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Melania Trump Marks Independence Day with Visit to Children's Hospital

Jul 07, 2025 - 05:46 A.M.

First Lady Melania Trump marked Independence Day with a compassionate visit to Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C., engaging young patients in patriotic crafts and garden activities.

On Thursday, July 3, 2025, First Lady Melania Trump continued a longstanding tradition by visiting Children's National Hospital, where she joined pediatric patients in celebrating the Fourth of July through arts, crafts, and heartfelt conversation.

Melania Trump carries teddy bears as she visits pediatric patients at the National Children's Hospital in Washington D.C. on July 3, 2025 | Source: Instagram/flotus

Mrs. Trump, who has emphasized child well-being throughout her public life, began the visit by sitting with children as they created festive decorations. At one table, she decorated a stone with a red heart for the hospital's rooftop Bunny Mellon Healing Garden, which she had originally dedicated during her husband's first administration.

Melania Trump walks with pediatric patients at the National Children's Hospital in Washington D.C. on July 3, 2025 | Source: Instagram/flotus

The First Lady distributed gift bags to each child, filled with blankets and teddy bears wearing shirts emblazoned with "Be Best," a reference to her initiative focused on children's social and emotional health.

Melania Trump gives someone a kiss on the cheek as she visits pediatric patients at the National Children's Hospital in Washington D.C. on July 3, 2025 | Source: Instagram/flotus

Later, she escorted the group out to the Bunny Mellon Healing Garden, where children placed miniature American flags and red, white, and blue pinwheels in the soil. The garden had been decorated ahead of Friday's Independence Day celebrations.

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Mrs. Trump, accompanied by White House Chief Groundskeeper Dale Haney, also took time to inspect a newly planted yellow rose bush, a gift from the White House.

She concluded her visit with a private stop in the hospital's heart and kidney unit, meeting one-on-one with a 3-year-old patient.

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