Donald Trump is no stranger to cheating scandals, with his first marriage to Ivana Trump collapsing after she discovered his affair with Marla Maples. He later admitted, under an alias, to being unfaithful to Maples as well. His alleged affair with Stormy Daniels during his marriage to Melania Trump even led to a criminal conviction. However, Melania has also faced her share of cheating rumors, although none have been as substantiated as those involving her husband.
One of the most widely circulated rumors about Melania involved Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The speculation stemmed from a photo that captured a seemingly flirty exchange between the two during the G7 summit in August 2019. While the image went viral and sparked social media theories, there is no evidence to suggest that Melania had any kind of romantic relationship with Trudeau. The speculation appears to be more of a social media joke than anything based in reality.
However, this wasn’t the first time Melania was the subject of such rumors. American author Monica Byrne once claimed that Melania had a long-standing affair with Hank Siemers, a former Trump Tower staffer. “Word is, for many years, Melania’s been having an affair with the head of security at Tiffany’s in the Trump Tower lobby,” Byrne alleged in a now-deleted tweet from 2017. Similarly, Noel Casler, a former “Celebrity Apprentice” staffer, suggested that Melania didn’t live with Donald at Trump Tower, but with her supposed boyfriend. Despite these claims, the affair has never been confirmed, though it has a more plausible context compared to the rumors involving Trudeau.
The viral moment between Melania and Trudeau at the G7 summit, captured on camera, became the focus of countless online jokes and speculation. One social media user even suggested that Barron Trump, Melania’s son, looked more like Trudeau than Donald, fueling baseless theories that Trudeau could be Barron’s father. Another user shared images of Trudeau and Barron for comparison, further igniting the rumors.
Despite the buzz, there’s no concrete evidence to support any romantic connection between Melania and Trudeau. However, the captured moment does reveal something about Melania’s relationship with Donald. During the exchange, Melania was holding Donald’s hand, but instead of a gesture of affection, it seemed to suggest distance. “You’re seeing in that hand hold him pulling and manipulating and her having tension in the hand,” body language expert Patti Wood told InStyle.
In the end, while the rumors and speculations make for entertaining social media fodder, they remain unsubstantiated, with the viral photo of Melania and Trudeau serving more as a snapshot of social media’s power to create narratives than as evidence of any real affair.