remained silent on the matter. in fact, soon after the story broke, melania trump canceled a previously announced trip to switzerland with her husband, quietly visited the holocaust museum in d.c., and made an unexplained solo trip to mar-a-lago. the white house telling cnn the first lady is entitled to some privacy. instead of the vulgar headlines and talk of hush money, mrs. trump has remained focussed on her duties as first lady and at least at times keeping her distance from the president. the stormy cloud hung over the president's state of the union address with the first lady arriving separately from the president, a break with longstanding tradition. that was january 30th. and the first couple hadn't been seen together at an official public event since new year's eve. weeks later in mid-february news of another alleged affair from 2006 with a former playboy play mate. trump denied it but after the story broke as the couple