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(CNN) -
Melania Trump is canceling her first appearance on her husband's campaign in months because she is not feeling well as she continues to recover from COVID-19.
He was scheduled to join President Donald Trump's rally in Pennsylvania on Tuesday night, but decided not to go.
"Ms. Trump continues to feel better every day after her recovery from COVID-19, but with a persistent cough and as a precaution, she will not travel today," said Stephanie Grisham, the first lady's chief of staff.
It would have been the first in-person appearance of the first lady at a campaign event, outside of the August Republican National Convention speech at the White House, in more than a year, when she joined the president last June at the official rally. start of reelection in Florida.
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The first lady was not expected to comment on Tuesday's event in Pennsylvania nor does she have any upcoming campaign-related appearances or trips on her calendar for the foreseeable future, a source familiar with Trump's schedule told CNN.
Travel restrictions due to the coronavirus in recent months, and his own fight against covid-19, hampered Trump's work schedule, Grisham told CNN.
However, the president, vice president and other members of the Trump family have launched the campaign.
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Melania Trump has not historically been a visible campaign presence, avoiding appearances as other Trump representatives tour the country.
In the entire 2016 election cycle, Mrs. Trump gave only a handful of solo speeches.
The longest was in Pennsylvania, it was just five days before the 2016 election, and it came after a long hiatus from the election campaign.
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"I am an immigrant, and let me tell you that no one values America's freedom and opportunity more than I do," Trump said at the time, after a presentation by second lady Karen Pence, very active in both 2016 and 2020.
In 2016, the most the public saw of his future first lady was her presence in presidential debates, something Trump is doing this time around as well.
He attended Trump's debate against Democratic rival Joe Biden in Ohio, and is expected to attend the final 2020 presidential debate this Thursday in Nashville, Tennessee.