Trumps ultra-quick hairspray intervention with female colleague that proves hes still the greatest showman

For President Donald Trump, its all about the visuals.

So much so, that the leader of the free world will take matters into his own hands if one of his surrogates is not ready for prime time.

An thats exactly what Trump did when he considered that former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel was not ready to step onto the stage at the Republican Jewish Coalition conference in Las Vegas in 2023.

Honey, I need to fix this, the president said as he grabbed a can of hairspray and got to work on McDaniels hair, as told by Axios reporter Alex Isenstadt in his new book, Revenge: The Inside Story of Trumps Return to Power.

McDaniel is about to speak, and Trump comes over, and essentially what he says is, "your hair is not quite ready for prime time," Isenstadt told DailyMails Welcome to MAGAland podcast.  

He grabs a bottle of hairspray, he sprays this hairspray onto Ronna McDaniels hair. She goes out on stage, and her hair did not move. It did not move. It was a shell.

Isenstadt explained that the hilarious incident is an illustration of how Trump is always fixated on visuals, and how he is willing to interact with people on visuals.

Trump is very much into his hair and hairspray and making sure that his hair is presented in a very particular way, Isenstadt added.

A new book claims that president Donald Trump once grabbed hairspray to fix the hair of former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel because he did not think she was ready for primetime

McDaniel is seen after president Donald Trump reportedly fixed her hair for her speech at the Republican Jewish Coalition conference in Las Vegas

He is also is very fixated on what people who work for him wear.

Isenstadt also revealed that first lady Melania Trump is an incredibly important advisor to her husband.

When aides would call Trump to talk late at night, he would often put them on speakerphone so Melania could join the conversation. 

In fact, Melania advised her husband not to make his first post back on Twitter after his account was reinstated to attack then primary adversary Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis because it would make him look small.

She also gives him stylistic advice, which is not surprising because shes someone whos very much into appearances and presentation, of course, Isenstadt noted.

He added: One of the things that she doesnt like that Trump does is he dances at his rallies.

Isenstadts book Revenge: The Inside Story of Trumps Return to Power hits shelves on Tuesday, March 18 and offers a look inside the presidents third and final campaign. It also includes insights into the first couples marriage and other dynamics of the Trump family.

Its known that Melania doesnt love getting too involved in politics, but she will show up at a donor event every now and then.

In a lot of ways, her scarcity creates value, Isenstadt said on MAGAland.

Trump is known to put huge importance into how those who work for him look and dress

Melania is an incredibly important advisor to Donald Trump, author and Axios reporter Alex Isenstadt revealed 

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Donors want to be around her when shes going to an event, thats a huge attraction because shes not there as much, right? Trump, hes holding press conferences every day and hes totally out there all the time. But when shes present at something, it gets a lot of eyeballs. And I think she knows that.

The relationship between Donald and Melania Trump has been at the center ever since they came down the golden elevator together in June 2015 as he announced the first White House bid.

In his 2024 campaign, the first lady was rarely seen by Trumps side and same with his 2020 reelection bid.

For a lot of the campaigns, she was more focused on Barron, getting him off to NYU, Isenstadt said of the first couples only shared child.

Multiple reports claim that Melania limits her stays at the White House since her husbands return to power and splits her time between Washington, D.C., and Florida.

She has only held one public event since back in the East Wing and was present for Trumps joint address to Congress earlier this month.

Listen to the full interview with Alex Isenstadt on Welcome to MAGAland now, available wherever you get your podcasts.