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The "Where Is Melania?' story appears to have hit a tipping point this morning:
At People: Melania Trump Skipping Summit with Husband but Expected to (Sort of) Show Her Face at Monday Event
At Talking Points Memo: MIA Melania Will Skip G7, North Korea Summits
At CNN: Melania Trump to attend her first public event since May 10
At Politico: Melania Trump to return to public eye Monday
There are two elements of the story here. One is that Melania is attending an event with the president this evening, although none of these headlines make clear that it will be a "no press" event, which means that we may not actually "see" the First Lady. The second interesting thing is that in spite of tonight's more-or-less return to the public, Melania is not going to Quebec for the G7 Summit this week or to Singapore for the big North Korea summit on June 12.
New York Magazine/Huff Post Reporter Yashar Ali gives us this:
Something lost about @FLOTUS in all of this Twitter talk...she is intensely private (yes, even though she's a Trump). People close to her have often told me of how stubborn she can be about things like this. A simple statement could end speculation but she refuses to give in.— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) June 3, 2018
I admit I'm hoping someone at the event tonight surreptitiously sneaks a few seconds of cell phone video of the First Lady.
Monday night update: She's been seen. The First Lady (or someone on her staff) tweeted out a few pictures from the event tonight and yes, she was there, sitting next to the president. Will this put an end to the story? We'll see. When will we see Melania in public again? Who knows. Not in Quebec and not in Singapore. The 4th of July? Maybe.
Monday night update: She's been seen. The First Lady (or someone on her staff) tweeted out a few pictures from the event tonight and yes, she was there, sitting next to the president. Will this put an end to the story? We'll see. When will we see Melania in public again? Who knows. Not in Quebec and not in Singapore. The 4th of July? Maybe.
Tonight @POTUS & I were honored to pay tribute to our fallen heroes. Thank you to the Gold Star families that joined us in celebration & remembrance. pic.twitter.com/6oSh1t88G7— Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) June 5, 2018
Here's a larger image of the top right photo:
Read my "Where Is Melania?" post, dated June 1, here.
Wednesday morning update: The president shares his thoughts about coverage of Melania's absence:
The Fake News Media has been so unfair, and vicious, to my wife and our great First Lady, Melania. During her recovery from surgery they reported everything from near death, to facelift, to left the W.H. (and me) for N.Y. or Virginia, to abuse. All Fake, she is doing really well!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 6, 2018
Here's Joe Scarborough's response:
I agree that it would be “vicious” and “unfair” to lie about a loved one having a facelift for the purpose of causing pain and embarrassment. Mr. President, can you imagine anyone would be so cruel to do such a thing? https://t.co/zfqjt1LKw2— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) June 6, 2018
And this is what Joe is referring to:
I heard poorly rated @Morning_Joe speaks badly of me (don't watch anymore). Then how come low I.Q. Crazy Mika, along with Psycho Joe, came..— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 29, 2017
...to Mar-a-Lago 3 nights in a row around New Year's Eve, and insisted on joining me. She was bleeding badly from a face-lift. I said no!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 29, 2017
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