When I saw the Melania Trump was missing at Christmas, a day she usually spends with her family, I had a feeling I knew why. Also, in the family photo that was released, Barron was there, and Melania’s father was there…but no Melania, and Melania’s mother was absent as well.

A few years ago there was a rumor that Melania Trump’s mother, Amalija Knauss, was sick with cancer. Other outlet reported that she was ill, but it didn’t go past that.

But now it’s being reported that Melania’s mom is very sick with cancer, and Melania was absent at Christmas to be by her mother’s side. And I believe this report since it was reported by Roger Friedman. You may not recognize the name of the reporter, but you would recognize his sources. He’s mostly known in the Hollywood/Media beats.

Friedman got this information from Ivana Trump. And since Ivana has since passed, he feels okay in revealing what Ivana told him about Amalija Knauss.

From Roger’s site Showbiz911:

“The late Ivana, now buried in an unmarked, overgrown grave at Donald’s Bedminster, New Jersey Golf Club, told me that Amalija Knauss had cancer, was very ill then, and that Melania was spending most of her time with her in Bedminster.

Ivana told me that Knauss’s basically lived there in their own house on the golf course, Melania and Barron, in 2018, lived there, too.

Before Trump was erroneously elected president in 2016, Barron spent most of his time with his grandparents on a separate floor of Trump Tower.”

Basically, Melania is exceptionally close to her family, as is Barron. She basically lives with her parents and her older sister Ines.

Roger continued:

“If you look at the full Christmas photo taken at Mar-a-Lago, off to the left is Melania’s father. He’s smiling, too. But I’m sure he’s not happy that his wife and daughter are not present.

As much as everyone hates the Trumps, and likes to make fun of Melania, why would she be absent if her father was there? And why would he be alone?

As for Ivana she told me all this privately at a dinner party, but “off the record.” It was just a conversation we had, and I left her name out of it in 2018 so as to not to cause her grief with that lousy family. But now that she’s gone, and they’ve disrespected her memory so shamefully, I felt it was okay to explain the whole situation.”

I do hope Melania’s mother makes a full recovery. I have always be rather amazed at how beautiful Melania’s mother is, and its natural beauty. Amaljia is 78, and she looks amazing. If you ever looked at photos of the Trumps leaving or returning to the White House after leaving for the weekend, Melania’s parents were often there are well, as they are so close to Melania and Barron.

So in the spirit of the holidays let’s wish the Knauss’ the best, and hope Melania’s mother beats her cancer and in the meantime hope she experiences as little pain as possible.