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WEF 2018: Melania cancels plan with husband US President Donald Trump to Davos

According to the CNN, East Wing communications director Stephanie Grisham confirmed the change of plans due to 'scheduling and logistical issues.'

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The first lady of the United States of America, Melania Trump, will not be joining President Donald Trump on his trip to the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos this week.

According to the CNN, East Wing communications director Stephanie Grisham confirmed the change of plans due to "scheduling and logistical issues."

Earlier, Grisham had reportedly informed the American TV station that Melania would be accompanying her husband, Donald Trump, to Davos.

However, Trump's own trip was in limbo until Monday due to the shutdown of the US government, which has now been resolved.

The White House press secretary Sarah Sanders had said that if the shutdown is resolved, President Trump would keep his promise to attend the global economic summit in Switzerland.

"The President's delegation will leave tomorrow, and the President will continue on his trip later in the week," she said, at an event marking the end of the shutdown.

Last week an article in The Wall Street Journal claimed that Trump's lawyer set up a company and reportedly paid a huge amount to pornstar Stormy Daniels just before 2016 election to stay silent about the alleged affair with Trump in 2006.

Trump's attorney Michael Cohen set up a company,  'Essential Consultants LLC' to to pay off $130,000 to Stormy Daniels to keep 'mum' about the affair. While Cohen's relationship to Essential Consultants LLC isn't publicly available, his name does turn up as the authorised person for the company. 

That particular move, which could've been avoided by hiring a lawyer or an agent, helped identify Cohen's connection to Essential Consultants LLC.  Both Cohen, who was representing the Trump organisation at that time and Daniels' lawyer also used pseudonyms to keep their identities hidden. 

Melania has not made any public statement even since the alleged affair broke out.

(With inputs from agencies)

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