Top of the Trumps: How Melania is like a princess in Slovenia, Donald’s visit to Hong Kong and why Adele and Rihanna object to the Trumps using their music

Nov 13 , 2020

Waving goodbye? President Donald Trump and first lady Melania might soon be out of the White House, but they definitely aren’t out of the spotlight. Photo: Reuters

With the 2020 US presidential election done and dusted with Joe Biden emerging as the winner, we look back at the celebrities who spoke out about their vote, and at the Trumps’ fans and foes over the years

Thought you knew everything there was to know about Donald Trump and co during this era of chaos? Think again! This week, STYLE dug out old photos of Trump in Hong Kong, investigated which celebs voted for him and who told him to stop using their music, and found out what Melania’s native Slovenia really thinks of her.

Slovenia celebrates Melania with some truly bizarre memorabilia

US first lady Melania Trump at the Republican National Convention at the White House in August 2020. Photo: EPA-EFE

While it’s usually royals who get their own memorabilia in Europe, Melania Trump has become something of a princess in her birthplace of Slovenia, with her likeness selling everything from food to tourist experiences.

In fact, Melania is an even bigger celebrity than Donald Trump in her native country, with her name and likeness appearing on everything from bakery products to abstract statues and city tours.

People gather around what conceptual artist Ales “Maxi” Zupevc claims is the first ever statue of Melania Trump, set in the fields near the first lady’s hometown of Sevnica, Slovenia, during its inauguration in 2019. Photo: Agence France-Presse

When Donald Trump visited Hong Kong

Donald Trump and Marla Maples at the Peninsula Hong Kong in 1993. Photo: SCMP Archive

In August 1993, Donald Trump visited Hong Kong with the intention of building a Trump Tower in Central. “I’ve got many friends here, and one or two are interested in putting up a building similar to the Trump Tower in New York,” Trump told the South China Morning Post, published on August 19, 1993.

A lot has happened since that visit, like the small fact that he became president of the United States. But whatever happened to his planned Trump Tower in Hong Kong?