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Melania Trump says her first date with Donald Trump was up to 90 minutes in a car on the way to a property he was interested in. She says she loved it. 1998, New York: he was 52, she was 28. Her memoir says he had a date at the party that night, and she made him give his number first. She called only after a modeling trip to the Caribbean. In the video below, she says of that first date: "If you can even call it a date." Then: "We were alone in the car for about an hour or an hour and a half. No other noises, no other people." Her memoir says he told her he was divorcing his second wife. She says she did not judge him. 2004: she says he proposed on her birthday, on the night of the Met Gala, when both were already home in gala outfits. Then there is the doctor. She writes that he still calls her personal doctor to check on her health. "He isn’t flashy or dramatic, just genuine and caring," she says. She wanted one child. "I’m responsible for everything, so it’s just perfect," she says. By her account, he would have liked more. Critics called her a gold digger. In her memoir she answers: "I had earned my fortune and could easily have captured the attention of numerous celebrities." On the family, she says: "I have no control over my husband, I have no control over his children." So was that car ride a real first date, or a business trip with a date in the passenger seat?
— Alex (@FixedByAlex) October 28, 2026
Melania Trump is sharing surprising details about her first date with Donald Trump in 1998, when he was 52 and she was 28. Rather than a romantic dinner, the two spent up to 90 minutes alone in a car traveling to a property Donald was interested in purchasing. Melania recalls loving the experience, even joking, “If you can even call it a date.” In the video below, she opens up about their unusual first outing and offers a fascinating glimpse into the early days of their relationship, long before they became one of America’s most recognizable couples.