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Melania Trump wowed classic black cocktail dress while posing alongside her husband for their first official Christmas portrait as president and first lady. The Trumps' 2017 Christmas portrait was revealed on Melania's Twitter page on Thursday afternoon — and the festive photo sees the president flashing an uncharacteristically bright smile. According to the tweet, Andrea Hanks photographed President Trump and his wife on December 5 in the Cross Hall of the White House.

And now for something completely different: A December story totally free of forced kis****, fondl***, gro**** and humiliating resignat****.As the Trump family approaches its first holiday season in the White House, we are learning more about the new First Lady. She put her personal touch on some of this year’s Christmas decorations, then hung around the unveiling to thank adult volunteers who helped and to play with their children.On Wednesday Melania Trump was in Texas with Karen Pence to thank more first-responders for their relief work during and after the hurricanes.And Thursday, as often seems to happen, Mrs. Trump was...

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First lady Melania Trump announced Friday that she has selected the director of rooms at Trump International Hotel to serve as White House chief usher. Timothy Harleth presently oversees more than 110 employees at the Trump hotel in Washington, D.C., the White House said Friday. "I am so pleased that Timothy will be joining our team," Melania Trump said in a statement. "He was selected because of his impressive work history and management skills. My husband and I know he will be successful in this vital role within the White House." As chief usher, Harleth will oversee the more than...

Not only do we know President Donald Trump reads GotNews—we now know his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, may have first put the award-winning news site on his radar. In May, the blog Politico editorialized that someone “mischievously” gave President Trump a copy of a GotNews article correctly identifying Katie Walsh as a White House leaker: “That is what happened in late February when someone mischievously gave the president a printed copy of an article from GotNews.com, the website of internet provocateur Charles C. Johnson, which accused deputy chief of staff Katie Walsh of being ‘the source behind a bunch...

For the first months of Donald Trump’s presidency, his wife Melania has largely kept out of the public eye, so much so that her notable absence from the duties of a modern first lady has prompted speculation regarding both her marriage and her state of mind. As she and Barron make their move to D.C. this summer, many are left wondering what, if anything, we can expect to see change about her position in the Trump administration. Here’s how she may reshape her role—and the White House itself: Melania will probably make a few new hires in the East Wing....

RUSH: You know, I meant to mention this yesterday. Let me mention it now and get it out of the way, because this video has gone viral. It reminds me, I got another email today when the president and his entourage arrived via helicopter at the tarmac in Tel Aviv to split for Rome, the helicopter doors open and the president was the first out. The email said, “This guy… You know, after yesterday, I would think this guy would know better! He doesn’t let his wife get off first! “He storms out, says, ‘Look at me, look at me,’...

"There is nothing sarcastic about her style, nothing experimental. It is very true and solid," says the New York-based designer, who has known the current first lady for 11 years. You can count Alice Roi among Melania Trump’s trusted circle of New York friends. The 40-year-old fashion designer has known the current first lady for 11 years, having met through Roi’s husband, Marc Beckman. (snip) The first dress Roi ever designed for Trump? A chic maternity look while she was pregnant with son Barron, who turned 11 on March 20. "We attended a few parties together, and soon after I...

First Lady Melania Trump made a surprise visit to HomeSafe Florida on Friday—a nonprofit that works to protect victims of child abuse and domestic violence, and prepares affected families for productive future lives after abuse. This is a remarkable organization doing some truly amazing work. Check it out (via HomeSafe): "This morning, First Lady Melania Trump made a surprise visit to HomeSafe, and visited with the girls living in one of the give residential group homes run by the agency. Mrs. Trump brought gifts for each of the girls and spent time in the home visiting with all of them....

President Trump and the First Lady have Dinner with President of China

Rosie O’Donnell’s obsession with the President and his family borders on downright psychosis. The quarrel between the two originated a decade ago when O’Donnell made unflattering remarks about Trump’s decision to not fire a Miss Universe contestant. Since then, the two have gone back and forth, but O’Donnell was the obvious aggressor and the one who simply could not let the matter rest. When attacking the President did not have her desired outcome, she resulted to attacking his relatives.

