Posted on 01/20/2025 1:56:32 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
Melania Trump is the wife of the 45th and 47th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, and the mother to their son, Barron Trump.
She was born in Slovenia on April 26, 1970, and is the second First Lady born outside the United States. At a young age, she began what would soon become a highly successful modeling career, appearing in many high-profile ad campaigns and working with some of the best photographers in the fashion industry.
In 1996, Mrs. Trump moved to New York, and 10 years later, she proudly became a United States Citizen, making her the only First Lady to become a naturalized citizen. Mrs. Trump has always been an active member of her community. In 2005, she was the Honorary Chairwoman of the Martha Graham Dance Company. That same year, she was awarded Goodwill Ambassador by the American Red Cross—a role she served for 4 years. Mrs. Trump served 5 years as Honorary Chairwoman for the Boys’ Club of New York and was named Woman of the Year in 2006 by the Police Athletic League. In 2010, Mrs. Trump was the Chairwoman of the American Heart Association. In addition to her philanthropic work and modeling and fashion career, Mrs. Trump is an accomplished businesswoman. In 2010, she launched her own successful jewelry collection, Melania Trump Timepieces and Jewelry.
While Melania Trump became a household name, she is, first and foremost, a mother and wife, and in 2017, she made the White House and Washington home for her family.
In her role as First Lady from 2017 to 2021, Mrs. Trump focused on the many issues affecting children across the Nation. This passion led to the establishment of BE BEST in 2018; Mrs. Trump’s awareness campaign focused on the well-being of children and highlighted the people and programs dedicated to ensuring a better future for the next generation. Mrs. Trump promoted BE BEST throughout the country and internationally.
In addition to BE BEST, Mrs. Trump has a deep appreciation for the military and their families. She traveled to military bases domestically and overseas, including Iraq in 2018, and regularly incorporated military families in public engagements.
In her time away from the White House, Mrs. Trump established Fostering the Future, a BE BEST initiative, which provides college-level scholarships to those aging out of the foster care system. The scholarship funds are provided by a portion of the revenue generated from her Web 2 and Web 3 platforms on melaniatrump.com and usamemorabilia.com. Her platforms utilize blockchain technology, marking her as a pioneer within the industry while empowering the next generation of young Americans with the resources needed to excel. Mrs. Trump consistently implements innovative approaches to advance her advocacy for children and the causes she supports, demonstrating a forward-thinking commitment to making a positive impact.
In 2024, Mrs. Trump released her memoir, MELANIA, which quickly became a #1 on the New York Times best sellers list.
I want to touch her. I hope that’s not wrong, because it feels natural. :-)
That hat was something, wasn’t it? It did look like something out of a western.
Who ever designed it did a great job!
Her outfit reminded me of funeral attire. The symbolical funeral of those who tried to destroy our country. It was a very smart outfit, but I wonder what she was REALLY saying with it?
As if she was going to demand the Bidens and Clintons apologize for insulting her mule.
Reminded of the outfits that British royalty wear. She and the outfit were so classy!
LOVE Melania, but she did look a little “Hamburgler-ish” today..
The thing that amazes me is my wife's (50ish) reaction to Melania. Where is she? What is she wearing? Who is the designer ?The unfolding admiration reminds me of the female reaction to Jackie Kennedy back in the day.
I think she should have taken the hat off inside. It obscured her face, got in the way when President Trump wanted to kiss her cheek; and sitting down to eat lunch in that hat looked kind of silly.
Her outfit was very sharp and smart; but I wouldn’t have worn the hat all day...
(I did feel sorry for her having to walk and stand so much in those heels. People should have had chairs for her at certain times today when they didn’t.)
I thought she looked very sharp.
I laughed when The President tried to kiss her on the cheek but couldn’t get past the brim of her hat.
I haven’t gone through all the replies, so forgive me if someone’s already posited this, but I had to wonder if her hat...
was bulletproof. She wore it gorgeously, but I couldn’t help getting the feeling like it sure was convenient head protection.
Every woman in attendance probably spent a fortune on their outfits for the inauguration, only to be completely upstaged by Melania.
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The type of arms used for those kinds of purposes deliver an enormous amount of energy to the target that would almost certainly be fatal in one of a couple possible ways even if it were a full blown helmet especially to one that petite.
At least none of them had to go through what she did today - and what she still has to deal with tonight.
(If I were Melania, I’d be telling Donald in the morning that I’m heading to a private SPA in Hawaii for a week, and I’ll see you when I get back.)
Greg Gutfeld got it right on the money. He simply said, “Lee Van Cleef.”
Don’t forget, the Feds went through her underware.
She is very beautiful and intelligent. I suspect that she is P.O. and wants her justice too.
It will come. I can’t wait to see it.
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