Melania: Seen
DUTIFUL Melania Trump was at her husband Donald’s side once again this week as he touched down in Britain amid the expected blaze of controversy.
When he stepped off Air Force One at Stansted on Thursday afternoon, the former model’s hand was locked firmly in his, her half-smile unflinching.
The First Lady, as ever, barely said a word – but while she was seen and not heard, it was a visit that was never going to pass quietly.
Just hours after his arrival, Trump was grabbing headlines by blasting Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit negotiations and praising Boris Johnson.
The next day, protesters gathered in London as a huge balloon depicting the President as an angry, orange baby soared above the capital.
Influential
But while all eyes were on the Leader of the Free World, his wife looked determined to blend into the background. The latest in a long line of First Ladies, she seemed dwarfed by the role.
Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton and those before them, including Eleanor Roosevelt, have been strong, powerful, intelligent and influential women, regardless of their politics.
But no matter how much the nation wills Melania to have an opinion, make a stand and speak up, she does not.
Her role has propelled her from property tycoon’s wife to one of the world’s most powerful females.
But can she truly be a role model to the women of America and the world when she refuses to condemn her husband’s blatant misogyny?
It has been more than 18 months since Trump moved into the Oval Office and she has remained steadfastly by his side through controversy after controversy.
Yet many will ask why the enigmatic First Lady has been quite so loyal. Even before Trump was elected in November