It’s been 23 days since Melania Trump was last seen in public. Since then (May 10th) we know she underwent a medical procedure and was in the hospital for a few days. While many families around the country spent the long Memorial Day weekend together, the first lady didn’t seem to be with the President when he visited his golf club in Sterling, Virginia last weekend, she wasn’t there for the ceremony at Arlington National Cemetary on Memorial Day either and she missed Wednesday’s “White House Sports and Fitness Day.” Instead, Ivanka Trump took her place. When People magazine learned she would be absent from the event that first ladies traditionally spearhead they reported:
“Her spokeswoman, Stephanie Grisham, told PEOPLE on Tuesday that Mrs. Trump ‘has been involved in several internal meetings with staff all last week, and that continues this week. We’ve been going over initiatives and other long term planning for events such as the Congressional Picnic and 4th of July.'”
Then on Wednesday this tweet popped up on the FLOTUS twitter account.
I see the media is working overtime speculating where I am & what I'm doing. Rest assured, I'm here at the @WhiteHouse w my family, feeling great, & working hard on behalf of children & the American people!
— Melania Trump 45 Archived (@FLOTUS45) May 30, 2018
Based on the tone of that tweet there is speculation as to whether it actually was written by Melania or perhaps someone else. Donald Trump himself often writes the same phrase that the “media is working overtime.” He did so just a day later.
The corrupt Mainstream Media is working overtime not to mention the infiltration of people, Spies (Informants), into my campaign! Surveillance much?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 31, 2018
This has led to lots of speculation.
Who is this? where’s Melania? https://t.co/0B3KSQxxQT
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) May 30, 2018
https://twitter.com/PalmerReport/status/1002525669862014976
Then there is this. When Trump was asked earlier in the week how Melania was doing he pointed to a window in the White House.
Trump pointed to a White House window and said: "She’s doing great. She’s looking at us right there." According to a pool report, Melania was nowhere to be seen. https://t.co/S4xu0xLS0Y
— Pedro da Costa (@pdacosta) June 2, 2018
Why is Trump the only person who can see Melania? #BetweenTheScenes pic.twitter.com/Q4pAcPLKtV
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) June 1, 2018
Comedian Michael Ian Black has tweeted several times about “Melania’s disappearance” and wonders why the media isn’t pressing the White House harder on where she has been.
https://twitter.com/michaelianblack/status/1002554353100775424
https://twitter.com/michaelianblack/status/1002557299586674694
Watch more of what CNN is saying about Melania’s absence above.