Donald Trump chatted up Melania Trump when they first met, asking for her phone number while his female companion had left for a moment, the former first lady wrote in her new book.
“He was accompanied by a beautiful date, so I initially dismissed our conversation as mere pleasantries exchanged at an industry event,” she recalled of their reported 1998 Fashion Week party encounter in “Melania,” according to an excerpt in Variety on Tuesday.
She said she was drawn to “his magnetic energy” before the future president made his move. She wrote:
When his companion left for a moment, he asked me for my phone number. I politely declined his request. He was a little surprised.
“Give me your number,” I said.
“I’ll give you my number,” he said, “if you promise to call me.”
Trump then signaled over to his bodyguard to write down his digits on a business card and Trump handed it to her.
The Republican nominee has a history of roving eyes ― and worse.