It’s not
just what Melania says — It’s how she says it!
She is truly a great American. The Trump
family loves America !!
Melania Trump delivered her first solo campaign address Thursday
at the Main Line Sports Center in Berwyn, Chester County. Several hundred
supporters of her husband, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump,
attended the rally.
Here is a transcript of Mrs. Trump's prepared remarks, as
released by the Trump campaign.
• • •
Thank you! [ED: Her whole talk is punctuated with cheers!!]
What a wonderful welcome here in
Pennsylvania.
It has been more than 500 days
since my husband, Donald Trump, announced he would run for President of the
United States.
I remember that day in June 2015
vividly. Surrounded by our family, and speaking to an audience of millions,
Donald promised to campaign on behalf of those who feel the system is broken
and does not work for them.
Those who just want a fair shake,
an opportunity for a better education, a better-paying job, a better future.
He pledged to restore integrity to
Washington, and respect for America abroad.
This is no ordinary campaign. It
is a movement. A movement in which people feel included, inspired and involved.
I have seen it firsthand.
We are deeply grateful to the
millions of Americans who believe in my husband because they know he believes
in you. He believes in America.
And he will make a fantastic
President of these United States.
I come here today to talk about my
husband Donald and his deep love and respect for this country, and all of its
people.
I have come here to talk about
this man I have known for 18 years.
And I have come here today to talk
about our partnership, our family, and what I know for sure in my heart, about
this man, who will Make America Great Again.
I know exactly what that means.
I grew up in a small town in
Slovenia, near a beautiful river and forests. Slovenia is a small country that
back then was under communist rule.
It was a beautiful childhood. My
parents were wonderful.
Of course we always knew about
this incredible place called America. America was the word for freedom and
opportunity. “America” meant if you could dream it, you could become it.
When I was 10 years old, we
learned that a man named Ronald Reagan was elected President of the United
States of America.
We heard of what he was saying and
doing.
President Reagan’s “Morning in
America” was not just something in the United States. It began to feel like
morning around the world, even in my small country. It was a true inspiration
to me.
Later, I lived in Milan and Paris,
working hard as a fashion model. I worked with people from all over the world.
Fashion is a business of glamour
but it is also hard work.
There are ups and downs, high
highs and ridicule and rejection too.
I loved my work, and as a young
entrepreneur, I wanted to follow my dreams to a place where freedom and
opportunity were in abundance. So of course I came here.
Living and working in America was
a true blessing. But I wanted something more. I wanted to BE an American.
After a 10-year process, which
included many visas and a green card, in 2006, I studied for the tests and
became a US citizen. This is the greatest privilege in the world.
I am an immigrant. And let me tell
you…no one values the freedom and opportunity of America more than me, both as
an independent woman and as someone who emigrated to America.
Love of this country is something
we immediately shared when I met Donald. He loves this country and he knows how
to get things done. Not just talk.
He certainly knows how to shake
things up, doesn’t he?
He knows how to make real change.
Make America Great Again is not just some slogan…it is what has been in his
heart since the day I met him.
Over the years of our marriage I
have watched my husband grow more and more concerned as he sees American
workers suffer.
I have watched him get frustrated
as he sees parents struggle to care for their children while working outside
the home.
I have watched him as he sees,
over and over again, policies that make our country less strong, less secure
and less safe. Every time my husband learned of a factory closing, in Ohio or
North Carolina or here in Pennsylvania, I saw him get very upset.
He could see what was happening.
He saw the problems. And he always talked about how he could fix them.
My family is truly blessed. The
most important thing we have in our family is health and love and loyalty.
Donald has built a very successful company.
The privilege to go to work each
day, to do a job that he loves, alongside of his adult children. That is a
great blessing for any parent. He had a great and fulfilling life.
But Donald knew he could not sit
by any more and watch what was happening in our country.
And that is when this campaign —
this movement — began.
