Melania Trump smashed the norms for being first lady because she didn't actually want to be in the White House, according to the author of a new book on the wives of recent presidents.
Katie Rogers, author of the new book "American Woman," which examines the role of first ladies from Hillary Clinton to Melania Trump, told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" what made Donald Trump's wife stand out from the others who held that ceremonial role before her.
"It's interesting, I talked to one of her former aides, Stephanie Grisham for the [book]," Rogers said. "She was former White House press secretary and top aide to Melania, who said, 'She would tell us all the time, this is our office, we do our own thing,' and she said, 'We might have pushed it a little too far, but we did establish that this role is completely voluntary,' which is true. You know, you're not paid, there are no actual rules. You can do as little or as much to a point, I suppose, as you want."
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"I think, you know, Melania Trump did enjoy being the first lady and liked putting the first lady logo on things and traveling in her capacity as first lady," Rogers added. "She liked a lot less the scrutiny that came with it. She was a headline obsessive, she still is. She trolls – or trawls – the internet for coverage of her and her husband, so she liked that part a lot less. But the ceremonial part, you know, she enjoyed."
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