Melania Trump walked arm-in-arm with a serviceman and stood apart from the president during Wednesday’s Veterans Day wreath-laying ceremony.
The first lady was escorted by the masked military man and sheltered under an umbrella with him during the visit to Arlington National Cemetery, on Donald Trump’s first public engagement since the election was called for Joe Biden.
Neither Melania, 50, nor the president, 74, were wearing masks at the cemetery, unlike Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka who had a face covering on.
Mike Pence’s wife also stood at a distance from him in what appeared to be a part of protocol for the socially distanced ceremony.
But that has not stopped opponents of the Trumps speculating about a rift between Melania and her husband.
At previous visits to Arlington on Veterans Day, Melania has accompanied her husband more closely.