Melania Trump looks demure in a dark $2,000 suit as she attends a tribute for late Secret Service agent who died in Scotland - after clip of her 'horrified' reaction to Putin goes viral

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Melania Trump looked demure in a dark suit on Wednesday as she paid tribute to a deceased Secret Service agent.

The first lady, 48, and her husband, 72, gave their respects to the family of Special Agent Nole E. Remagen, who died in Scotland while supporting their overseas trip.

Remagen, a 19-year veteran, died in Scotland on Tuesday, surrounded by immediate family and Secret Service colleagues. His body was being returned to the U.S. on Wednesday.

Tribute: Melania Trump, 48, and her husband, 72, paid their respects on Wednesday to the family of a Secret Service agent who died in Scotland while supporting their overseas trip

Dark suit: The first lady wore dark colors, opting for a $2,020 navy ensemble by Michael Kors

Keeping it simple: She went for a simple white top underneath her jacket, and accessorized her skirt with a matching thin belt

Melania, who traveled with President Donald Trump during a week-long European visit that took them to Belgium, England, Scotland, and Finland, was photographed leaving the White House on Wednesday to board Marine One.

The body of Remagen,  where a tribute to the Secret Service agent took place, was due to arrive at Joint Base Andrews, just outside Washington, D.C. 

Melania wore dark colors, opting for a $2,020 navy ensemble by Michael Kors.

The suit is comprised of a $1,395 stretch-wool blazer, which she wore open on her shoulders amid D.C.'s 85-degree weather, and a $625 gabardine pencil skirt.

The first lady went for a simple white top underneath her jacket, and accessorized her skirt with a matching thin belt.

She finished off her outfit with navy pumps, and shielded her eyes behind large black sunglasses while heading out of the White House.

Her husband, meanwhile, also sported dark colors, and wore a navy suit on top of a white button-down shirt, paired with a blue tie with pink stripes. 

Tones: Her husband, meanwhile, also sported dark colors, and wore a navy suit on top of a white button-down shirt, paired with a blue tie with pink stripes

Shades: Melania shielded her eyes behind large black sunglasses while heading out

Pieces: Her suit is comprised of a $1,395 stretch-wool blazer and a $625 gabardine pencil skirt

Shoes: Melania finished off her outfit with navy pumps matching the rest of her outfit

'Our hearts are filled with sadness over the loss of a beloved and devoted Special Agent, husband, and father,' Trump said in a statement.

'Our prayers are with Special Agent Remagen's loved ones, including his wife and two young children. We grieve with them and with his Secret Service colleagues, who have lost a friend and a brother.' 

Trump said, 'Melania and I are deeply grateful for his lifetime of devotion.'   

Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, also went to pay their respects to the late Secret Service agent, who also served five years in the U.S. Marine Corps. 

Trump left Scotland on Sunday evening and flew to Helsinki for a Monday summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. He returned to D.C. late on Monday.

On the go: Melania was photographed leaving the White House to board Marine One

Travel: She went with her husband to Joint Base Andrews, right outside of D.C., where the body of Special Agent Nole E. Remagen was due to arrive

Tribute: The president said he and Melania are 'deeply grateful' for the late Secret Service agent's 'lifetime of devotion'

Return: Melania and her husband came back earlier this week from their week-long visit that took them to Belgium, England, Scotland, and Finland

Duo: The president and his wife later held hands in front of the cameras while returning from Andrews Air Force and crossing the South Lawn of the White House

Aircraft: Melania stepped off Marine One upon returning from Joint Base Andrews

Outfit: The first lady kept her wool jacket open on her shoulders on the warm day

In the wake of Donald and Melania's return, a video emerged showing the first lady apparently looking horrified after shaking Vladimir Putin's hand during her husband's summit with the Russian president. 

Putin can be seen smiling and nodding in the clip as he is introduced to Melania by President Trump in Helsinki, Finland on Monday. 

Melania, who is a few inches taller than the ex-spy strongman, also smiles during the handshake in an apparently natural way. 

But as soon as Putin releases her hand and diverts his attention elsewhere, Melania pulls a bizarre face representing what appears to be her shock or horror. 

She widens her eyes and wobbles her head as the camera looks directly at her. 

The video has now gone viral, prompting an outpouring of astonishment and confusion on Twitter. 

Putin can be seen smiling and nodding in the clip as he is introduced to Melania by President Trump in Helsinki, Finland on Monday. Melania then pulls a bizarre face (pictured)

Aaron McCord wrote that Melania was 'the only one in the room who understands how dangerous this man actually is'. One user, @daisygirlmg, wrote: 'She looks like she short-circuited there for a second.'

Another, @7bugglettes, said: 'She looks like she just stared into the eyes of evil....' The Twitter user who first pointed out the First Lady's odd reaction, @srmduke87, wrote: 'I think she looked scared to death.'

It comes after President Trump sought to clarify comments he made during the press conference with Putin. 

He was widely attacked for appearing to side with Putin rather than his own intelligence agencies over the Russian state's involvement in hacking the Democratic Party during the 2016 election.    

Taking to Twitter today, President Trump defended anew his much-criticized performance at the Helsinki summit, promising 'big results' from better relations with Russia and hitting back at 'haters.'

Trump made no mention of his having walked back comments that called into question U.S. intelligence findings of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.  

'So many people at the higher ends of intelligence loved my press conference performance in Helsinki,' Trump tweeted.

The video has now gone viral, prompting an outpouring of astonishment and confusion on Twitter

He added: 'We got along well which truly bothered many haters who wanted to see a boxing match.'

Amid bipartisan condemnation of his embrace of a longtime U.S. enemy, Trump sought to end 27 hours of recrimination by delivering a rare admission of error Tuesday. 

He backed away from his public undermining of American intelligence agencies, saying he misspoke when he said he saw no reason to believe Russia had interfered in the 2016 U.S. election.

'The sentence should have been,'I don't see any reason why I wouldn't, or why it wouldn't be Russia' instead of ''why it would,'' Trump said.

That didn't explain why Trump, who had tweeted a half-dozen times and sat for two television interviews since the Putin news conference, waited so long to correct his remarks. And the scripted cleanup pertained only to the least defensible of his comments.

He didn't reverse other statements in which he gave clear credence to Putin's 'extremely strong and powerful' denial of Russian involvement, raised doubts about his own intelligence agencies' conclusions and advanced discredited conspiracy theories about election meddling.