Watch Melania Trump react to crowd's laughter at the mention of empathy
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Key Points:
- First Lady Melania Trump and President Donald Trump hosted military mothers at the White House on May 6 to honor Mother's Day, where Melania highlighted the love and power of mothers as central to America's strength.
- During her speech, Melania referred to her husband's empathy, which prompted light laughter from the audience, with President Trump responding with a shrug and a smile.
- Melania shared an excerpt from her memoir recounting how she met Donald Trump in 1998 at a party, describing his magnetic energy despite being with another date at the time; they married in 2005 and have one son, Barron Trump.
- Melania Trump is a naturalized American citizen, originally from Slovenia, and recently turned 56 years old; she is notably the only first lady to have become a U.S. citizen through naturalization.
- Additional personal details include Melania's height at 5'11" and President Trump's age of 79, with his birthday on June 14.
