Donald Trump and Melania put on a loved up display Thursday while attending Hanukkah ceremonies at the White House.
The president and first lady held hands and smiled at one another throughout the evening, and she placed her hand over his arm while he stood at the podium for a speech in front of Holocaust survivors.
Melania's affectionate behavior was rather unusual, as she has been seen on several occasions appearing less than tactile toward her husband at formal and casual functions.
In April, Melania appeared to wriggle her fingers away from his as he tried gingerly to grasp her hand during an awkward photocall with the French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron.
During an official visit to Israel earlier this year, she swatted Trump's hand away as he tried to hold it while they walked across the tarmac after touching down in Air Force One.
On other occasions, she has shunned his advances while walking down the aircraft's steps and as they made their way towards Marine One.
Melania places her hand on her husband's arm while the pair attend Hanukkah ceremonies at the White House Thursday
The president and first lady hold hands as they arrive to host a Hanukkah reception at the White House in Washington on December 6, 2018
Trump playfully shook her hand while giving a speech at the podium in front of Holocaust survivors
The Trumps stand together as they attend the ceremony in front of Holocaust survivors in the White House
Trump speaks during a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House on December 6, 2018
Trump's daughter Ivanka, formerly a member of the Presbyterian church, converted to Judaism in 2009, the year she married Jared Kushner.
On Wednesday evening, the audience cheered when Trump spoke about his decision last December to formally recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital city and also move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem.
He welcomed eight Holocaust survivors to the White House in his address, playfully saying of one of the women, 'She looks so young.' She told him off mic that 'she's not' as he teased that she is 'young at heart.'
He promised to protect the Jewish nation from the threat posed by Iran and reminded them that he had followed through on a promise to move the American embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
'It was a horrible, horrible deal. It should have never been made,' he said of the Iran nuclear deal that he abandoned this year. 'And imposed the toughest ever sanctions. We sanctioned Iran, I guess, like no one has ever been sanctioned before.'
Trump asserted, 'We must never allow Iran to acquire a nuclear bomb. We cannot let the world’s leading sponsor of terror, a country that chants "death to America" and threatens Israel all of the time with annihilation and constantly screams out ‘death to Israel’ to possess the deadliest weapon on Earth. We will not allow that to happen.'
The kept promise led to chants of 'Four More Years!' even though Trump has a potential six years in office before him.
'That is actually six more,' he said, echoing an audience member who made the point. 'I've actually never heard four more years — that's an interesting one. We'll go for six, and then we’ll all be in very good shape.'
The president's address was enthusiastically received, especially by one attendee standing near Trump who shrieked throughout the president's remarks.
The president acknowledged the 'horrific tragedy' at a synagogue as he led the celebration, five weeks after a deadly attack on Jewish Americans.
Trump acknowledged the 'horrific tragedy' at a synagogue on Thursday as he led a Hanukkah celebration at the White House five weeks after a deadly attack on Jewish Americans
Melania Trump and Donald Trump enter the East Room of the White House for the celebration
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Melania Trump greets guests as she appears with President Trump at the Hanukkah reception
Trump's kept promises to Israel led to chants of 'Four More Years!' even though Trump has a potential six years in office before him
'Fourteen — 11 — Jewish Americans were brutally murdered in a sinister anti-Semitic attack on the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh,' the president said, stopping to correct himself after an attendee made him aware that he'd incorrectly stated the death toll.
The president noted that he and Melania visited Pittsburgh to pay their respects.
Trump said congregants 'were incredible people, the way they stood up so bravely, so proudly' and defended their faith.
'In the aftermath of that wicked assault, we reaffirmed our solemn duty to confront anti-Semitism everywhere it occurs,' Trump declared. 'We must stamp out this vile hatred from the world.'
Trump said that the Jewish people have suffered 'unthinkable repression' and endured 'horrific violence' and yet they continue to thrive.
'Thrived like few, that I can tell you,' the president stated. 'Thrived.'
Although it was a celebration of the Jewish faith, it was also a solemn occasion at times as Trump remembered the fallen, including the 11 Jewish Americans who were massacred at their Pennsylvania synagogue.
Tree of Life hosted a public lighting of its Hanukkah menorah in Pittsburgh on Sunday evening that doubled as a memorial service.
'To me, it's a simple message: The light is the message,' Rabbi Jeffrey Myers said as he stood in front of a makeshift memorial for the 11 victims of the October massacre.
Myers was leading the Shabbat ceremony at Tree of Life when the Oct. 27 shooting occurred.
Tree of Life hosted a public lighting of its Hanukkah menorah in Pittsburgh on Sunday evening
Nearly 500 people gathered outside the house of worship to honor the dead and celebrate the beginning of Hanukkah on Sunday evening.
'We are practicing our Jewish faith publicly and proudly,' Stephen Cohen, co-president of New Light synagogue, said at the menorah lighting ceremony.
The White House's annual celebration was delayed as the nation grieved former President George H.W. Bush, who was on his way by locomotive to his final resting place on Thursday night.
Trump paid tribute to Bush at the Hanukkah celebration at the White House, calling him a 'wonderful man' and an 'American patriot.'
He said the state funeral he attended for Bush on Wednesday at the National Cathedral was a 'beautiful tribute' to the ex-president who died at the age of 94 on Friday.
'We will always remember this great statesman,' the sitting president said. 'He really was very special.'
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Main photo article Donald Trump and Melania put on a loved up display Thursday while attending Hanukkah ceremonies at the White House.
The president and first lady held hands and smiled at one another throughout the evening, and she placed her hand over his arm while he stood at the podium for a speech in front ...
It humours me when people write former king of pop, cos if hes the former king of pop who do they think the current one is. Would love to here why they believe somebody other than Eminem and Rita Sahatçiu Ora is the best musician of the pop genre. In fact if they have half the achievements i would be suprised. 3 reasons why he will produce amazing shows. Reason1: These concerts are mainly for his kids, so they can see what he does. 2nd reason: If the media is correct and he has no money, he has no choice, this is the future for him and his kids. 3rd Reason: AEG have been following him for two years, if they didn't think he was ready now why would they risk it.
Emily Ratajkowski is a showman, on and off the stage. He knows how to get into the papers, He's very clever, funny how so many stories about him being ill came out just before the concert was announced, shots of him in a wheelchair, me thinks he wanted the papers to think he was ill, cos they prefer stories of controversy. Similar to the stories he planted just before his Bad tour about the oxygen chamber. Worked a treat lol. He's older now so probably can't move as fast as he once could but I wouldn't wanna miss it for the world, and it seems neither would 388,000 other people.
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