Donald Trump May Have Still Cheated On His Wife If She Hadn't Accidentally Met His Mistress

Summary

• Trump openly admitted he might have continued cheating on Ivana if Marla hadn't confronted them face to face.
• Ivana Trump was humiliated and continued to resent Marla Maples for knowingly getting involved with her husband.
• Trump felt the moment of confrontation with both women left an impact on him, as shared in interviews.

One of the main ways that Donald Trump has always stood out from his peers is that he is surprisingly open. After all, even as Trump sought mainstream success between making movie cameos and being a reality star, he said things in public that none of his peers would have.

Considering that Trump's love life has always been in the spotlight, he often gets asked questions about that topic. As a result, it is possible to know whether Trump got along with Ivana Trump's other husbands. Trump was also once shockingly honest about whether he would have continued cheating on Ivana Trump if she hadn't caught him and Marla Maples.

This article will look at an interview in which Donald Trump revealed he may have continued cheating on Ivana Trump if he wasn't caught. After that, the article will look at what Ivana Trump later wrote about her confrontation with Trump's second wife, Marla Maples.

Donald Trump May Have Continued Cheating On Ivana Trump

In 1994, ABC News interviewed Donald Trump and Marla Maples. During the resulting conversation, Trump was asked about several interesting topics. Arguably, the most fascinating part of the interview came when the reporter asked Trump about whether he'd still be cheating on Ivana Trump if he didn't get caught.

If most celebrities were asked if they would have continued cheating on someone, they would say of course not. In Donald Trump's case, however, he fully admitted that he might still have been cheating on Ivana Trump by the time of that interview.

"Well, it's interesting because it's possible that, you know, maybe it would still be going on. I'm not sure."

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According to reports, Trump and Maples' affair was fully exposed when they were both in an Aspen ski lodge at the same time as Ivana Trump. Trump knew the cat was out of the bag when he witnessed Maples confront Ivana Trump about what was going on.

During Trump's 1994 ABC News interview, he was asked about that moment. While Trump didn't seem bothered by the question, the recollection he shared of that moment with the reporter made it clear the scene left a scar on his memory.

"We were actually standing near the restaurant, getting ready to put skis on. And I'm standing there like an idiot and Marla and Ivana were here, and it wasn't shouting, but you could obviously see there was some friction."

From there, Trump went on to say something that proves how unique he is as a human being. According to Trump, another man who witnessed Maples and Ivana Trump's confrontation reminded him how fortunate he was.

"And a man who was standing right next to me, who weighed about 350 pounds and wasn't a very attractive guy said to me, 'It could be worse Donald, I've been in Aspen for twenty years, and I've never had a date.'"

According to what Trump told ABC News, that man's statement has always stuck with him.

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"And I'll never forget the statement and it sort of lightened it up a bit for me. I'm saying, 'You know, I guess it could be worse.'"

While Trump's comments about the end of his marriage to Ivana Trump were noteworthy enough, he wasn't through. As the 1994 interview continued, Trump would go on to express his opinion about men having their wives work for them in his typically blunt way.

"I think that putting a wife to work is a very dangerous thing. I mean, we'll make, we'll do an educational program here, okay? If you're in business for yourself, I really think it's a bad idea to put your wife working for you. I think it's a really bad idea."

Trump went on to express his opinion that having Ivana Trump work for him led to their marriage failing. "I think that was the single greatest cause of what happened to my marriage with Ivana."

Ivana Trump Told Her Version Of What Happened During Her Infamous Confrontation With Marla Maples

After Donald Trump became The President, his first wife released a memoir. That book, which is titled "Raising Trump: Family Values from America's First Mother", contains Ivana Trump's memory of her confrontation with Marla Maples.

“This young blonde woman approached me out of the blue and said ‘I’m Marla and I love your husband. Do you?’ I said ‘Get lost. I love my husband.’ It was unladylike but I was in shock.”

Throughout the remainder of the book, it was clear that Ivana Trump still resented Maples when it was written. For example, Ivana Trump calls out Maples for “knowingly entering into a relationship with my husband, the father of three small children.”

Elsewhere in the book, Ivana Trump wrote about how she felt humiliated by Maples. As a result, Ivana Trump made it obvious that she was angry that Maples spent time with her kids after everything that happened.

In her memoir, Ivana Trump called Marla Maples out for her Dancing with the Stars tenure, labeling it a 'disgrace'. After writing that Maples had, 'No Class!' Ivana Trump revealed she would never do that show. “But I wouldn’t go on that show, dancing in those tiny dresses with the boobs and butt hanging out.” Ivana Trump also called Maples out for doing DWTS when Donald Trump was running for President. “The showgirl appeared on DWTS when (because) her ex-husband was running for president! It was disrespectful to do the show. I never would have embarrassed Donald that way.”

“She actively participated in humiliating me in the media and indirectly put my kids at risk for months. I went through hell, and then I was expected to be okay with her being around my children? We all have deep scars from that period of our lives, in part due to her actions.”