Melania scours media to protect Trump
As she travels with the president this week, the first lady — who flags negative stories about her husband while she's in New York — will be in a position to exert greater influence over his chaotic operation.
By Tara Palmeri
05/20/2017 07:08 AM EDT
Melania Trump’s spent her first few months as first lady in New York, only rarely appearing in Washington or speaking at events. Yet friends and aides say she’s keeping a close watch from her gilded apartment in Trump Tower on how her husband is portrayed in the press—and that she’s growing increasingly worried about the anonymous sniping from West Wing staff.
Like President Donald Trump, these people said, Melania Trump is an avid consumer of cable news, and often tracks the news of the day and will alert her husband to stories she thinks make him look bad.
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