And when Reince Priebus, now the White House chief of staff, told Mr. Trump to consider dropping out of the race
when the offensive “Access Hollywood” tape became public, Mrs. Trump told him not to consider it for a moment.
Mrs. Trump’s stealth approach to leaving New York for Washington reflected the fiercely guarded privacy
that she has tried to maintain since Mr. Trump formally became a presidential candidate in June 2015.
But on Sunday, Mrs. Trump’s first publicly revealed night in the White House, Mr. Trump again fired off a round of tweets.
Kellyanne Conway, the White House counselor, said Mrs. Trump’s “intelligence, instincts and commitment to family should inspire women.”
Any news article about Barron has left her uncomfortable at best, friends of the family say.
But Mrs. Trump’s immediate focus is likely to be inside the White House, where her husband has become increasingly isolated from his party
and even his own staff since his abrupt firing of James B. Comey, the director of the F. B.I.
For the first time since President Trump was inaugurated, his wife is living full time in the White House.
