Posted on 02/15/2018 9:08:01 AM PST by simpson96
(snip)Trump arrived at Children's Inn, a specialty residence facility where seriously ill children and their families stay while the kids participate in clinical trials and treatments at NIH, dressed in a bright red, belted Calvin Klein coat. She quickly prepared to jump in with frosting and sprinkles for the heart-shaped cookies being decorated by kids ages 4 to 11, who suffer from a variety of rare illnesses.
"Do you like to play and run around with your friends?" the first lady asked of Lucy Wiese, a 9-year-old from Virginia who has a rare immunodeficiency disease and has already made 29 visits to Children's Inn in her short life. Lucy nodded.
After several minutes of cookie time, Trump visited a nearby classroom area where more children, joined by the cookie-decorating crew, mingled and made Valentine's cards with their fellow patients. Some of the older patients, in their early 20s, had been coming to Children's Inn since they were much younger.
"You look beautiful," Trump said to 23-year-old Christine Moister, who was wearing a vibrant pink sweater. Moister smiled back. She suffers from Niemann-Pick disease type C, which is also referred to as children's Alzheimer's.
The first lady stood close to Moister, chatting with her and accepting a Valentine's card, which she put into a decorated brown paper bag.
"I brought you some presents, too," said Trump, who moved through the room full of young patients, smiling and bestowing compliments like, "You look good! And strong!" and expressing thanks for the gifts the kids gave her.
Trump walked from table to table, handing out White House Valentine's Day cards(snip)
One young man gave the first lady a pair of black Children's Inn sunglasses, to which Trump, often seen in oversized shades, exclaimed, "This is very fashionable. I love sunglasses."
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*ping*
Did she have ashes on her forehead?
To The First Lady's List.
What a somber Valentine's Day this was.
CNN?
Surprised the headline didn’t read....
Poor sick kids have their lives interrupted by Melania Trump.
Using poor sick kids as photo op.
Every time I read a story about the class of Melania Trump I thank God that Hillary lost.
I was wondering what aspect of Melania visiting children, that the media could use to be critical of her.
WHAT could be more non political or non controversial, than visiting with sick children?
Such a beautiful first lady, both inside and out
A rare good story on Melania by CNN. She is beautiful and compassionate. It makes me sick to read vile and vicious stories about her in the Media. I won’t hold my breath for another nice and good story out of CNN on our classy FLOTUS though.
Democrats Outraged!
Where was HRC or M. Obama? Just as I thought.
If I had to guess, I would say that this is CNN’s annual “be nice to Republicans” story, so they can claim that they are “fair and balanced”.
Amen!!
Prayers for all those beautiful children :’(
Surprised it was reported this way by CNN. I would have expected Melania avoids Donald on Valentines day.
‘Beasty was getting munched by Huma and Moochy was getting fitted for a new jock strap.....
Amen!
She shines so brightly when surrounded by children.
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