Melania Trump will hold negotiations between Russia and Ukraine after the ceasefire": Trump is monitoring the election results without his wife - Melania Trump "is busy solving the conflict in Ukraine". "First lady Melania Trump and other members of the Trump family are not in the White House with him in the middle of the counting of votes for the midterm elections for Congress. Trump watches the results of the vote in the company of members of his cabinet and administration. Melania Trump's representatives have previously told NBC that she will not be at the White House on election night because she is fully focused on negotiations with Russia and Ukraine."