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Melania Trump reads to children at NYC hospital

<p><a href="http://nypost.com/2016/07/30/melania-trump-like-youve-never-seen-her-before/" target="_blank">The New York Post</a> says this is Melania Trump like we've never seen her before. They're right.</p><p>The Post ran a cover on Sunday with the headline "The Ogle Office." It also featured several nude photos reportedly taken of Melania Trump during a 1995 photo shoot.</p><p>The cover has certainly gotten a lot of attention since the paper <a href="https://twitter.com/nypost/status/759548757662990338" target="_blank">tweeted</a> it out Saturday night, but it also brings into question how the media should cover family members of presidential candidates.</p><p>Melania Trump has largely stayed out of the campaign limelight until her speech at the Republican National Convention in mid-July. </p><p><b>SEE MORE: <a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/did-melania-trump-plagiarize-michelle-obama-s-speech-see-for-yourself/">Did Melania Trump Plagiarize Michelle Obama's Speech? See For Yourself</a></b></p><p>"I like to keep life as normal as possible for my son, Barron," she <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbvGxDmD3dY" target="_blank">told MSNBC</a> in February.</p><p>But she's not alone. This latest incident is far from the first time a political candidate's spouse or family member has been dragged into a political scandal — even during this year.</p><p>Her husband's primary opponent, Ted Cruz, saw his wife, Heidi Cruz, dragged into the press — by Donald Trump himself. He <a href="https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/712850174838771712" target="_blank">retweeted</a> a meme of Heidi Cruz and Melania Trump, saying, "A picture is worth a thousand words." It showed a glamorous photo of his wife and a less flattering one of Cruz's.</p><p><b>SEE MORE: <a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/here-s-what-ted-cruz-said-about-not-endorsing-trump-at-the-rnc/">Here's What Ted Cruz Said About Not Endorsing Trump At The RNC</a></b></p><p>Children of politicians have also been dragged into the press. During the 2000 presidential campaign in South Carolina, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/jul/04/usa.johnmccain" target="_blank">rumors swirled</a> that John McCain had an affair and had an African-American child out of wedlock. In reality, one of his daughters was adopted from Bangladesh.</p><p>In 1992, Chelsea Clinton was the target of a "<a href="http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/cold-opening/n10354" target="_blank">Saturday Night Live</a>" Wayne's World sketch, comparing the then-12-year-old's looks to those of Al Gore's daughters. Then, Rush Limbaugh <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/04/chelsea-clinton-sandra-fluke-unite-over-rush-limbaugh-attacks/" target="_blank">compared</a> Clinton's appearance to that of a dog. </p><p>And the <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/02/politics/political-kids-off-limits/" target="_blank">Bush twins</a> also had their fair share of <a href="http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/12/first-daughter-attacks-sasha-malia-chelsea-clinton.html" target="_blank">bad press</a> when they were in college. </p><p>But maybe Melania Trump isn't sweating it.</p><p>"Only I have my story. I know the truth. I have a thick skin," she said in an interview with <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rO_dSIAXhkY" target="_blank">Fox News</a> in March.</p><p><i>This video includes clips from </i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCynilb6tgI" target="_blank"><i>ABC</i></a><i>, </i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt_9yb4FSYA" target="_blank"><i>PBS</i></a><i>, </i><a href="https://www.c-span.org/video/?407634-1/donald-trump-campaign-rally-milwaukee-wisconsin" target="_blank"><i>C-SPAN</i></a><i>, </i><a href="http://www.gettyimages.com/license/1794786" target="_blank"><i>Rick Stewart / Allsport</i></a><i> and images from Getty Images. Music provided courtesy of APM Music.</i></p><hr><b>Trending stories at <a href="http://www.newsy.com">Newsy.com</a></b><ul class="inline-related-links"><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/clinton-trump-a-gorilla-what-a-unique-question-tells-us-about-polls/">Clinton, Trump, A Gorilla? What A Unique Question Tells Us About Polls</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/why-obama-s-library-could-be-good-and-bad-for-chicago-s-south-side/">Why Obama's Library Could Be Good (And Bad) For Chicago's South Side</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/trump-and-the-kochs-don-t-want-to-meet-but-are-still-talking-about-it/">Trump And The Kochs Don't Want To Meet But Are Still Talking About It</a></li></ul>
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(CNN) -- First lady Melania Trump made a surprise visit to New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center Thursday, meeting and reading to children in the pediatrics unit playroom.
 
Thursday marks "National Read Across America Day," as well as Dr. Seuss' birthday (he would be 113 this year).
 
"Do you know what is today? It's reading day. So it's reading day and I came here to encourage everyone to read, and to just think about books and what you want to achieve in life and just extend your horizon and think very, very outside of the box," she said in the brightly colored playroom filled with toys and activities.
 
After visiting with the children, the first lady read "Oh! The Places You'll Go!" which is her and son Barron's favorite book, per a statement from the first lady's office. An aide to the first lady delivered a box filled with an assortment of Dr. Seuss classics.
 
Trump isn't the only first lady to celebrate the rhyming children's book author: Michelle Obama hosted a Cat in the Hat, two "Things" and 36 elementary school students clad in red and white hats in the East Room of the White House in January 2015 for a reading of "Oh! The Things You Can Do That Are Good For You," as part of her Let's Move initiative.
 
Dressed casually in a royal blue sweater, black pants and black stilettos and sporting a slightly shorter haircut, Trump also made time to pose for photos with patients during her visit.
 
Trump has visited the hospital before, a White House official told the traveling pool.
 
Thursday's visit comes on the heels of the first lady's trip to Washington for the President's joint address to Congress.
 
While she was in town, she attended a bill signing in the Oval Office on closing the gender gap in STEM education. She also stopped by Children's National hospital in Washington on Wednesday.
 
"Thank you for welcoming me @ChildrensHealth. My prayers and thoughts are with all of the children and families. #GROWUPSTRONGER," she tweeted. That trip was closed to press.
 
Last week, Trump executed her first major social event at the White House, hosting American governors and their spouses at the ritzy Governor's Ball.
 
Trump, who plans to move to Washington with son Barron, 10, at the conclusion of the school year, has been slow to fill key posts in the East Wing. She appointed Anna Cristina Niceta Lloyd, known as Rickie, as White House social secretary, and Lindsay Reynolds as chief of staff in February.
 
Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, a longtime friend of Trump who was previously the events director at Vogue magazine, is acting senior adviser to the first lady.
 
"I am putting together a professional and highly-experienced team which will take time to do properly," Trump said in a statement last month. "I am excited to be organizing and bringing together such a dynamic and forward-thinking group of individuals who will work together to make our country better for everyone."
 
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