- First Lady Melania Trump was focused on finishing a photographic project for her table book when a crowd of Trump supporters invaded the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, according to a CNN report.
- A White House source told the news agency that Melania – who has yet to comment on events – is mentally “unchecked” and no longer wants to “get involved”.
- Trump’s first lady and adult children have been avoiding the spotlight since the violent events that took place this week.
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While images of a violent crowd invading the U.S. Capitol consumed the airwaves, First Lady Melania Trump was focused on completing a photo shoot at the White House, according to a CNN report.
The first lady is reportedly working on a coffee table book on decorative items that she restored at the president’s residence and was overseeing a photo shoot for the project while the violent events took place just two miles away.
“Photos were being taken of carpets and other items at the Executive Residence and the East Wing,” a source familiar with the First Lady’s schedule told CNN.
But when the news came that Trump supporters were invading the Capitol, Melania – along with White House leader Timothy Harleth – was supposed to be focused only on getting the job done.
When asked by advisers whether she would like to issue a statement calling for peace and calm, the first lady chose not to say anything and remained silent.
Another White House source told CNN that this was because she was “mentally controlled” and “simply was no longer in the mental or emotional place she wanted to be involved in.”
Melania has been making plans to leave the White House for several weeks, with close sources telling CNN that “she just wants to go home”.
The First Lady has avoided the spotlight since a crowd of Trump supporters besieged the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
The hooligans wanted to stop counting the Electoral College votes that confirm President-elect Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump in the November 2020 election. Even though lawmakers have to be evacuated to safety because the crowd was invading the Senate Chamber, voting continued several hours later.
In the evening, the First Lady’s chief of staff, Stephanie Grisham, had resigned.
“It was an honor to serve the country in the White House. I am very proud to have been part of Ms. Trump’s mission to help children everywhere, and proud of the many accomplishments of this government,” Grisham told ABC News.
White House social secretary Anna Cristina “Rickie” Niceta also resigned on Wednesday. Both Grisham and Niceta were among the longest serving Trump administration officials.