Marla Maples, President Donald Trump's second wife and mother of one of his daughters, appeared on the "Today" show Tuesday and avoided saying anything negative about Trump but mentioned she nixed a presidential run in the 1990s as too hard on his kids.

Maples, who has been living in California for years with daughter Tiffany, 25, now in her second year of law school in Washington, D.C., said she's returned to the "melting pot" of New York.

NBC announced the interview as an "exclusive" to talk about her marriage to Trump, as well as her recent work with non-profit organizations and her speaking tour.

The only thing significant that Maples, 55, said about Trump came in answer to a question about whether she would have predicted his occupation of the White House at the time they were dating (when he was still married to first wife Ivana Trump) and when she and Trump were married from 1993-1999.

"Oh, yes, It’s something we thought about doing in the '90s, but I knew it would be difficult on the kids, it takes a big toll on kids, and Donny, Ivanka and Eric (Trump's three eldest children with Ivana) were much younger then," she said.

(Trump talked about running for president in almost every election since 1988. In October 1999, he declared himself a candidate for the Reform Party nomination but withdrew in February 2000.)

Trump is now married to his third wife, first lady Melania Trump, mother of his youngest, son Barron Trump, 12.

Now that he's president has Maples been surprised by anything? Maples cheerfully declined to dish.

"Life is about being ready for anything and where are you going to find the positive in all things," she said. "I choose not to judge anyone else – I wouldn't want to be judged...I try to give the best version of myself that I can."

So why was she being interviewed on "Today"? Something to do with yoga, wellness, "spreading love" and celebrating how "we're all interconnected." There was a mention of her recent international speaking tour about what she jokingly referred to "getting over empty-nest trauma."

She said she shot a music video in India in October, a clip of which was shown. It wasn't explained what the video was intended for. They also showed a clip of her doing a headstand on top of her yoga teacher,.

She talked about "how do we love, who do we surround ourselves with, what we're sharing back with the world."

Also, she is thrilled to have returned to New York, the multicultural capital of the world. Maples was born and raised in Georgia and went to New York in the early 1990s to launch an entertainment career.

"I'm so happy to be back," she enthused. "New York has always had my heart...I love my city."