Hillary Clinton and Melania Trump have markedly different styles as first ladies. But they do have something in common: They’ve stood by difficult-to-defend men, and public opinion has rewarded them for doing so.
By the time allegations of Oval Office infidelity with an intern surfaced in 1998, Clinton had already made a name for herself as ambitious, chairing a task force on healthcare reform in 1993. The plan received immense pushback from the health insurance industry and ultimately failed.
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