Melania Trump has blasted the politically motivated “cancel culture” that has led to the former first lady and her teenage son Barron being “debanked.”
She revealed her 18-year-old son Barron was denied a bank account after the Trump family departed the White House.
As Slay News previously reported, Melania Trump recently revealed that she had her own bank account shut down and her business contracts canceled over her “political affiliation.”
During a new interview with Fox News anchor Maria Bartiromo, Melania Trump revealed she has been the victim of a “canceling project.”
In the interview, she recalled how a university refused to accept her donation for foster children after she left the White House.
“Because of the board directors, they call back, they find out that it was me… They said: ‘We cannot go on’,” Mrs. Trump said.
“And it’s very, very sad, because who suffered?
“They were children from [the] foster community.”
“They didn’t want to do business with me because of political affiliation, my political beliefs,” she explained.
Mrs. Trump also described how she was debanked and told that her bank could no longer “do business” with her.
“The bank suddenly informed me they will not be able to do business with me anymore,” she revealed.
In her memoir “Melania,” which was released on Tuesday, the former first lady laments that she and Barron experienced the “venom of cancel culture” in the weeks following the Capitol disturbance on January 6, as The Independent reported.
“I was shocked and dismayed to learn that my long-time bank decided to terminate my account and deny my son the opportunity to open a new one,” she continued.
“This decision appeared to be rooted in political discrimination, raising serious concerns about civil rights violations.”
She added: “It is troubling to see financial services withheld based on political affiliation.”
In another instance, she stated, “I had an experience in the media sector that highlights the venom of cancel culture.”
She also stated that she was unable to participate in a media initiative because the private equity firm that was supporting it “chose not to honor our agreement due to personal animosity toward my husband.”
Melania also discusses the effects of her troubled Fostering the Future scholarship program in the chapter.
Melania started the initiative following her departure from the White House.
She stated that she “pursued partnerships to channel donations for scholarships benefiting foster care children.”
However, she asserts that the “leading tech-education company” withdrew from the partnership after her involvement was disclosed and its board resolved to avoid “any public affiliation” with her.
“Despite my efforts to focus solely on children’s education and my willingness to avoid any public association with the program, the school remained firm and terminated the agreement,” she wrote.
The New York Times stated in 2022 that Melania’s Fostering the Future initiative was under investigation by the Florida Consumer Services Division because it had not been registered with them.
In response, the ex-first lady said that the press was out to “cancel” her and her philanthropic work.
It would appear that Barron is unfazed by his failure at the bank, however.
Melania has detailed his success at a New York City university.
“He is doing great,” Melania said during an appearance on Fox News’s “The Five” on Tuesday.
“He loves his classes and professors. He is doing well.
“He is striving and enjoying to be in New York City again.”
Barron, who is 18 years old, started his academic course of study at the Stern School of Business at New York University in September.
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