The first lady has had by many accounts a difficult start to 2018, facing myriad news stories about a dalliance her husband allegedly had with porn star Stormy Daniels. The alleged affair supposedly took place in 2006, four months after Melania Trump gave birth to the couple's only son, Barron. But the Wall Street Journal reported Trump's attorney Michael Cohen paid Daniels $130,000 to keep it covered up. The government shutdown loomed over the anniversary, and requests from CNN to the East Wing and West Wing press offices to inquire whether the couple celebrated in private were not returned. Melania Trump made an unannounced solo visit to the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington before departing for West Palm Beach last Thursday.

Source: CNN January 30, 2018 16:52 UTC