By Miranda Devine

September 22, 2019 | 9:58pm

There’s a lot said about Donald and Melania Trump’s marriage, most of it insulting and cruel.

People who hate the president can’t believe anyone could love him.

At best, they regard his wife with pity, as the prisoner of a loveless marriage.

“Inside the Trump marriage: Melanie’s burden,” “The Sad Truth,” “Dark Secrets” are typical headlines.

“#SaveMelania” memes trended online as Vanity Fair fantasized she would divorce her husband and become a feminist icon.

Yet those who attended the state dinner for Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday tell a very different story.

They say the affection between the first couple is genuine, demonstrative and mutually respectful behind the scenes.

“It’s a real marriage, very affectionate,” said one Australian official who observed it up close and personal during the three-day state visit.

In press conferences Friday, the president took time out from declaring he could bomb Iran any time to lavish praise on his wife for her “great job” planning that night’s elegant Rose Garden soirée.

During the dinner, when Trump stood to toast Morrison, the president again paid tribute to his wife.

“I want to express my gratitude to America’s magnificent first lady for this totally exquisite evening. Thank you very much. You worked very hard on this … Great job, really great job, honey.”

Then, when the dinner was over, around 11 p.m., after the Trumps had farewelled their last guests and thought nobody was watching, stragglers who turned around on their way out the door glimpsed a spontaneous intimate moment: a husband and wife clinched in tight embrace, he whispering in her ear, she leaning in with a smile.

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