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| Does Melania Trump Ever Tell the President to Put Away His Phone? ‘Yes!’ | Does Melania Trump Ever Tell the President to Put Away His Phone? ‘Yes!’ |
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| CAIRO — No one can say Melania Trump, the first lady, doesn’t understand the power of an image. | CAIRO — No one can say Melania Trump, the first lady, doesn’t understand the power of an image. |
| Standing in front of one of the best known but most enigmatic monuments of the ancient world, the Great Sphinx, Mrs. Trump — one of the most mysterious First Ladies in modern times — agreed to take questions from a group of journalists. | Standing in front of one of the best known but most enigmatic monuments of the ancient world, the Great Sphinx, Mrs. Trump — one of the most mysterious First Ladies in modern times — agreed to take questions from a group of journalists. |
| Mrs. Trump — wearing another white hat — used the symbolic backdrop as a moment to discuss her six day trip to Africa, including whether any of her hosts had brought up the disparaging comments her husband has reportedly made about African countries. | Mrs. Trump — wearing another white hat — used the symbolic backdrop as a moment to discuss her six day trip to Africa, including whether any of her hosts had brought up the disparaging comments her husband has reportedly made about African countries. |
| “Nobody discussed that with me,” she said of her hosts in Ghana, Kenya, Malawi and Egypt this week. Of the president, she added: “I never heard him saying those comments.” | “Nobody discussed that with me,” she said of her hosts in Ghana, Kenya, Malawi and Egypt this week. Of the president, she added: “I never heard him saying those comments.” |
| When asked about Mr. Trump’s claim, made in response to the accusations of sexual assault against Brett Kavanaugh, that it was a “very scary time” for men, Mrs. Trump walked a line between saying victims needed to be heard and supporting Mr. Kavanaugh, whom she called highly qualified to join the Supreme Court. | When asked about Mr. Trump’s claim, made in response to the accusations of sexual assault against Brett Kavanaugh, that it was a “very scary time” for men, Mrs. Trump walked a line between saying victims needed to be heard and supporting Mr. Kavanaugh, whom she called highly qualified to join the Supreme Court. |
| “I’m glad Dr. Ford was heard,” Mrs. Trump said of one of the accusers, Christine Blasey Ford. “I’m glad Judge Kavanaugh was heard, that the F.B.I. investigation was done.” | |
| She added: “We need to help all of the victims no matter what kind of abuse they had. I am against any kind of abuse or violence.” | She added: “We need to help all of the victims no matter what kind of abuse they had. I am against any kind of abuse or violence.” |
| When asked if she believed Dr. Blasey, she seemed to deflect the question: “I will move on that.” | |
| Of the president’s Twitter habits, “I don’t always agree what he tweets and I tell him that,” she said. “I give him my honest opinion and honest advice. Sometimes he listens, sometimes he doesn’t. I have my own voice and my opinions and it’s very important to me that I express how I feel.” | Of the president’s Twitter habits, “I don’t always agree what he tweets and I tell him that,” she said. “I give him my honest opinion and honest advice. Sometimes he listens, sometimes he doesn’t. I have my own voice and my opinions and it’s very important to me that I express how I feel.” |
| When asked if she ever tells the president to put away his phone, Mrs. Trump quickly replied, “Yes!” | When asked if she ever tells the president to put away his phone, Mrs. Trump quickly replied, “Yes!” |
| Mrs. Trump appeared irritated when asked about the white pith helmet, a symbol of British colonial rule, that she had worn in Kenya. | Mrs. Trump appeared irritated when asked about the white pith helmet, a symbol of British colonial rule, that she had worn in Kenya. |
| “I wish people would focus on what I do, not what I wear,” she said. Mrs. Trump made her “Be Best” initiative a focus of the trip. | “I wish people would focus on what I do, not what I wear,” she said. Mrs. Trump made her “Be Best” initiative a focus of the trip. |
| She then posed for photographs in front the pyramids, tipping her hat down against the wind as dancers whirled and dramatic music played in the background. | She then posed for photographs in front the pyramids, tipping her hat down against the wind as dancers whirled and dramatic music played in the background. |