As Donald travels the country he
has asked some simple but very important questions:
What kind of a country do we want?
Do we want a country that is safe,
with secure borders? [She leads a cheer,
“Yes!”]
Do we want a country where every
American gets a fair shot? [“Yes!”]
Do we want a country that honors
our Constitution? [“Yes!” She smiles.]
Do we want a country that honors
life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness?
Do we want a country that respects
women and provides them with equal opportunity? [She is fantastic on the Teleprompter,
milking the crowd.]
Do we want a country where every
child has access to a good education?
Do we want our children to be safe
and secure and dream big dreams?
Do we want a president who is
beholden to know one but you, the American people?
Do we want a president who is a
fighter for us and will never give up?
Then we want Donald Trump to be
our President.
People
have asked me, if Donald is the President, what kind of First Lady will you be?
It will be my honor and privilege
to serve this country.
I will be an advocate for women,
and for children. Let me tell you a little more about what that means to me. [Congress will iron out the details.]
I am a full-time mother to our son Barron, an incredible boy. As
his father travels around the country running for President, I am with our son.
We talk a little bit about politics, and a lot about life, homework and sports.
Barron has many privileges and
advantages. We know how fortunate we are. Still, I have the same conversations
with my son that many of you have with your sons and daughters, and nieces and
nephews, grandchildren and godchildren.
I want my little boy to know that
he is blessed to have been born in a country that values individual freedom and
constitutional democracy.
I want our children in this
country, and all around the world, to live a beautiful life, to be safe and
secure. To dream freely of love and a family of their own someday.
We need to teach our youth
American values. Kindness, honesty, respect, compassion, charity,
understanding, cooperation.
I do worry about all of our
children. As we know, now social media is a centerpiece of our lives. It can be
a useful tool for connection and Communication.
It can ease the isolation that so
many people feel in the modern world. Technology has changed our universe.
But like anything that is
powerful, it can have a bad side. We have seen this already. As adults many of
us are able to handle mean words. Even lies.
Children and teenagers can be
fragile. They are hurt when they are made fun of, or made to feel less, in
looks or intelligence. This makes their life hard. And can force them to hide
and retreat.
Our culture has gotten too mean
and too rough, especially to children and teenagers.
It is never ok when a 12-year-old
girl or boy is mocked, bullied or attacked. It is terrible when that happens on
the playground. And it is absolutely unacceptable when it is done by someone
with no name hiding on the Internet.
We have to find a better way to
talk to each other, to disagree with each other, to respect each other. We must
find better ways to honor and support the basic goodness of our children,
especially in social media.
This will be one of the main
focuses of my work if I am privileged enough to become your First Lady.
I will also work hard to improve
everyday life for women. The women in America are incredible.
They are strong, intelligent,
generous, committed, determined.
With opportunity, women will
advance and achieve.
But some women have been left
behind. I see that.
We cannot call ourselves a fully
developed or advanced nation when 15% of our women live in poverty, when 16
million are without health insurance, when too many are choosing between basic
needs like rent, food and health care.
This can not be. We cannot afford
to have more of the same.
We must break with the failures of
the past and embrace a future that is worthy of this great nation and her
beautiful people.
We must win on November 8th. And
we must come together as Americans.
We must treat each other with
respect and kindness, even when we disagree.
I will be there to support my
husband’s efforts to help all Americans when he is president. Donald Trump will
make America fair. He will make America safe. He will make America prosperous.
He will make America proud.
And, yes, this man I know so well,
Donald Trump, with your help and God’s grace, we will Make America Great Again.
Thank you.
God bless you!
And God bless this beautiful
country.
This lady needs to be in the White House—not the Grump and her
Husband.
She is stunning in her white dress, reminiscent of Jackie Kennedy.
Watch her walk in and speak better than You-Know-Who.
1 comment:
Who do you want to see in the White House?
Melania and Donald, or Hillary and Bill?
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