First lady Melania Trump is standing by her man – literally – tweeting a picture Thursday of the first couple cuddled up together on the Truman Balcony.'Greetings from @WhiteHouse,' FLOTUS wrote, as she stood smiling beside a beaming president, showing off the enchantingly snowy South Lawn.While Washington, D.C.,got a blast of bad weather on Wednesday, it's Sunday's 60 Minutes interview with porn star Stormy Daniels that the White House is bracing for.Prior to the first lady dashing off her tweet, Daniels' attorney Michael Avenatti was on CNN explaining why Americans should care about his client's story.CNN's Chris Cuomo had pointed out that Trump's womanizing behavior was already baked-in when it came to public perception of the president, so why should Americans care about details of an alleged affair? 'I think this is about engaging in thuggish behavior, threats, intimidation and hiding the money trail,' Avenatti answered.Daniels received $130,000 from Trump's personal attorney in October 2016, during the waning days of the presidential election, in exchange for her signature on a non-disclosure agreement that would bar her from talking about her alleged relationship with the now-president.Trump's team of lawyers wants Daniels to continue to abide by the agreement.'The act of intimidation and threats, putting her under their thumb continues to this very day,' Avenatti alleged.'Now we have a sitting U.S.president, Chris, who is threatening to sue a private citizen for over $20 million for talking about their relationship.' 'I don't think it's ever occurred in the history of the United States,' the lawyer added.Daniels has gone ahead and taped an interview with 60 Minutes anyway, with preview footage showing her greeting journalist Anderson Cooper.She doesn't say anything in the clip, while Cooper says, 'I guess I'm not 100 per cent sure why you're doing this.' With the contents of the interview still under wraps, it's notable that the first lady is making a show of solidarity.When the Daniels' story first broke in January, with the Wall Street Journal reporting details about the hush money payment, the first lady canceled a planned trip to Switzerland to appear alongside her husband at the World Economic Forum.She, instead, took a quick trip to Mar-a-Lago where she used the Trump property's spa.She also raised eyebrows when she took a separate motorcade to the State of the Union address.The president was also noticeably absent from Melania Trump's social media accounts.More recently, however, the couple has been seen embracing – such as when they walked together to Marine One on Monday and both spoke in Manchester, New Hampshire about the nation's opioid crisis.Melania Trump also conducted her first cyber-bullying initiative on Tuesday, sprinkling her speech with a dash of self-awareness.'I am aware that people are skeptical of me discussing this topic,' she said.'I have been criticized for my commitment to tackling this issue, and I know that

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