{"id":6222,"date":"2025-12-11T10:36:34","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T10:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ivermectinhuma.com\/?p=6222"},"modified":"2025-12-11T10:36:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T10:36:34","slug":"melania-trump-faces-online-mockery-after-struggling-to-read-christmas-book-at-childrens-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ivermectinhuma.com\/?p=6222","title":{"rendered":"Melania Trump Faces Online Mockery After Struggling to Read Christmas Book at Children\u2019s Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"85\" data-end=\"349\"><strong data-start=\"85\" data-end=\"121\">Continuing a Cherished Tradition<\/strong><br data-start=\"121\" data-end=\"124\" \/>Melania Trump upheld the tradition of First Ladies visiting children\u2019s hospitals during the holidays. On December 5th, she visited Children\u2019s National Hospital in Washington, DC, reading a Christmas story to young patients.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"351\" data-end=\"541\">The tradition began with First Lady Bess Truman, aiming to bring joy and comfort to children during the festive season. Melania spent time with the children, spreading early holiday cheer.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"543\" data-end=\"870\"><strong data-start=\"543\" data-end=\"574\">A Festive Visit Full of Joy<\/strong><br data-start=\"574\" data-end=\"577\" \/>The hospital noted her arrival, escorted by two lively patients, Faith and Riley, who added extra festive spirit. Michelle Riley-Brown, president &amp; CEO of Children\u2019s National, praised the visit for bringing \u201cmoments of joy, comfort, and hope\u201d to families spending the holiday away from home.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"872\" data-end=\"1056\">Melania read <em data-start=\"885\" data-end=\"922\">How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?<\/em> to about two dozen children, sat by a Christmas tree, and brought toys, wishing the children love, strength, and a merry Christmas.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1058\" data-end=\"1357\"><strong data-start=\"1058\" data-end=\"1086\">Online Criticism Emerges<\/strong><br data-start=\"1086\" data-end=\"1089\" \/>Despite her intentions, social media criticized Melania for showing little emotion and struggling with English pronunciation. Some highlighted the irony given the Trump administration\u2019s strict immigration policies, while others joked about the children\u2019s experience.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1359\" data-end=\"1624\"><strong data-start=\"1359\" data-end=\"1388\">Ending on a Positive Note<\/strong><br data-start=\"1388\" data-end=\"1391\" \/>Melania concluded by wishing the children a merry Christmas and happy new year, sharing that President Trump also sends his love. The visit reflected her commitment to children\u2019s welfare and the enduring tradition of holiday cheer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Continuing a Cherished TraditionMelania Trump upheld the tradition of First Ladies visiting children\u2019s hospitals during the holidays. On December 5th, she visited Children\u2019s National Hospital <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/ivermectinhuma.com\/?p=6222\" title=\"Melania Trump Faces Online Mockery After Struggling to Read Christmas Book at Children\u2019s Hospital\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ivermectinhuma.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ivermectinhuma.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ivermectinhuma.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivermectinhuma.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivermectinhuma.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6222"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ivermectinhuma.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6222\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6223,"href":"https:\/\/ivermectinhuma.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6222\/revisions\/6223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ivermectinhuma.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivermectinhuma.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivermectinhuma.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}