President Donald Trump kept little to the imagination when describing the first lady's underwear at his latest political rally.
The 79-year-old was speaking to voters at Rocky Mount, North Carolina, on Friday (December 19), ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. When describing his government's policies and inflation, the event took an unusual turn.
Trump veered off topic and began recounting his version of the FBI’s 2022 search of his Mar-a-Lago residence - yes, and he somehow ended up talking about his wife’s underwear.
Reflecting on the high-profile search of the Palm Beach, Florida, resort, Trump told the crowd: "They went into my wife's closet ... they looked at her drawers."
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From there, the president launched into an oddly specific description of Melania’s habits, insisting she is extremely organized.
"Her undergarments, sometimes referred to as panties, are folded perfect, wrapped. They're, like, so perfect."
Trump, clearly a fan of the way his 55-year-old wife cares for her briefs, then added: "I think that she steams them."
Personally, I can't imagine that a billionaire's wife folds away their own laundry - but steaming your knickers is wild regardless, and even crazier if a housekeeper is charged with doing so!
Anyway, the raid in question took place in August 2022 as part of a criminal investigation linked to presidential records.
Earlier that year, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) disclosed that 15 boxes of documents had been taken from the White House and kept at Mar-a-Lago, even though regulations require all such records to be transferred at the conclusion of a presidency.
After the search, the warrant and property receipt were made public. The documents revealed that investigators were seeking evidence related to potential obstruction of justice, destruction or concealment of records, or violations of the Espionage Act.
During the operation, agents recovered 11 sets of classified materials, including documents marked 'top secret', which are typically only viewed in secure government locations.
In June 2023, Trump was indicted by a federal grand jury over the alleged mishandling of classified documents, becoming at the time the first former US president to face federal criminal charges. He was arrested and arraigned in a Florida federal court, where he pleaded not guilty.
Although additional charges were later added, the case was ultimately dismissed in July 2024.
But anyway, what we learnt on Friday is that First Lady Melania Trump steams her underwear before folding it neatly away in her drawers!
Topics: Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Politics, US News
Joe Yates