WASHINGTON (AP) – Melania Trump is having a moment in the midst of a pandemic.
After catching some criticism for not mentioning the coronavirus in a March speech to a parent-teacher group, the first lady has increased her engagement on the issue, mostly through social media since she is staying home like most Americans.
This week, she posted a photo of herself wearing a white face mask – something her husband, President Donald Trump, has said he will not do. It was her way of reinforcing the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendation that everyone cover their nose and mouth in public.
“It is another recommended guideline to keep us safe,” she said in a video released Thursday.
Like everyone else, the first lady is retooling her spring plans because of the virus threat.