"She's a model who lived with this rich guy, and now she is the first lady of the United States and that’s a whole different ball game," Schwartzman said. "And yes, she looks really uncomfortable." Snow also brought up that a friend of Melania's told Schwartzman that she was happy. "Yeah, I mean, you sort of expect that they’re going say that," Schwartz said. "I was a little surprised that she actually vouched for the quality of the marriage, because, you know, given Mr. Trump’s history, you know, there’s certainly a lot of questions about him and his relationships with...

First Lady Melania Trump handed out awards at the 2017 International Women of Courage awards ceremony on Wednesday at the U.S. Department of State, where she was introduced as a campaigner for the safety and security of women and girls around the world. “The era of allowing brutality against women and children is over,” Trump said to the large crowd of guests gathered to honor 13 women who faced horrific challenges in their lives but persisted to become activists to help others facing a similar plight. “Each one of these heroic women has an extraordinary story of courage, which should...

Since the MSM hates our lovely first lady, one would be led to believe that she's completely inactive... so, I thought I would provide some updates as to what she's been doing. Meeting with first lady of Japan 2/11/2017: Hosting Mrs. Netanyahu in the WH 02/15/2107: At the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History 02/15/2017: 02/28/2017 Spent much of the day with Governors' Association attendees' spouses, and participated in signing of "Closing the gender gap" in STEM bill: Children's health event 03/01/2017: World book day 03/02/2017: International Women's Day 03/08/2017: Hosted Senators and their wives at event at WH...

While their husbands may be the ones in the Oval Office, first ladies have plenty of power of their own. In addition to playing hostess at one of the most famous residences in the world, America's first ladies have traditionally used their positions to shape policy, champion causes and help spark real change. Two months into her husband's presidency, though, first lady Melania Trump is signaling her role will be much more subdued. Though the first lady is viewed favorably by 52% of Americans — far higher than her husband's latest approval rating — Mrs. Trump has taken a hands-off...

The more Americans learn about first lady Melania Trump, the more they like her. Her favorability rating is up 16 points since her husband was sworn-in as President, according to a CNN/ORC poll released Wednesday in CNN's COVER/LINE newsletter. About 52% of Americans have a favorable opinion of Melania Trump, an increase from 36% pre-inauguration. In February 2016, the former model's favorable rating was a paltry 24%, her unfavorable was 31% and 23% had never even heard of her. Now, just 3% say they don't know who the first lady is, and her unfavorable rate has held steady at 32%....

When an 8-year-old from Alabama was asked to dress up as her favorite First Lady of the United States for a school project, she immediately chose the accomplished Melania Trump and didn't just pull it off, she managed to capture the precise image of the First Lady during her husband's historic inauguration. The result was a "mini-Melania" look that is sure to earn this young student a high grade for her class project, as long as her teacher holds back any negative political opinions they have and judges on merit alone. As a call back to the days of Jackie...

Those who have made a career of trying to drive all vestiges of religion from the public square, from manger scenes at Christmas to mentioning God in the Pledge of Allegiance, were not happy when First Lady Melania Trump recited the Lord’s Prayer at her husband’s rally in Florida. The tolerant left mocked the accent of a woman and an immigrant who speaks five languages. They moaned that it was an affront to those who are not Christian. And they brought out that old canard about the separation of church and state. We have not seen such outrage since former...

My first letters to the President and the First Lady. Dear First Lady, Mrs. Trump, Thank you for reciting the Lord's Prayer. May the Lord bless you and your family. Your strength emanated across the airwaves and around the world. Please stand strong, I am only one of millions who stand strong with you, your family, your husband the President. Your light, strength, love and conviction was a warriors blow against darkness, it was heartfelt across the nation. From a personal view, I would love to see you start every rally this way. Again, Thank You, you are the First...

Link to YouTube video. First lady's speech starts at 3:40. https://youtu.be/dxIBnfgwj90