This has not been the easiest stretch of time for Melania Trump. There was the slight hiccup at the Republican National Convention, during which she gave a prime-time address to introduce her husband that later revealed itself to be plagiarized from Michelle Obama. Then the third Mrs. Trump went radio silent amidst a rolling debate over whether she had, in fact, graduated from college, or immigrated to the United States legally, or even served as an escort (Melania sued or threatened to sue media outlets over the latter two claims, asserting their reports were false). Then came the infamous Access Hollywood tape, on which her husband can be heard boasting about grabbing women by the genitals and courting a married women while Melania was pregnant, which prompted a slew of women to come forward with allegations that Donald Trump had sexually assaulted them. The real-estate mogul turned Republican presidential nominee has denied any wrongdoing. Last week, his wife told Anderson Cooper that she believes him and that the accusations are the work of the Clinton campaign and a biased media.

All of that is to say that the heavily accented, highly private Melania Trump, who never wanted to be part of the campaign in the first place, has been a casualty of its harsh spotlight. So when her husband dropped another bomb in her lap during an interview the two gave to ABC’s Good Morning America on Thursday morning, it seemed like she might explode.

Here’s how it played out. George Stephanopoulos asked Melania if she planned to get out there and support her husband on the campaign trail in the final two weeks. As he continues to slide in the polls and lose support among women, it’s not a terrible idea. But Melania has been largely absent on the stump throughout the last 16 months, as her reticence and desire to keep their son Barron’s life as normal as possible have kept her closer to their glittering Fifth Avenue triplex. (With Barron, it seems the apple does not fall far from the tree. The couple told Stephanopoulos that he is constantly asking them how his father is doing in the polls. “It’s very cute actually,” Donald said.)

She laughed at the question about joining him on the trail, shot a look at her husband, and answered, “We will see. My priority is my son, Barron,” she said. “Our son, Barron. I support him 100 percent. I’m there for him every time he needs me and I might join him. We will see.”

Her husband then interjected, “She’s actually going to make two or three speeches.”

Melania’s blue eyes damn near popped out of her skull. All she could muster was a high little, “Oh!”

It’s hard to say whether Melania was shocked because she had never been informed of this fact before, or if she had been informed of this but thought they were keeping it under wraps for now. Whatever the case, it was abundantly clear Melania was surprised that her husband was saying this in an interview that would air on live morning television across the nation.

Her expression didn’t deter her husband from doubling down on this new campaign role for his wife. “And I will tell you, she’s amazing when she speaks,” he said. “She’s an amazing public speaker. She’s agreed to do two or three speeches and they’re going to be big speeches, important speeches.”

The speeches are going to be so big and important that even Melania appeared to have no knowledge of them, that’s how significant they will be. If there’s one person who can handle the pressure, though, it’s Melania. As she was quick and rather insistent on pointing out when she sat down with Cooper last week, “I’m great. I’m very strong. I’m very confident and I live my life. I take care of myself.”

Flubbing a convention speech? No sweat. Getting publicly humiliated by your husband’s lewd comments? It’s nothing! Delivering a few public speeches at the most crucial moment in the campaign in the wake of a number of women claiming her husband sexually assaulted them? She can handle it. And if she needs a little inspiration for just what to say in her two or three big speeches, well, she knows where to find it.