during his arraignment this week, but there’s one person who curiously was sitting front and center during the former president’s speech: her dad, Viktor Knavs. He didn’t seem to have a problem with the fact that Melania’s husband allegedly cheated on her more than once and then paid the women for their silence.
It’s an odd prospect for anyone to wrap their brain around, but Knavs was cozily situated between Lara Trump and Donald Trump Jr. And even though Melania’s father was there to show his support, Donald Trump still. Shouldn’t Knavs be supporting his daughter instead of the former president? This feels like a hurtful move — at least from an outsider’s perspective.
Viktor Knavs and Amalija Knavs, parents of First Lady Melania Trump, walk to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday Jan. 17, 2020. Knavs and his wife, Amalija, were steady presences during Donald Trump’s administration after buying a home in the area to help raise Barron. They would often travel with Melania and
, Bedminster, New Jersey, and Mar-a-Lago with the entire clan, so they are well embedded in the Trump family. But showing up to his 34-count indictment speech is a whole different level of awkwardness.