Melania Trump Staying In NYC: Why First Lady Won’t Be Throwing Any Parties In DC This Week

The annual White House St. Patrick’s Day celebration this week will reportedly be absent a first lady, as Melania Trump was set to remain in New York City with her 10-year-old son Barron Trump in their $100-million penthouse inside Trump Towers.

Former First Lady Michelle Obama previously hosted Ireland's Taoiseach Enda Kenny, the prime minister of the nation, and his wife Fionnuala, for the Irish holiday. The Irish leader and his wife will make the trip overseas to Washington, D.C., though the Trump administration has reportedly experienced delays in sending out official invitations to the annual celebration.

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Meanwhile, the first lady will stay in Manhattan this week as her son continues attending private school in the city’s Upper West Side neighborhood. Melania Trump will reportedly stay with the 10-year-old first son in New York City until he completes the year of schooling, before the two move into their presidential quarters in the White House.

President Donald Trump will meet with Kenny prior to the annual celebrations, and was expected to discuss several key issues with the Irish prime minister, including Irish immigration.

The president has yet to appoint an ambassador to Ireland, though his reported potential-pick for the job, Irish-American businessman Brian Burns, will be in attendance at this week’s White House celebrations.

Melania Trump has remained largely out of the public spotlight throughout Trump’s first few months in office, instead opting to stay out of her husband’s politics while focusing on her son’s education. She hosted a celebration in honor of International Women's Day last week at the White House, however, marking the second official celebration she’s overseen as first lady of the United States.

Despite not yet living in the White House or embarking on her campaign promises to curb online bullying, Melania Trump has enjoyed soaring approval ratings since the president took office Jan. 20, outpacing Trump’s approval rating in a new CNN/ORC poll released Wednesday.