The uncertainty over Mrs. Trump’s appearance was in contrast to her willingness to show up and support Mr. Trump in the past. “I believe my husband, I believe my husband — it was all organized from the opposition,” Mrs. Trump told CNN’s Anderson Cooper weeks before the 2016 election. There are few things Mrs. Trump can share about herself without it being dissected — often negatively. While Mr. Trump was still at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, Mrs. Trump went to Mar-a-Lago, the president’s Florida estate. After “Fire & Fury,” two people close to Mrs. Trump stepped forward to defend her relationship with the president.

Source: New York Times January 29, 2018 22:51 UTC