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  • 7/3/2025
Earlier today, First Lady Melania Trump met with children at the Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C.
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00:00Hello. Hi. How are you? Good. It's a good day. He's working in the White House. It's beautiful out here in the garden. It's beautiful here.
00:21Much, much bigger. And the rocks around it, they actually deal with it around the garden.
00:42It's fantastic. It's pretty nice.
00:46We're going to start decorating.
00:51You can put it anywhere in the garden.
00:55And the fire.
00:58The fire.
00:59It's beautiful.
01:03Here I have some hands.
01:05Just try to put any further away.
01:07And justWatch out.
01:08It has so much fun.
01:13You can't put it on your side.
01:17It's not a lot.
01:18We need some meat too, right?
01:22Yeah.
01:23There it is.
01:24This is the building of the streets.
01:27We'll see your line on this one.
01:29We can go ahead and see the lines.
01:31And then we're not going to be nice.
01:38We want to bring a good light over here, too.
01:40You can go over here, and then we have our fireworks.
01:44We'll be just going to bring it up.
01:54We can do them over here in the middle.
02:01Start moving for us.
02:04Behind the planter.
02:24We can do this.
02:33There's a lot of rocks.
02:40It's nice and decorated for Independence Day.
02:44Tomorrow you could come out and have a little party here.
02:49Yeah.
02:54It could come out maybe in the evening when it's a little bit cooler.
03:01This will look so beautiful.
03:09So beautiful. Look at this.
03:12So much paper.
03:18You want another one?
03:20No?
03:21I don't like it.
03:23Okay.
03:27Do you come to this garden?
03:30No?
03:31I don't.
03:32You do?
03:33What do you like to do here?
03:34I like to go around.
03:36Go around, get some fresh air?
03:38Yeah.
03:39That's very nice.
03:40I was here before, you know, in 2017 we opened this garden.
03:45It was very nice and I see it so beautiful and green.
03:49Right?
03:51You want to come up?
03:55They're much taller.
03:57You're taller than me.
03:58You're taller than me.
03:59I am so happy.
04:00I'm so happy.
04:01I'm so happy.
04:02I'm so happy.
04:03I think that is very spot.
04:04Yeah.
04:05Yeah.
04:06Yeah.
04:07I think that is very spot.
04:08Yeah.
04:10We are.
04:12Yeah.
04:14It's so cute.
04:15It's so cute.
04:17I like it.
04:19It's really cute.
04:23It's good.
04:24I will be right back, you decorate okay? I will see some of the pictures.
04:50Do you want to come?
04:52I can tell you the stories of the pictures.
04:55Do you want to go back around that side?
05:22I just wanted you to see how the volume is actually being used.
05:29Children do you like the Healing Garden?
05:35Yeah.
05:36Isn't it nice?
05:37Yeah.
05:38Well these are pictures of just many events that we have here for the patients and the families.
05:44Do you want to go back around that side?
05:48You did?
05:49You didn't?
05:50Oh.
05:51I was having surgery.
05:52Oh.
05:53Yeah.
05:54Someone took three different pictures.
05:56Did you?
05:57Well you look, you're beautiful today in your dress.
05:59Yeah.
06:00You look great, right?
06:01Yeah.
06:02Yeah.
06:03The only part you can see about it is the jeans.
06:06Right here.
06:07Oh.
06:08Okay.
06:09I'm pretty great.
06:10No, you look beautiful.
06:12You really do.
06:13Yeah.
06:14Everyone looks so lovely.
06:15So strong too, right?
06:16What's your name?
06:17Andrew.
06:18Andrew.
06:19Andrew.
06:20Andrew.
06:21Nice to meet you.
06:22Oh.
06:23Nice to meet you.
06:24Thanks for being here today to meet the First Lady.
06:26I know she really appreciates it.
06:29I love to see you.
06:31Right?
06:32Are you coming outside sometimes?
06:36Yeah.
06:37Yeah?
06:38Yeah.
06:39Yeah.
06:40Yeah.
06:41Yeah.
06:42This weekend?
06:43Yeah.
06:44Oh.
06:45Yeah.
06:46Excellent.
06:47It's very good.
06:48You feeling good?
06:49Maybe we should put it in here.
06:51Yes.
06:52You look beautiful and you look strong and bright.
06:55Yeah.
06:56You have brothers and sisters.
06:59I see some of you just relax at home.
07:04I have one sister.
07:06Oh.
07:07Cat.
07:08That's cool.
07:09Fancy.
07:10That's a very fancy name.
07:12Hi.
07:13Hi.
07:14Hi.
07:15And we know you have had one of the best nurses taking care of you.
07:18Yeah.
07:19We have a wonderful nurse.
07:20Thank you nurses what you do.
07:21Every day.
07:22So appreciate it.
07:23Yeah.
07:24Yes.
07:25Takes care of our patients.
07:26I know.
07:27It's something that helps.
07:29My God.
07:30It's incredible.
07:33Your heart, your heart work.
07:36Of the best nurse.
07:37It's a very nice nurse.
07:38It's a very nice nurse.
07:39Your heart, your heart, your heart.
07:40It's a very nice nurse.
07:41We just came here.
07:42We just came here.
07:43We just came here.
07:44Okay.
07:46Welcome.
07:47Are you feeling the heart here?
07:49Yeah.
07:50And yeah, we're going inside.
07:52Fantastic.
08:02And I'm going to keep you all so slow.
08:06And stay strong, okay?
08:08And we're going to stay strong.
08:10We're going to see you soon.
08:12Okay.
08:14That's right.
08:16Stay happy.
08:18Stay happy.
08:20That's right.
08:22Right?
08:24Try to be positive and be grateful.
08:26So,
08:28feel better.
08:30I hope you come in the White House and visit us.
08:32Okay?
08:34So, that will be great.
08:36I saw the door of the door.
08:38Yes, that's beautiful.
08:40So, thank you.
08:42Well, first lady, thank you for being here.
08:44Thank you for being here.
08:46Just a question.
08:48Do you go on every one of Donald Trump's golf trips?
08:52No.
08:54I don't play golf anymore.
08:56He does.
08:58But I'm busy with other stuff.
09:00That's right.
09:02Yeah, I want to take a photo.
09:04Sure.
09:06There's no inside.
09:08I'm trying to stay close.
09:10I'm trying to stay close.
09:12And it's okay.
09:14I was so upset.
09:16I'm in the back.
09:18Okay.
09:20I'm in the back.
09:22She's in the back.
09:24I'm in the back.
09:26I was in the back.
09:28I don't know who's in the back.
09:55Thank you, everyone.
09:57We have 10 minutes.
10:00Not that far.
10:02Yes, the White House.
10:03The White House isn't up for you.
10:05No, not that far.
10:06Okay, we're gonna have 10 minutes.
10:09So have a great photo tonight.
10:12And watch more on the fireworks.
10:15Yeah?
10:16And celebrate.
10:17Nice to see you again.
10:19Yeah?
10:20Yeah, it was beautiful.
10:22When I was here, I went to school, right?
10:26Yeah, I thank you so much.
10:28It was so sweet.
10:30Nice to see you.
10:32You guys can go outside.
10:34I'm so excited.
10:36Okay, I'm going outside.

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