Updated On: 16 December, 2020 11:13 AM IST | Washington | ANI
According to CNN, the First Lady did not comment on why she removed her mask and if she had received special permission to do so

Melania Trump
US First Lady Melania Trump on Tuesday violated the stated mask policy at Children's National Hospital as she removed her mask to read a holiday book to children.
According to a CNN report, the first lady arrived in the hospital's main atrium wearing a mask but when she took her seat in front of a tree, she removed the mask.