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- First Lady Melania Trump downplayed the speculation that stemmed from her extended public absence over the last few weeks.
- In a statement, Melania said she was “confident” in her role, and was not going to be affected by what she called the “rabid press corps.”
- The first lady had what her spokespeople called a minor kidney procedure in mid-May, but she soon became the subject of rumors and conspiracy theories due to her absence.
First Lady Melania Trump sniped at the speculation over her 24-day absence from the public eye, which had spawned rumors and conspiracy theories due to her extended silence.
“Mrs. Trump has always been a strong and independent woman who puts her family and certainly her health above all else,” the first lady’s statement reportedly said on Monday. “And that won’t change over a rabid press corps.”See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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