Melania Trump was feeling the Valentine's Day spirit on Thursday as she exchanged cards with sick children in celebration of the holiday.
For the second year in a row, the 48-year-old first lady spent February 14 at the Children's Inn at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, where she joined in various arts and crafts projects with the young patients.
Melania looked festive in a $1,795 pale pink coat by Cedric Charlier, which she wore over a matching blush-colored dress.
Feeling the love: Melania Trump visited young patients at the Children's Inn at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, on Thursday for Valentine's Day
That's the spirit! The first lady wore a $1,795 pale pink coat by Cedric Charlier over a matching blush-colored dress
Open arms: Melania made a point to meet with a little girl with a walker who was standing in front of the candy-filled table
The former model, who donned a vibrant red coat last Valentine's Day, topped off her outfit with pink snakeskin pumps that perfectly matched her coat and dress.
Melania was all smiles as she chatted with the children and helped them decorate cards and make candygrams.
The first lady wore her double-breasted designer coat on throughout her visit to the Children's Inn, and her highlighted brown hair was styled loosely around her shoulders.
She kept her jewelry simple, wearing her wedding band on her left hand and another platinum and diamond ring on the other.
Melania arrived at the Valentine's Day event at 3 p.m. and stayed with the children for about 45 minutes.
The red and pink decorated room was divided into five stations: candy box decorating, candy bar, snow globes, 'favorite things,' and candygrams.
The children at the center sat around the tables, which were covered with pink table clothes, and the first lady happily exchanged Valentine's Day cards with them.
The candy table was covered with red and pink confections, cookies, and a sign that said 'Happy Valentine's Day.'
Melania made a point to speak with a nine-year-old girl with a walker named Amber, whom she recognized from last year's event.
Chatting away: The first lady squatted down so they would be at eye level with the nine-year-old named Amber, whom she had met at last year's event
Spreading the love: Melania exchanged Valentine's Day cards with the sick kids in the room, which featured five different work stations
Sweet treats: The first lady helped Avery, a 10-year-old girl from Festus, Missouri, fill her box with candy. Avery received a bone marrow transplant for a rare, genetic immune deficiency
How about that one? The children lined up one by one to have Melania help them filled their boxes with sweet treats
She walked towards the little girl from San José, California, with open arms and squatted down so they would be at eye level while they spoke.
'I remember you from last year. How are you feeling?' she asked Amber, who has Giant Axonal Neuropathy (GAN), an extremely rare genetic disorder that causes nerves to die and muscles to stop working.
During the conversation together, Melania asked Amber what she likes to do, and she replied: 'Play with friends.'
The first lady helped the little girl decorate her candy box and looked for a pink marker for her, telling the other children at the table: 'She loves pink.'
Amber was a fan of Melania's pink coat, and the first lady complimented her outfit in return.
Melania also spoke with another patient at the table, Danielle. The 20-year-old from Jamaica is waiting for a kidney after receiving a curative transplant for a life-threatening blood disorder called severe aplastic anemia.
Several minutes into the conversation, Avery, a 10-year-old girl from Festus, Missouri, tried to get the first lady by tapping her on the shoulder.
The first lady eventually responded and went over to a second table, which was decorated with a 'Love' sign and two dogs as well as candy dishes and a cake stand covered with sugar cookies.
Avery received a bone marrow transplant for a rare, genetic immune deficiency and continues to receive supporting treatment. She has stayed at The Children’s Inn 21 times so far, spending several months at the center to recover from the transplant.
Crafty: Melania made sure Amber had a pink marker because she loves the color, The little girl has Giant Axonal Neuropathy (GAN), which causes nerves to die and muscles to stop working
Getting her hands dirty: Melania had no problem reaching into the glass jars and grabbing candy for the kids
Too cute: Josue, a nine-year-old boy from Puerto Rico, couldn't resist licking his lips while looking at the sweet treats
Attention to detail: Melania poured liquid into the snow globes the children had prepared before sealing them closed
Adorable: The room had a station where the children wrote their 'favorite things' on construction paper hearts
Compliments: 'I love your scarf and jacket. You're very fashionable,' Melania told Serena, a 22-year-old patient who has a rare genetic immune deficiency called GATA2
Her new home: 'My favorite city is Washington,' Melania wrote on her heart
Added touch: The first lady also signed her name on her heart before hanging it in the middle of the other ones
The little girl was joined by Christina, a 24-year-old from Pennsylvania who has a genetic disease called Niemann-Pick, which is also referred to as children’s Alzheimer’s.
Melania helped Avery and Christina spoon gum drops, pretzel sticks, and other red, pink, and white candies fill their boxes with sweet treats.
She went on to help Josue, a nine-year-old from Yauco, Puerto Rico, fill his box before moving on to the third station.
Josue is at the center with his nine-year-old brother Caleb, who has brain cancer.
Melania also helped pour liquid into the snow globes the children had prepared before sealing them closed and turning them over to to see the glitter-filled containers.
At a station where the children wrote their 'favorite things' on construction paper hearts, Melania shared: 'My favorite city is Washington.'
She signed the heart with her name and stuck it on a board on a wall in the middle of several other posts.
The first lady also added a tiny heart for Washington, D.C. on a multicolored map of the United States.
Melania, who has taken great joy in working with children since became the first lady, also warmly embraced a little boy named Amani during her visit.
