First lady Melania Trump visits an exhibit of artwork by young Americans in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment which afforded the vote to women, at the White House in Washington on August 24. When Melania Trump addresses the Republican convention from the White House, it will be the most that many Americans have seen of their first lady since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic that has come to define her husband’s administration. “It distracted from what she was trying to do,” said Myra Gutin, who studies first ladies at Rider University. The first lady’s spokesperson, Stephanie Grisham, said at the time that it was “just a jacket” with no hidden meaning. President Trump later contradicted that, tweeting that his wife had learned how dishonest the news media are “and she truly no longer cares!”-AP

Source: The Standard August 25, 2020 12:33 UTC