Melania Trump and son Barron at Trump Tower in wake of guilty verdict, mood in Trumpworld after trial was ‘gloomy’

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Melania Trump and son Barron were at Trump Tower, sources tell Page Six, in the wake of the guilty verdict against former president Donald Trump.

But the former first lady was keeping a low profile, after having not appeared at court in his case.

A source told us: “Everyone has gathered around Trump at Trump Tower.”

The former first lady and her son are in Trump Tower. AFP via Getty Images Donald Trump went back to Trump Tower after the verdict. POOL/AFP via Getty Images

It’s unclear exactly when Melania, 54, and Barron, 18, arrived at the family’s Manhattan home, but a source said, “Melania and Barron were smuggled in through the side entrance.” Reports said she was at Trump Tower when the guilty verdict against her husband came down.

Another insider told Page Six of the scene yesterday in Trumpworld when the verdict came in: “It’s like a funeral… There was hope all day and then none!”

The source added that, “Everyone says Melania and the entire family are rallying around the former president. But the mood is nonetheless gloomy and gloomier right now. It’s definitely viewed as a downer at Mar-a-Lago.”

A source called the scene after the verdict “gloomy and gloomier.” AFP via Getty Images Trump was expected to speak at Trump Tower on Friday morning. Christopher Sadowski

A big Trump donor also summed it up by saying: “What a bummer!”

An insider added of the scene on Thursday evening, “Everyone is upset. Trump talked to both Melania and all his children, including Ivanka. [But] Trump says the real verdict will take place in November when the people vote.”

The former president, 77, was scheduled to speak Friday morning at Trump Tower in Midtown, and he’d called the case against him a “rigged, disgraceful trial” after he was convicted of 34 felonies in the infamous “hush money” case.

Trump insisted the case against him was “rigged.” POOL/AFP via Getty Images A Trump donor called the decision “a bummer.” REUTERS Ivanka Trump had posted an Instagram pic in support of her father. AFP via Getty Images

A source added of the mood in Trumpland yesterday, “Everyone was hoping for him to get off or at least get a hung jury… the fact it happened rather quickly has everyone in a tizzy. But Trump’s friends say it’s not unexpected, and they’re prepared for the next steps, including the appeal.”

“The real verdict will be Nov. 5 by the people … I’m a very innocent man,” Trump said as he left the courtroom, slamming President Biden, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and the judge who oversaw the trial.

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Former White House aide Ivanka Trump had posted a pic of her dad and her as a kid to Instagram Stories with the caption “I love you dad” and a heart emoji.

A source said of recent speculation that Ivanka would enter the campaign — despite previously backing away from politics — “The verdict will put a damper on Ivanka’s entry into the campaign, and she’ll probably now wait until the convention.”

Melania has so far stayed mum publicly on the case. AP

Sources close to Ivanka have insisted her plans to concentrate on family and not politics haven’t changed.

While Trump immediately return to work Friday — a day after becoming the first ex-president ever convicted of felony criminal charges — a spy told us that the trial could have taken a toll.

“People who saw Trump go into the elevator in [Trump Tower] said he’s ‘finally looking older and tired.’”

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