Melania Trump will be ‘part-time first lady, full-time mother’ to Barron during second term, plans to split time between homes

Incoming first lady Melania Trump plans to split her time between New York, Florida and DC during President-elect Donald Trump’s second term in office — “so she can be the hands-on mother to Barron that she is,” a source told The Post Wednesday.

“Melania will be the first lady, but only on her terms,” the Mar-a-Lago insider said. “She’ll do the big events. But no ladies’ tea and no — or very few — interviews.”

“She views winning as the main show, and the rest she’ll do as she pleases,” the source continued. “She’s really in the driver’s seat as to her duties at the White House.

Melania, Barron and Donald Trump at his election night watch party in Palm Beach. Damon Higgins / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

“Melania will be a part time first lady — while being a full-time mother and wife.”

Although the Trumps live at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, they still maintain their residence at Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, where 18-year-old Barron lives as he enjoys his first year at New York University.

“I could not say I’m an empty nester. I don’t feel that way,” she told Fox News in late September.

“It was his decision to come here, that he wants to be in New York, study in New York, and live in his home and I respect that.

“He’s enjoying his college days. I hope he will have a great experience because his life is very different than any other 18-, 19-year-old child,” she added.

Sources say Melania won’t live at the White House, instead opting to split time between Florida and New York, where son Barron goes to school. New York Post
Although the Trumps live in Mar-a-Lago, they still maintain their residence in Trump Tower. AFP via Getty Images

The former model recently told Fox News that she’s less anxious about this term than the last.

“This time is different,” she said. “I have much more experience and much more knowledge. I was in the White House before. When you go in, you know exactly what to expect.”