May 7, 2018
WHO CAN BLAME HER:
Inside Melania Trump's complicated White House life: Separate schedule, different priorities (Mary Jordan, Emily Heil and Josh Dawsey, May 6, 2018, The Washington Post)
Donald and Melania Trump's remarkably separate daily routines begin with him getting up around 5:30 a.m., watching cable news shows and tweeting.The first lady wakes in her own bedroom a bit later, according to two close friends of the Trumps. She then readies their 12-year-old son for school, including checking to make sure his homework is in his backpack.Amid the noise and churn of the Trump administration -- most recently about how the president paid money to silence Stormy Daniels -- Melania Trump has settled into a quieter routine, often apart from the president, raising their son and carving out a place for herself in a most untraditional White House. [...]The Trumps are often apart even during their free time, according to several people who know the couple's schedules. At Mar-a-Lago on holidays and weekends, the president golfs or dines with politicians, business executives and media personalities on the patio, while Melania is often nowhere to be seen. According to several current and former aides, the president and first lady often do not eat together in the White House either."They spend very little to no time together," said one longtime friend of the president.
Posted by Orrin Judd at May 7, 2018 4:45 AM