Trump gushes over Melania in rare joint White House appearance

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By ELINA SHIRAZI, US SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER 16:18 19 Oct 2026, updated 17:22 19 Oct 2026

President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order conceived by First Lady Melania Trump to promote women’s health.

The order creates a dedicated women’s health division within the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Trump immediately heaped praise on his wife: ‘Melania works so hard. You wouldn’t believe it, and she has accomplished so much in a very short period of time. I think everybody here appreciates the job you do. You don’t need to do it but you do it.’

‘She’s very smart, and she gets it,’ Trump fawned over Melania as he promoted the ‘historic initiative.’

The event assembled most of the top women in Trump’s circle, including Second Lady Usha Vance, holding her four-month-old newborn baby boy, Arkansas Governor Sarah Sanders, who served as Trump’s press secretary in his first term, Robert F Kennedy Jr’s wife Cheryl Hines, and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.

The landmark initiative will focus on expanding research into key women’s health issues and rapidly translating scientific findings into new treatments and cures.

As part of the decree, the White House is establishing a specialized task force that will include health officials Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Dr. Mehmet Oz.

The action marks the second major executive order spearheaded by Melania during the administration, following her 2025 ‘Fostering the Future’ child welfare initiative.

‘Fostering the Future’ is a child welfare initiative spearheaded by Melania designed to support youth aging out of the foster care system.

Its primary goal of her program is to lower post–foster care homelessness and unemployment rates by equipping young adults with the educational and financial foundation needed for long–term self–sufficiency.

The new health push builds on the First Lady’s expanding policy portfolio in the White House.

In late August, the President and First Lady appeared together in the Rose Garden to celebrate her ‘Fostering the Future’ initiative.

During the ceremony, she announced a partnership with IndyCar and Fox Sports aimed at expanding scholarship opportunities for youth aging out of the foster care system, including targeted program funding for Indiana University and Purdue University.

‘Fostering the Future graduates will build new companies, launch new industries, and redefine what is possible for all Americans,’ Melania declared during the announcement. ‘Fostering the Future is more than an educational initiative; it is generational investment in America’s talents pipeline.’

The initiative follows another historic milestone for the First Lady.

In May of last year, Melania made history as the only First Lady ever to sign a bill being enacted into law by the President.

She championed the Take It Down Act, which provides critical protections for victims of revenge porn.

Following the formal Rose Garden signing ceremony, President Trump invited his wife to place her signature on the official document alongside his own.

‘Improving the health of all Americans is a top priority for President Trump and the First Lady, and this task force will work to close critical research gaps and strengthen care for women across all stages of life, targeting some of the most widespread health conditions affecting them,’ White House Spokeswoman Allison Schuster said in a statement.

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