The White House did not respond to The Daily Beast’s request for comment about the first lady’s absence. Before returning to the role of first lady in 2025, she said she planned to be based at the White House while traveling to New York and Palm Beach when necessary. He Claims Donald and Melania Have ‘Grown Apart’When the conversation turned specifically to the marriage, Scaramucci said he believes the relationship has become more distant. Her son Barron was attending New York University at the time, while the Trump family also continued using Mar-a-Lago in Florida. More recently, official White House photographs from July 4, 2026 show Donald and Melania attending the “Salute to America 250” Independence Day celebration together on the National Mall.