Melania Trump makes rare public appearance at National Archives naturalization event
ABC News
Former first lady Melania Trump, in a rare public appearance, delivered remarks Friday at a naturalization ceremony at the National Archives in Washington.
Former first lady Melania Trump delivered remarks Friday at a naturalization ceremony at the National Archives in Washington.
It was a rare public appearance from Melania Trump, who is herself a naturalized citizen. She became a U.S. citizen in 2006 after immigrating from Slovenia, and she is just the second first lady to be foreign born.
Melania Trump discussed her own path to citizenship as she addressed the 25 people from 25 different nations who were being sworn in during the ceremony, telling them: "It is my privilege to share this great nation, America, with you."
"For me, reaching the milestone of American citizenship marked the sunrise of certainty," she said. "At that exact moment, I forever discarded the layer of burden connected with whether I would be able to live in the United States. I hope you're blanketed with similar feelings of comfort right now."
