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By Shannon Power
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Melania Trump's former aide and close friend has been criticized by Donald Trump on social media.
The former president took aim at Stephanie Winston Wolkoff after she said President Joe Biden seemed to perform badly at the debate because of how he was lit by the stage and TV lights.
Winston Wolkoff, who was Melania Trump's first hire after Donald Trump's presidential election win in 2016, has been a vocal critic of the Trumps since their relationship soured in 2017.
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On June 30, following Winston Wolkoff's assessment of the debate, the former president wrote on Truth Social: "Wolkoff, a total airhead who was dumped by Melania years ago for being a publicity seeking airhead who added nothing, had a love affair with the Fake News, and was a boring, small time loser, now gets into the news again by blaming Crooked Joe Biden's absolutely dismal debate performance on "lighting" (that's a new one!) and the angle of the podium, which he chose.
"No, Biden, the worst President in the history of our Country, lost because I beat him, he is not good on the big stage, and he CHOKED!!! Stephanie should start getting her sad life together, perhaps by working for Crooked Joe after he leaves the White House and our Country begins to recover from the tremendous damage he has caused!"
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The day before, Winston Wolkoff had written on X, formerly Twitter: "NO ONE HAD TO SAY A WORD. CNN's carefully considered FRAMING & LIGHTING design effectively conveyed the intended perceptions of fragility vs. dominance in visual composition. Biden was filmed in profile, looking pale as a ghost.
"Trump was filmed straight on, not looking his usual shade of tangerine, but more like marmalade. Biden is a man of honor, integrity, resilience, and resolve. A Trump is a Trump is a Trump."
Newsweek contacted Donald Trump's representatives and Winston Wolkoff for comment by email.
The relationship between the Trumps and Winston Wolkoff became strained after she was accused of financially benefiting from the 2017 presidential inauguration to the tune of $26 million by working as a contractor.
She denied the claims, saying she was instead paid a fee of $1.6 million and that the Trumps made her a scapegoat during the controversy.
Much has been said about Biden's performance in the debate, which raised fresh concerns about his age and mental acuity.
The 81-year-old incumbent rambled through several talking points, trailed off in some sentences, and "looked old, sounded old, and yes, is in fact very, very old," wrote The Atlantic's Mark Leibovich—one of several commentators at liberal-leaning outlets to turn on the president following the debate.
A Biden aide told Newsweek on Thursday night that the president had a cold during the debate.
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