First lady Melania Trump was spotted at a FEMA event with President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence Wednesday.
It was Melania’s first public appearance in a few weeks, which ignited new press attention.
WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 6: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump with Vice President Mike Pence and First Lady Melania Trump attend a 2018 Hurricane Briefing at the Federal Emergency Management Agency Headquarters (FEMA) on June 6, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Yuri Gripas – Pool/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 6: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump greets employees during a visit with first lady Melania Trump and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence at the National Response Coordination Center inside the FEMA headquarters on June 6, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Yuri Gripas – Pool/Getty Images)
The same day the first lady did this, People reported that, according to a new book, Melania Trump was actually instrumental to bringing Pence onto the 2016 campaign to be Trump’s vice presidential pick.
People reports:
“Melania was ‘decidedly in Pence’s corner’ because she saw the need to balance out her husband’s scandal-laden life and impulsive nature with someone more even-keeled — who had ‘absolutely no skeletons’ in his closet.
The president has often spoken about how much he values his wife’s advice, and in this case, the author writes, ‘Melania’s shrewd instincts proved correct.”
Melania’s political instincts really are better than some people may think.
During a period of press scrutiny over her absence, Melania shot back to the media:
I see the media is working overtime speculating where I am & what I’m doing. Rest assured, I’m here at the @WhiteHouse w my family, feeling great, & working hard on behalf of children & the American people!
— Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) May 30, 2018
WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 6: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to employees during a visit with first lady Melania Trump and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence at the National Response Coordination Center inside the FEMA headquarters on June 6, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Yuri Gripas – Pool/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 6: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump speaks alongside First Lady Melania Trump at the 2018 Hurricane Briefing at the Federal Emergency Management Agency Headquarters (FEMA) on June 6, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Yuri Gripas – Pool/Getty Images)