"She rarely speaks in public and has yet to make clear precisely what she might do with her time in the White House aside from looking after her young son."
"Aside from"? Many women could probably tell Ms. Givhan that raising children is plenty of work by itself. Suppose that's all Melania Trump wanted to do? Would the public be harmed in any way?
I think past presidents and their wives would probably agree raising children in the White House is a challenging and demanding experience.
And I really loathed those folks who complained about Melania and Barron Trump staying in New York so that Barron Trump could finish out his school year. That sounds mighty sensible to me.
Indications are that Melania Trump wanted nothing to do with Donald Trump's desire to be president. But, what "the" Donald wants, "the" Donald gets.