A spokeswoman for Melania Trump on Friday took a sweeping jab at suggestions that the first couple's marriage is crumbling, blasting reports about President Donald Trump's alleged infidelity as "fake news."
"The laundry list of salacious & flat-out false reporting about Mrs. Trump by tabloid publications & TV shows has seeped into 'main stream media' reporting," Stephanie Grisham, the first lady's communications director, tweeted Friday. "She is focused on her family & role as FLOTUS _ not the unrealistic scenarios being peddled daily by the fake news."
Grisham did not respond to a request for clarification about which reports in particular that the White House considers "flat-out false," but her tweet comes amid a torrent of articles detailing President Trump allegedly having an extramarital affair with a porn star.
It is also being reported that Melania Trump has grown estranged from her husband since it was first revealed that Trump's personal attorney, Michael Cohen, paid X-rated actress Stormy Daniels $130,000 in exchange for her silence about a yearlong affair she allegedly had with Trump in 2006. The first lady abruptly canceled a trip she was supposed to take with her husband to Switzerland this week that spanned their 13th wedding anniversary.
To make matters worse, "Fire and Fury" author Michael Wolff insinuated last week that the president is sleeping with his United Nations ambassador, Nikki Hailey.
Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, has refused to confirm or deny if she ever had sex with Trump. According to reports, the Trump-Clifford affair would have started just three months after Melania Trump gave birth to their son, Barron.
Cohen, who allegedly facilitated the hush payment, has circulated a letter of denial supposedly signed by Clifford.
Melania Trump, meanwhile, has tried to stay out of the spotlight and hasn't made a public statement since The Wall Street Journal first broke the Trump-Clifford story.
