25 August 2023 , 21:01
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Melania Trump should "keep her distance" and plan "an escape route from the whole situation" amid her husband Donald Trump's recent arrest, a PR expert has suggested.
Donald, 77, was placed under arrest at the Fulton County jail in Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday. The former president of the United States turned himself in and is said to have spent less than half an hour inside the jail.
As previously reported, he was booked on 13 counts related to allegations he tried to reverse Georgia's 2020 election results - including racketeering, conspiracy charges, and soliciting a public official to violate their oath of office.
Donald Trump, pictured earlier this week, is a former president of the United States (AP)The politician's bond was reportedly paid to secure his release and he's attracted attention over his mugshot, which has now been widely-circulated. The mugshot has even been shared by Donald's account on the platform X. He reportedly said following his release: "What has taken place here is a travesty of justice. We did nothing wrong. I did nothing wrong, and everybody knows that. [...] What they're doing is election interference. [...] We did nothing wrong at all, and we have every right, every single right, to challenge an election that we think is dishonest."
Now, Donald's wife Melania, 53 - whom he has been married to since 2005 - has been encouraged to "keep her distance" amid the situation by PR expert Jane Owen who shared her thoughts about the former First Lady with the Mirror recently.
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He's been married to his wife Melania Trump, pictured with him in 2020, for almost two decades (AFP via Getty Images)Jane told us: "If I was Melanie's friend or her publicist I would be advising her to keep her distance as well. The easiest thing to justify is the lack of something. She can say she was with her child, doing charity work, busy with literally anything and no one can fault her for it. Donald himself is not going to draw attention to her absence as a negative thing. So it's the easiest option."
She added: "On the other hand the negative repercussions of being involved in scandals and prison sentences and all the craziness that is a day to day of the Donald Trump situation right now, are so many it's impossible to count.There's also a very strong possibility that it all gets much worse for Trump especially if he doesn't win the next election."
Jane concluded: "If I was her I would be planning an escape route from the whole situation."