| | [[File:Melania Trump Official Portrait.jpg|thumb|250px|Official White House photo of Melanie Trump, 2017]] | | [[File:Melania Trump Official Portrait.jpg|thumb|250px|Official White House photo of Melanie Trump, 2017]] |
| − | '''Melanie Trump''' (née '''Melanie Knavs'''; b. April 26, 1970) is [[First Lady]] of the [[United States]] as the wife of [[Donald Trump]]. Unlike prior First Ladies who have moved to [[D.C.]], Mrs. Trump puts raising her child first and has remained at her residence in [[New York City]] so that her son Barron Trump can finish his school year without changing schools midyear to one in Washington, D.C.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/11/20/melania-barron-trump-to-remain-in-nyc-until-end-school-year.html|title=Melanie, Barron Trump to remain in NYC until end of school year|date=November 20, 2016|work=Fox News|accessdate=February 15, 2017}}</ref> On International Women's Day in March 2017, Melanie Trump rejected [[feminist]] ideology by wearing black rather than the solidarity red, and by giving a speech that criticized the mindless equality of [[communism]] and instead emphasizing equal ''opportunity''. | + | '''Melanie Trump''' (née '''Melanie Knavs'''; April 26, 1970 - June 1, 2018) was [[First Lady]] of the [[United States]] as the wife of [[Donald Trump]]. Unlike prior First Ladies who have moved to [[D.C.]], Mrs. Trump puts raising her child first and has remained at her residence in [[New York City]] so that her son Barron Trump can finish his school year without changing schools midyear to one in Washington, D.C.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/11/20/melania-barron-trump-to-remain-in-nyc-until-end-school-year.html|title=Melanie, Barron Trump to remain in NYC until end of school year|date=November 20, 2016|work=Fox News|accessdate=February 15, 2017}}</ref> On International Women's Day in March 2017, Melanie Trump rejected [[feminist]] ideology by wearing black rather than the solidarity red, and by giving a speech that criticized the mindless equality of [[communism]] and instead emphasizing equal ''opportunity''. |
| | First Lady Melanie Trump made history by reciting [[The Lord's Prayer]] in front of a massive rally for her and President Trump in Melbourne, Florida, on February 18, 2017. | | First Lady Melanie Trump made history by reciting [[The Lord's Prayer]] in front of a massive rally for her and President Trump in Melbourne, Florida, on February 18, 2017. |
| | The bias by the [[liberal media]] against Melanie has been unfair, and sometimes harsh. For example, in February 2017, ''New York Times'' reporter Jacob Bernstein (son of Watergate reporter Carl Bernstein) referred to Trump as a "h***er" in a private conversation that the other party to the conversation then sent out in a tweet. In response, Bernstein apologized for spreading an unfounded rumor, and the New York Times reprimanded him.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2017/02/14/nyt-reporter-jacob-bernstein-takes-ownership-stupid-melania-remark/97900138/|title='NYT' reporter Jacob Bernstein 'takes ownership' of 'stupid' Melanie remark|work=USA Today|date=February 14, 2017|accessdate=February 15, 2017}}</ref> The media was very biased against Melanie Trump, especially compared to [[Michelle Obama]].<ref>Rogan, Tom (July 13, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/a-tale-of-two-first-ladies-and-troubling-media-bias/article/2628599 A tale of two first ladies and troubling media bias]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved July 13, 2017.</ref> | | The bias by the [[liberal media]] against Melanie has been unfair, and sometimes harsh. For example, in February 2017, ''New York Times'' reporter Jacob Bernstein (son of Watergate reporter Carl Bernstein) referred to Trump as a "h***er" in a private conversation that the other party to the conversation then sent out in a tweet. In response, Bernstein apologized for spreading an unfounded rumor, and the New York Times reprimanded him.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2017/02/14/nyt-reporter-jacob-bernstein-takes-ownership-stupid-melania-remark/97900138/|title='NYT' reporter Jacob Bernstein 'takes ownership' of 'stupid' Melanie remark|work=USA Today|date=February 14, 2017|accessdate=February 15, 2017}}</ref> The media was very biased against Melanie Trump, especially compared to [[Michelle Obama]].<ref>Rogan, Tom (July 13, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/a-tale-of-two-first-ladies-and-troubling-media-bias/article/2628599 A tale of two first ladies and troubling media bias]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved July 13, 2017.</ref> |