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PresidentDonald Trumphad a lot to say on Twitter on Mother’s Day — about China, about his Democratic challengers, about the Russia investigation — but one person he did not talk about was First LadyMelania Trump.
It was the secondMother’s Dayin a row that the president didn’t mention his wife on social media, which is one of his preferred methods of public communication.
He did, however,posta broader “Happy Mother’s Day” message on Twitter,as didthe first lady. The couple are parents to 13-year-oldBarron.
In 2017, his first year in office, President TrumpwishedMrs. Trump “and all of the great mothers out there a wonderful day ahead with family and friends!” But last yearhe postedno such celebratory note.
It was unclear how the first couple celebrated the holiday this year, if at all: The president did not host any public events over the weekend. (White House press officials did not immediately respond to questions.)
Earlier in the week, the Trumps hostedan annual event at the White Househonoring military mothers and military spouses with children. There the president thanked his wife for “organizing this incredible celebration” and he reflected on his own mom.
“I had a great mother — Mary. I loved my mother. I miss my mother,” he said of Mary Anne MacLeod Trump, who died in 2000.
The first lady has been the recipient of previous misbegotten tributes from the president.
He once called intoFox & Friendsto wish her a happy birthday and ended up discussing a payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels, who claimed they had an affair. (Trump has denied this as well as allegations of sexual misconduct from multiple other women.)
Last month for Mrs. Trump’s 49th birthday, the White House tweeted out a celebratory message butthe odd photo choicequickly became a derogatory viral meme.
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Curiosity about the Trump marriage has flared in the past, as when hetried and failedto hold her hand in front of the press or when other womenaccused himof being unfaithful.
In March, a witness told PEOPLE they saw the Trumpshaving a disagreement at the Mar-a-Lago Clubin Florida. “Melania was upset and they had words with each other over something,” the source said. (The White House disputed this.)
“It is not a concern and focus of mine,” she told ABC News. “I’m a mother and a first lady and I have much more important things to think about and to do. I know people like to speculate and the media like to speculate about our marriage.”
“It’s not always pleasant, of course,” Mrs. Trump said. “But I know what is right and what is wrong and what is true or not true.”
From left: Donald Trump, Barron Trump and Melania Trump at Mar-a-Lago in 2015.Gustavo Caballero/Getty
In February 2016, during an interview onMorning Joe, Mrs. Trump said she and the president “have a great relationship. We are own people. I’m my own person. He’s his own person. And I think that’s very important.”
“I don’t want to change him,” she said. “He doesn’t want to change me.”
ForMother’s Day last year, the first lady said she believed “mothers should be celebrated each and every day.”
“As a mother myself, I know what goes into raising a child,” she said then. “It takes an incredible amount of strength, a lot of time, a generous amount of patience, and all of our love. As moms, we are so incredibly privileged to be able to bring children into this world and be a part of helping them grow into adults.”
source: people.com
