MELANIA: “First Lady Melania Trump gave remarks to conclude a gala at Ford’s Theatre on Sunday [6-10-18] evening. Trump attended as honorary chair of the annual gala, where she thanked performers and congratulated this year’s winners of the Lincoln Medal, an award honoring those who have embodied President Abraham Lincoln’s legacy through their work, according to the White House…Both Melania and President Donald Trump attended the gala last year, but with the President in Singapore for his upcoming summit with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, the first lady will attend this year’s event solo. On Wednesday, Trump made her first public appearance in front of press cameras in 26 days, attending a hurricane preparedness briefing at FEMA. She had what the president described as a ‘big operation’ for a kidney condition on May 14.”
-Kate Bennett and Caroline Kelly, “Melania Trump attends Ford’s Theatre gala,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, June 10, 2018 10:19 pm