Enjoying herself: The former model was all smiles as she sat down with the kids
Tutorial: Amani, a 13-year-old boy from Mombasa, Kenya, showed the first lady how to turn a wooden clothespin into a colorful clip
Making his day: Melania warmly embraced Amani, who has sickle cell disease and is preparing for a bone marrow transplant with marrow donated by his sister
So sweet: Amani presented her with a red heart-shaped box that held a silver necklace with the words 'hope' and 'faith' inscribed on a silver circle
Memorable moment: The little boy showed Melania his own bracelet, which matched her necklace, and she accepted the gift with an outstretched hand
Another gift: The CEO of Children’s Inn, Jennie Lucca, also gave Amani a bouquet of white roses to present to FLOTUS
Touched: Melania thanked the boy and gave him another hug
The 13-year-old from Mombasa, Kenya, was responsible for showing her how to turn a wooden clothespin into a colorful clip.
'This is a big project,' Melania said during the tutorial.
Amani has sickle cell disease and is preparing for a bone marrow transplant with marrow donated by his eight-year-old sister Amana.
The first lady told Amani that she will pray for him, and he presented her with a red heart-shaped box that held a circular silver necklace with words 'hope' and 'faith' inscribed on a silver circle.
The little boy showed Melania his own bracelet, which matched her necklace, and she accepted the gift with an outstretched hand.
The CEO of Children’s Inn, Jennie Lucca, also gave Amani a bouquet of white roses to present to FLOTUS.
In return, Melania left the group with red envelopes containing Valentine's Day cards she had signed.
The first lady's office released a statement on Wednesday announcing her visit to the residential center for the second year in a row.
'First Lady Melania Trump will return to the Children’s Inn at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Thursday for an afternoon of Valentine's Day festivities with some of their young patients,' the statement read. 'Mrs. Trump will spend time making candygrams, heart snow globes, and participating in various other arts and crafts with the kids.
Parting gifts: In return, Melania left the group with red envelopes containing Valentine's Day cards she had signed
Valentine's Day love: The card's featured red hearts on the inside
Timing: Melania's visit to the center came right before the White House announced President Trump will declare a 'national emergency' to procure funds for a border wall
Jokes: Following the news, people took to Twitter to roast the president, claiming he was only declaring a 'national emergency' to avoid spending time with his wife on Valentine's Day
'The First Lady will also be delivering White House valentines to each of the children. Before departing, Mrs. Trump will meet with caregivers and families of patients currently undergoing treatment at NIH.'
Melania's visit to the residential center on Thursday came right before the White House announced that President Donald Trump will sign a bipartisan spending deal — but will also declare a 'national emergency' in an effort to procure funds to build a border wall.
The move drew both statements of relief from lawmakers who wanted to avoid another government shutdown and a threat from Speaker Nancy Pelosi over the emergency declaration.
Pelosi called it an 'end-run around the will of the people' while speaking to reporters minutes after news of Trump's position broke, warning it could come back to bite Republicans.
'We will review our options, we'll be prepared to respond appropriately to it,' Pelosi said after being asked about Trump's planned emergency declaration.
Following the news, people took to Twitter to roast the president, claiming he was only declaring a 'national emergency' to avoid spending time with his wife on Valentine's Day.
'This national emergency thing is a pretty elaborate way to get out of Valentine's Day dinner with Melania,' The Daily Show tweeted.
'So I take it this border wall is Melania’s Valentine’s Day gift?' someone else asked, while a Twitter user named Brandon joked that Trump is just doing this to get out of buying his wife a gift.
Pretty in pink again: President Trump and First Lady Melania welcome Colombian President Ivan Duque and his wife Maria Juliana Ruiz Sandoval to the White House
Special meeting: Melania had lunch in the red room with her Colombia counterpart
Discussion: The two spoke about the opioid crisis during their meeting
'It’s just like Trump to declare a national emergency to get out of buying Melania a Valentine’s Day gift,' he wrote.
On Wednesday afternoon, Melania discussed drug policy and her signature Be Best campaign over lunch with her Colombian counterpart, Maria Juliana Ruiz Sandoval.
Wearing a belted pink and white checked Fendi coat with pink mink fur on the cuffs, the first lady joined her husband in welcoming the president and first lady of Colombia to the White House.
After a photo spray in the Oval Office — where President Trump bumped into his wife while the couples were getting settled — the ladies split off from the men for separate lunches.
Last week the first lady, who has made anti-opioid work a central tenant of her Be Best campaign, said she would speak to Sandoval when they met.
'I will have a plan to talk to her about the crisis of opioids,' Melania Trump said during a briefing with officials at the Office of National Drug Policy.
The two first ladies discussed the opioid crisis, particularly its impact globally on children and young mothers, according to the East Wing.
Melania also discussed the drug addiction problems among the young she is working to combat as part of her Be Best initiative.
'Last week I met with experts at the Office of National Drug Control Policy to learn more about the harmful effects of substance abuse and the steps we are taking to address this problem,' the first lady said in a statement.
'We must continue raising awareness so parents and communities can understand fully the harm that opioids are having on our children.
'My conversation with the First Lady of Colombia today further encouraged a global mission to fighting the addiction crisis and issues facing children domestically and all around the world.'
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Main photo article Melania Trump was feeling the Valentine’s Day spirit on Thursday as she exchanged cards with sick children in celebration of the holiday.
For the second year in a row, the 48-year-old first lady spent February 14 at the Children’s Inn at the National Institutes of Health ...
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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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