One person’s voice that’s been absent from the fray is Melania Trump’s, first lady of the United States for two more weeks. She hasn’t said anything or put out any statements since a coalition of disgruntled white people stormed into the Capitol at the behest of her husband, the president. It could be because her chief of staff, Stephanie Grisham, and at least one other East Wing employee were among the rats who have decided to leave the sinking ship that is the Donald Trump administration, and there’s no one around to type up the comments. It could as easily be that she’s been busy, okay?
CNN reported on Friday that during the siege of the capitol, Melania was allegedly overseeing a photoshoot, perhaps for a post–FLOTUS coffee-table book about the watchful eye she brought to the White House that she has expressed interest in writing. Specifically: rugs. It seems Wednesday was rug day for the book, so you can see why she didn’t have time to find out more about the day’s events.
“Photos were being taken of rugs and other items in the Executive Residence and the East Wing,” one source told CNN.
She’s “checked out,” another person said—“She just isn’t in a place mentally or emotionally anymore where she wants to get involved.” When asked to offer a message of calm to the mob, she declined.
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