Throughout Donald Trump's 2016 campaign and his stint at the White House, the President's wife Melania Trump has chosen to remain in the background unlike many of the previous first ladies. Melania has chosen a passive role throughout the past 4 years. During her time as the first lady, she literally wore a jacket that read, "I don't really care, do you?" She has been mostly quiet during the impeachment of her husband and hasn't really said much to support (or denounce) Donald Trump's action.

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 13: U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump await the arrival of Colombian President Ivan Duque Marquez and first lady Maria Juliana Ruiz Sandoval to the White House February 13, 2019, in Washington, DC. Marquez and Trump are expected to discuss a range of bilateral issues during their meetings. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Donald Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives and set to be on trial by the Senate in January to vote on whether to remove him from office for attempting to secure favors from the Ukranian President in return for the release of military aid to the country. He withheld aid of $400 million in order to coerce Ukraine President Zelensky into announcing an investigation into Joe Biden's son, Hunter.

LOL! Melania in Tel Aviv is as MISERABLE, as Melania in the U.S. Watch her push away the CREEP's hand. PRICELESS😂😂😂This guy is DISGUSTING! pic.twitter.com/lhR1JdTi1m — Voice of Reason (@raggapegs) May 22, 2017

Melania Trump's apparent indifference to the impeachment of her husband and his possible removal from office hasn't gone unnoticed. She is only one of four first ladies to watch their partners endure the process of impeachment. When Bill Clinton was subject to impeachment, Hillary Clinton was busy trying to rally Democrats to vote against impeaching her husband. Similarly, Pat Nixon spoke out for her husband Richard Nixon and defended him to the press constantly until he eventually resigned from office. Melania, on the other hand, has been quiet about the impeachment process even as Donald Trump, his children, and party members have been defending him aggressively. According to Darlene Superville, writing for the Associated Press, the current FLOTUS has decided to press "on through the ordeal silently, showing no inclination to speak out publicly on behalf of her spouse."

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 12: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as first lady Melania Trump looks during a Congressional Ball in the Grand Foyer of the White House on December 12, 2019, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

The only time Melania waded into the impeachment discussion when one of the witnesses, Pamela Karlan, used her son, Barron Trump, to make a statement before the House Judicial Committee. "The Constitution says there can be no titles of nobility, so while the president can name his son Barron, he can’t make him a baron," Karlan had said. The first lady hit out at the witness on Twitter: A minor child deserves privacy and should be kept out of politics. Pamela Karlan, you should be ashamed of your very angry and obviously biased public pandering, and using a child to do it. The following day Pamela Karlan later responded to the criticism and apologized for her comments. "I want to apologize for what I said earlier about the president's son, it was wrong of me to do that," said Karlan.

Interestingly, a recent statement by FLOTUS' spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham hinted at Melania Trump not agreeing with Donald Trump's assessment of the ordeal's effect on the first family. The President had claimed that the impeachment process had caused "great damage and hurt" to the first family. In a letter to Nancy Pelosi days before the impeachment vote in the House, Trump wrote: Few people in high position could have endured or passed this test. You do not know, nor do you care, the great damage and hurt you have inflicted upon wonderful and loving members of my family. You conducted a fake investigation upon the democratically elected President of the United States, and you are doing it yet again.

A minor child deserves privacy and should be kept out of politics. Pamela Karlan, you should be ashamed of your very angry and obviously biased public pandering, and using a child to do it. — Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) December 4, 2019

Melania Trump didn't support her husband's claims and had White House Press secretary Stephanie Grisham release a statement contradicting the President's claim. "As always, Mrs. Trump is focused on being a mother and wife, and is busy serving our great nation. She is very strong, and after many years now, has become used to political harassment."

Melania really doesn’t want to hold his hand.



pic.twitter.com/xSIQXinRQm — Helen Kennedy (@HelenKennedy) June 3, 2019

Tammy Vigil, a Boston University communications professor and author of a book about Melania Trump and Michelle Obama, stated, "Like every first lady, she’s sort of trying to forge her own path through this. In this particular case, she doesn’t really have a whole lot of history to look toward." It feels like Melania Trump does not have faith in her husband and believes him to be guilty of the crimes he has been accused of. It remains to be seen if the first lady will make any statement to support her husband as the Senate prepares to hold a trial that will decide Trump's fate at the White House. If the past few months are any indication, Melania Trump will go about her daily life, indifferent to what becomes of Donald Trump's Presidency.