Washington – Melania Trump Goes To Capitol Without President

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    First lady Melania Trump arrives before the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Washington – Scenes from the Capitol on a night of pomp, pageantry and politics for the State of the Union address:

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    With all eyes on her, a poised Melania Trump took her seat in the gallery above the packed House moments before her husband delivered his State of the Union speech.

    Mrs. Trump, sheathed in an all-white Dior pantsuit, had traveled to the Capitol separately from President Donald Trump after holding White House and Capitol receptions for her guests. A White House aide said the couple was expected to return together to the White House after the speech.

    First ladies typically get everyone’s attention when they enter the chamber for their husbands’ addresses. But Mrs. Trump had not been seen in public with her husband since The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this month that in 2016, Trump’s lawyer paid a woman $130,000 to keep quiet about an affair she said she had with the future president. The woman on Tuesday issued a statement denying the affair happened.

    After the report, the couple’s anniversary passed without public comment. Mrs. Trump abruptly canceled plans to accompany her husband to Davos, Switzerland.

    Last year, President and Mrs. Trump traveled to the speech together.

    Mrs. Trump did not react as Trump began his speech with an acknowledgement of “the first lady.”


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    puppydogs
    puppydogs
    6 years ago

    Such a non story. She is standing and clapping at his great speech.

    Zzzzz
    Zzzzz
    6 years ago

    Fake news. The anti trump biased press is fishing….pathetic. No matter what they do they can’t undo or deflect attention away from the greatness of his speech tonight, or the wild successes of his presidency!

    6 years ago

    Idiots at the media . The lady has a special needs kids . Why do you think she is not with him ? She needs to take of Baron ? Such nosy conspiracy nonsense at the expense of a special needs child . But oh it’s trump that mocked a disabled reporter

    Granny
    Granny
    6 years ago

    This is beyond fake news, trying to find criticism of Trump and his family.
    If Trump would discover a cure for cancer they would blame him for trying to put the oncologists out of business.