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Times
09-05-2025
- Politics
- Times
Where is Melania? Not the White House, not her Mar-a-Lago office…
Melania Trump has spent less than a fortnight at the White House in the 15 weeks since her husband was sworn in as president for a second term. The first lady was due to appear in the East Room on Thursday to unveil a postage stamp in honour of one of her predecessors, Barbara Bush. She is known, however, to prefer staying at Mar-a-Lago or in New York, where the couple's son, Barron, is in his first year at university. She was absent for most of Trump's presidential campaign last year and analysis by The New York Times shows she has spent fewer than 14 days at the White House since January 20, when Trump was inaugurated. Insiders say that is a generous estimate


Washington Post
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
Melania Trump hosts White House event commemorating Barbara Bush stamp
WASHINGTON — In the White House's East Room on a rainy Thursday, first lady Melania Trump and members of the Bush family gathered to unveil a U.S postage stamp bearing the portrait of former first lady Barbara Bush . Amid the anticipation of the unveiling, Trump, Bush's daughter Dorothy 'Doro' Bush Koch and Judy de Torok a vice president at United States Postal Service took turns sharing stories chronicling the former first lady's life and achievements.