Aug 18 WATCH: Trump says first lady wrote letter asking Putin to end war because she loves children By Hannah Grabenstein President Donald Trump said Monday that first lady Melania Trump wrote a letter asking Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine because she’s worried about children impacted by fighting. Continue reading
May 19 WATCH: Trump signs Take It Down Act, bill combating nonconsensual deepfakes and revenge porn By Darlene Superville, Associated Press The bill makes it a federal crime to “knowingly publish” or threaten to publish intimate images without a person’s consent, including AI-created “deepfakes.”… Continue reading
May 09 WATCH: First lady Melania Trump unveils new stamp for former first lady Barbara Bush By Fatima Hussein, Darlene Superville, Associated Press Daughter Dorothy “Doro” Bush Koch said “it’s unlikely that mom ever pictured herself on the postage stamp, and it’s very likely that she would be wondering what all this fuss is about."… Continue reading
Mar 03 WATCH: First lady Melania Trump advocates for protecting teens from non-consensual online content By Darlene Superville, Associated Press The “Take It Down Act,” sponsored by Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., passed the Senate in February. Melania Trump's public support for the legislation could help get it through the Republican-controlled House and to President Donald Trump's… Continue reading
Jan 20 WATCH: Outgoing President Biden and first lady greet Trumps at the White House before inauguration By Hannah Grabenstein President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden greeted incoming President-elect Donald Trump and future first lady Melania Trump outside the White House Monday morning in a return to presidential transition tradition. Continue reading
Jan 19 How move-in day will work when the Trumps return to the White House By Darlene Superville, Associated Press After the oath-taking, inaugural address, luncheon and traditional parade, the new president gets to go into the White House to find the family's clothes, furniture and other personal belongings in place and the kitchen stocked with favorite foods. Continue reading
Jan 08 WATCH: Donald and Melania Trump visit Jimmy Carter’s casket at U.S. Capitol By Bill Barrow, Kevin Freking, Farnoush Amiri, Rick Gentilo, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump, who has alternated among praising, criticizing and even mocking Jimmy Carter, came Wednesday to the Capitol Rotunda to pay his respects as the 39th president lay in state ahead of his funeral Thursday in the nation's capital. Continue reading
Sep 26 Melania Trump wants people to stop calling her husband a ‘threat to democracy’ By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press In her first interview in more than two years, former first lady Melania Trump said she saw her husband’s survival in two attempts on his life as “miracles” and blamed the media for “fueling a toxic atmosphere” and empowering those… Continue reading
Jul 14 Read Melania Trump’s full statement after Donald Trump injured in shooting at rally By News Desk and Associated Press Former first lady Melania Trump released a public statement Sunday after her husband, former President Donald Trump, was injured in an apparent assassination attempt while speaking at a campaign rally Saturday in Butler, Pennsylvania. Continue reading
Jul 12 Melania Trump to attend the Republican convention in a rare political appearance, sources say By Jill Colvin, Michelle L. Price, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press Former first lady Melania Trump will attend the Republican National Convention next week in Milwaukee. Continue reading