The week before Christmas might have dampened the First Family after Congress confirmed the impeachment of President Donald Trump. First Lady Melania Trump, however, remains strong and hardly wounded by this huge political blow, her spokesperson Stephanie Grisham revealed.
Speaking with Associated Press, Grisham said that Melania is more focused on being a wife and mother than anything else. After three years in the White House, the First Lady is apparently used to the political harassment from the critics of her husband and it's no longer affecting her.
While President Trump lashed out on the people behind his impeachment, Melania, as always, stayed in the background. Though she was at her husband's side hours after the impeachment announcement, she chose not to further light the fuse that has so angered her husband.
Grisham compared Melania's behavior with other First Ladies whose husbands were also impeached -- Hillary Clinton, former President Bill Clinton's wife, and Pat Nixon, former President Richard Nixon's wife. Hillary rallied with the Democrats while the process was ongoing, while Pat spoke to the media during her husband's most turbulent term.
Melania also did not cancel appearances in the middle of the impeachment proceedings. Though when the media asked her about this very touchy subject, the First Lady apparently ignored the questions.
On Christmas Eve, the President and First Lady attended a church service in Florida, where they have been staying for the holidays. Applause greeted the Trumps as they made their way to the pews and sat down to listen to the sermon and Christmas carols.
Later, Melania returned to the family's private club with President Trump where they were greeted with more applause from the service staff preparing their Christmas Eve dinner. When a member of the press asked about the impeachment, it was the president himself who chose to overlook the question and instead said it will be a great year ahead.
Meanwhile, it's not yet over for Trumps at the White House. After confirming the impeachment comes the next phase -- the trial in the Senate. A date has not yet been set by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell but the proceedings would likely begin sometime between Jan. 6 and 9.
The chief justice will preside over this trial for the Senators to asses and bear witness to. They will also be voting whether to convict or acquit President Trump.
The majority vote must meet two-thirds of the 100-member Senate to remove Trump in power. However, many speculate there will be no conviction since the Senate is controlled by the Republicans, Trump's political party.
