While Donald Trump surrounds himself with yes men and supplicants, his wife makes no secret of the fact that she often disagrees with him.
The official White House portrait of first lady Melania Trump. Régine Mahaux/The White House
Of all the people to have entered the White House this month, it is Melania Trump who remains the blankest of blank slates.
The first lady is only the second to serve non-consecutive terms of office: the Trumps follow Grover and Frances Cleveland, who served from 1885 to 89 and then again from 1893 to 97.
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