Melania Trump Was Cagey About Signing A Prenup Long Before She Married Donald

Summary

• Melania and Donald Trump have a prenup, but the details are a mystery.
• Melania has a $50 million net worth, mainly from modeling and businesses, and she has changed her prenup over time.
• Melania has remained private about her marriage, but has addressed rumors such as infidelity.

Not every politician is in the spotlight 24/7, but it's rare for a day to go by without some news about Donald Trump. There are two things that people are most interested in: Trump's actual net worth... and his marriage to Melania Trump. Even though the couple are public figures, their marriage remains fairly mysterious, and people are always eager to learn more. However, sometimes intriguing facts come out, like whether Melania and Donald sleep in separate beds.

The topic of Donald and Melania Trump's prenup is a particularly interesting one since everyone wants to know how much money the former President has. In 1999, years before marrying Donald, Melania refused to discuss the one topic that people are most interested in hearing about.

What Did Melania Trump Say About Prenups Before Marrying Donald Trump?

Melania Trump has a $50 million net worth, according to Celebrity Net Worth, and she has made money from modeling. Since Donald Trump has been wealthy for a long time, people are always interested in whether Donald and Melania Trump signed a prenup.

Melania and Donald Trump got married in 2005, and in 1999, when the couple was dating, Melania gave an interview to ABC News. When ABC News Correspondent Don Dahler asked about their relationship, she didn't want to give any details. At the time, Melania was a model and had just done a job for North Shore Animal League America.

Dahler asked, "If he did ask you to marry him, would you say yes?" and she said:

"I don't want to comment."

When the reporter mentioned that Melania had said that she would marry Donald in other interviews, she answered, "That was misunderstood... I didn't change my mind but I just don't want to go out with it." The reporter then asked, "Given his history with acrimonious divorces, with bitter divorces, would you even consider signing one with them?"

How Did Melania Trump Accumulate Her $50 Million Net Worth? (According to Celebrity Net Worth)

• Melania Skin Care Collection
• Melania Timepieces & Jewelry
• 2017: earned between $15,000 and $50,000 from royalties from these two businesses
• modeling

Melania said:

"Everybody has different opinions so let's see what happened... about the prenuptial agreement, about sign it not sign it, everybody decided what you know is inside of them..."

When asked "you're not ruling anything out," Melania said, "No." Based on this answer, it seemed like Melania thought that she might sign a pre-nup if she married Donald, but she didn't want to share her opinion publicly.

This interview was also interesting because Melania was asked about whether she could envision herself as the First Lady and she said she would "be traditional" in the same vein as Jackie Kennedy.

In the years since Melania Trump's 1999 ABC News interview, the former First Lady has stayed fairly private about her marriage. Considering how famous Donald Trump has always been, she might have decided a long time ago that she would stay quiet about the details of their relationship.

However, there have been a few times when Melania has directly answered a reporter's question. According to The Independent, when there were rumors about infidelity in 2018, she said, "It is not concern and focus of mine." She added, "Yes. We are fine. Yes."

Do Melania And Donald Trump Have A Prenup?

Melania and Donald Trump signed a prenup, and as Business Insider reported, Trump signed prenups for all three of his marriages. As the publication noted, no one knows the details of this prenup.

While it has been kept a secret, experts have speculated quite a lot over the years about Melania and Donald's prenup. According to Metro.co.uk, Jacqueline Newman, who works at Berkman Bottger Newman & Rodd as a managing partner, explained that if the couple got divorced, she thinks that Melania would have primary custody of Barron.

Newman said, "My guess is that she would get primary custodial rights and he would get access whenever he happens to be in town. In this situation, if she has $50 million, she can afford to buy something. But $50 million, while it’s definitely a lot of money, in New York City, for what she’s used to, she wouldn’t be able to replicate what she has now. He probably had a good sense of what kind of lifestyle they’d be living, so I would imagine the payout would be fairly generous."

Melania Trump has changed her prenup a few times, though. In 2020, according to People, the book "The Art of the Deal" said that when Melania didn't move into the White House as soon as Donald became President, she wanted to change the details of their agreement.

As this book stated, Melania wanted to ensure that Barron would receive money in the future, just like Donald's children Eric Trump, Tiffany Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and Ivanka Trump.

In September 2023, Page Six reported that another renegotiation of the prenup took place. A source said, “This agreement was necessary because of the current legal battles … [Donald] has suffered." The source said, “Trump remains very rich, but with mounting legal bills and judgments," Melania was allegedly concerned about Barron receiving enough money.

The source explained:

"It’s not that she threatened to leave him. It’s definitely the underlying idea.”