Trump and Melania Celebrate 20 Years of Marriage: A Look Back

Jan 23, 2025 Komal Das

Trump and Melania celebrated their 20th anniversary on January 22, 2025, two decades after meeting in 1998

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Donald Trump met Melania Knauss in 1998 at a New York Fashion Week party. Despite Trump asking for her number, she refused as he was with another date

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Melania asked for Trump's number instead. He gave several contacts, and she was impressed by his energy when she called

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Trump proposed to Melania at the 2004 Met Gala. They married in January 2005 in Palm Beach, with Melania wearing a $100,000 John Galliano gown

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Trump and Melania welcomed their first child, Barron, in 2006. Trump praised Melania as a future mother but admitted he'd focus on his work

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Melania became First Lady in 2017 after Trump's 2016 win. She returned in 2025 when Trump was sworn in for a second term

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