Why Did the Trumps Ignore Each Other On Their Anniversary?
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Tuesday, January 22, marked President Trump and first lady Melania Trump's 14-year wedding anniversary, but if you took a look at their social media posts, you wouldn't know it. Both parties were radio silent about the occasion on their channels, though the president did take some time out of his busy day to offer congratulations to baseball player Mariano Rivera, who was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
The Express notes that there could have been a multitude of reasons for staying quiet. Since the entire country is in the midsts of a government shutdown, the first couple could have thought that any sort of congratulations would be in poor taste. Tuesday marked the 30th day of the shutdown, so maybe the two were just steering clear of any sort of possible backlash. Whatever the reason, it's a surprising move, given Trump's love affair with Twitter.
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"For someone as heavily involved in social media as Donald Trump is," the Express wrote, "it might come as a surprise to some that the President didn’t even mention the special occasion in his tweet."
A post shared by First Lady Melania Trump (@flotus) on Jan 20, 2019 at 9:48am PST
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Happy 40th anniversary and undisclosed birthday to the love of my life, @laurawbush
A post shared by George W. Bush (@georgewbush) on Nov 5, 2017 at 7:27pm PST
