Inside The Rampant Donald Trump & Tamron Hall Affair Rumors

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Not one to keep his hands to himself, President-elect Donald Trump has been involved in several affairs and scandals involving other women. When Donald cheated on Ivana Trump with actor and model Marla Maples, the affair ended in his divorcing Ivana and the birth of Tiffany Trump. In recent history, adult film star Stormy Daniels made waves when she admitted to an alleged affair — and hush money coverup — with Donald in 2006. However, there is another rumored affair that Donald can't seem to shake. Journalist J.K. Trotter alleges in his Substack that talk show host Tamron Hall and Donald have a history stemming back to the early 2010s. And that history might have breached into romantic territory, and possibly even included a terminated pregnancy.

According to the timeline Trotter organized, Hall and Donald got to know each other while both had shows on the television network NBC. Hall interviewed Donald on several occasions and was on the panel of judges at his Miss Universe pageant in 2010. A few years later, hackers accessed voicemails left from Hall to Donald that suggested a closer personal relationship than met the eye. Hall reportedly felt comfortable enough to use Donald's discount at high-end fashion stores like Gucci, and the pair even dropped a casual "I love you" in some exchanges with each other. Around the time of the leaks, rumors about Donald and Hall being involved romantically were circulating among NYC reporters. But concrete proof of an affair has been hard to come by.

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When reports about the leaked voicemails proving that Tamron Hall and Donald Trump at the very least had a friendly relationship began to sprout online in 2016, Trump was in the throes of running his first successful presidential campaign. Among the pernicious speculation at the time was that one of Trump's romantic partners had possibly terminated a pregnancy. This was fueled by Trump dodging questions about abortion in multiple interviews — behavior that now has internet sleuths wondering if Hall got an abortion during their rumored affair. To make matters even more mysterious, when Trump won the presidency and took office in 2017, Hall stepped down from her position at NBC. As many were wondering what was going on with Hall, some reporters suggested that it had something to do with a potential nondisclosure agreement between Hall and Trump.

In the years since the affair rumors began, Hall has been able to maintain integrity when discussing and interviewing Trump. However, as she settles into hosting her own "Tamron Hall" show, it seems Hall is avoiding mentioning Trump by name. Even on social media, Hall has yet to mention Trump's 2024 campaign or second presidential win — stirring the rumors that the couple did have an affair, but she is sworn to professional secrecy.

Considering the implications of such an affair — we all saw what happened with journalist Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. — it would make sense for both parties to want to keep quiet. But, as the years go on, and no concrete proof has come to the surface, it feels safe to leave these rumors as the speculation that they are. For now, Hall has a successful show and Trump has the White House, and it's fine to leave it at that.