First lady Melania Trump was the star of the Republican National Convention’s second night, stepping into the spotlight to argue for a second term for her husband.
In her Tuesday night prime-time address, the first lady said she has “been moved in the way Americans have come together in such an unfamiliar and frightening situation.”
She said her husband “will not rest until he has done all he can” to stem the “invisible enemy” of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Mrs. Trump also talked about “the beautiful side of humanity” she has observed in the wake of natural disasters around the country, noting that a common thread “is the unwavering resolve to help one another.”
The first lady spoke from the renovated Rose Garden, addressing a group of around 50 people, including her husband.
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Speaking about the coronavirus pandemic, Mrs. Trump said, “My husband’s administration will not stop fighting until there is an effective treatment or vaccine available to everyone.”
Only the second foreign-born first lady in U.S. history, Mrs. Trump, 50, is a native of Slovenia, a former communist country in eastern Europe. She became Trump’s third wife in 2005 and gave birth to their now 14-year-old son, Barron, in 2006, the year she became a naturalized U.S. citizen.
The president himself attended a naturalization ceremony for five immigrants that was held at the White House, and broadcast during Tuesday’s night RNC.
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“In my next four years as first lady, I will continue to build upon the best and work with individual states to pass legislation to take care of our most vulnerable,” she said. “President Trump and I are inspired by the Americans who wake up each day with a simple yet courageous goal of providing for their families. You are the backbone of this country.”
