marrying at Palm Beach in 2005 to welcoming son Barron Trump, his presidency and the Stormy Daniels affair
Melania Trump was largely absent from the campaign trail, but she made an appearance on the 4th night of the RNC; there have been two apparent attempts on Donald Trump’s life in 2024
Here’s a complete timeline of their relationship, from their first meeting to their time together in the White House.
September 1998: They met at a party thrown by their mutual friend Paolo Zampolli
According to Vanity Fair, Trump and Knauss first crossed paths while attending a party – thrown by their mutual friend and co-owner of Metropolitan Models, Paolo Zampolli – at New York City’s Kit Kat Club during Fashion Week. Trump had brought a different date to the party.
1999: Trump and his second wife, Marla Maples, finalised their divorce
Per the New York Post, Maples told The Telegraph, “Donald was never the man I wanted to marry. He and his world were alien to me … I’m so happy to be away from Donald and I’m just trying to move as far away as I can.”
November 9, 1999: The couple did a controversial interview on The Howard Stern Show
In November 1999, Trump did a phone interview on The Howard Stern Show. The conversation quickly turned personal as Knauss was brought on the phone, and the couple started openly discussing their sex life with the host.