Melania Trump is expected to give a speech at the Republican National Convention from the newly renovated White House Rose Garden next week.
PRESIDENT TRUMP TO SHARE EVERY DAY OF REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
After the Democrats’ virtual virtual convention, Republicans prepared for the opening night of their convention on Monday. The first lady is set to speak on Tuesday night.
The Republican convention was intended to take place in Charlotte, NC, but concerns about coronavirus also forced the event to go mostly remotely. President Trump is set to deliver his acceptance speech from the White House on Thursday, August 27, the last day of the 2020 Convention.
Here are four things to know about the first lady:
1. This will not be the first time they have spoken to the RNC
Trump picked up tradition when, four years ago, he appeared on the first night of the RNC in Cleveland to introduce his wife to her speech to the 2016 delegates.
First lady Melania Trump smiles during a speech at the National Opioid Summit of Justice on Friday in Washington. (AP Photo / Andrew Harnik)
The first lady’s team is likely hoping for a much better response than the 2016 convention, which forced a speechwriter to make excuses after it emerged that Melania Trump’s words were too close to a Michelle Obama speech. of 2008.
2. She oversees the redesign of White House’s iconic Rose Garden
Melania Trump is overseeing a redevelopment of the Rose Garden in the White House to restore it to its original 1962 blueprint dating from the Kennedy administration.
“The whole act of planting a garden involves hard work and hope in the possibility of a bright future,” she said in a statement. “Preserving the history and beauty of the White House and its grounds is a testament to our nation’s commitment to caring for this landscape and our dedication to American ideals, and protecting them for our children and their children for generations to come. it’s coming. “
3. There’s a Melania Trump statue in her native Slovenia – but it was vandalized
A wooden statue of Melania Trump was allegedly set on fire near her home in Slovenia on July 4, causing it to be removed.
“I want to know why they did it,” Brad Downey, an American artist who commissioned the sculpture, told Reuters. If the suspect or suspects are caught, Downey said, he would like to interview her for a film he is making that will be part of an upcoming exhibition of his work in the land of the first lady.
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump put their hands on her chest during an event “Salute to America” on the South Ground of the White House, Saturday, July 4, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo / Patrick Semansky)
The life-size rough view of the first lady was cut from a tree trunk by a local artist and unveiled last summer.
MELANIA TRUMP HONORED WITH ODD STATUE LIKENED TO A ‘SCARECROW’ IN HER SLOVENIAN HOMETOWN
4. It is aimed at promoting foster care
Melania Trump touted her husband’s presidential ordinance in June over strengthening America’s childcare system and said she’s focused on promoting foster care.
“Currently, there are more than 400,000 children and adolescents in the foster care system and 124,000 of them are awaiting permanent placement with a permanent family,” she wrote in a Fox News op-ed. “It’s our time to be the voice for these thousands of children waiting for an eternal family – and it’s our time to decide how we move forward so we can do the most for children in need.”
Fox News’ John Roberts, Brie Stimson and Marisa Schultz contributed to this report.
