A text message has revealed Melania Trump's one-word reply when her former chief of staff suggested she condemn the January 6 Capitol riot.
A screenshot of the exchange shared on Twitter on Tuesday by Stephanie Grisham exposes the short exchange between the pair.
"Do you want to tweet that peaceful protests are the right of every American, but there is no place for lawlessness & violence?" Grisham texted her contact 'MT'.
'MT' or what's believed to be Melania Trump responded with one word "No".
The text exchange has received a mixed reaction on Twitter with some not being surprised at all.
"She has never cared about anyone beside herself and Barron Trump. Everyone else is expendable. So this is not shocking," one user replied.
For others they "love Melania even more now!" another Tweeted.
"This family belongs in jail," said another.
"Word of the former first lady. May she be for always the worst and the last," another user tweeted.
Immediately after the Capitol Riot, Grisham handed in her resignation and walked away from the White House.
She went into detail about the text exchange and life at the White House in her book published last year 'I'll Take Your Questions Now: What I Saw in the Trump White House'.
At the time of the book's publication, a spokesperson for Trump denied the exchange had occurred.
"The intent behind this book is obvious," the spokesperson said.
"It is an attempt to redeem herself after a poor performance as press secretary, failed personal relationships, and unprofessional behaviour in the White House. Through mistruth and betrayal, she seeks to gain relevance and money at the expense of Trump."
One Twitter user asked why Grisham continued to work in the White House for so long. She replied: "It's a long and complicated answer, but in short I wanted to serve my country and then I was scared to leave".
Grisham told CNN on Wednesday she felt compelled to share the text message online after watching former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony.
"For me, it was really important because, you know, over the year working with Melania Trump, I was able to go to her, you know, she was the first person in our entire administration who condemned Charlottesville, and often I would be able to go to her and say, you know, 'this is bad'," she said.
"So yesterday hearing Cassidy's testimony I felt compelled to show that text because it was a lot of context I thought, and again knowing Melania like I did, I was so disappointed and discouraged and sickened that she wouldn't stand up and just say simply there should be no violence."
Hutchinson, who worked for Donald Trump's chief of staff, testified under oath before Congress on Tuesday (local time) where she made a number of allegations about the former President's behaviour during the events of January 6.
