bdmetronews Desk ॥ “My husband is creating a country of great safety and prosperity,” says the first lady during a rare speech at a campaign-style rally.
First Lady Melania Trump, usually a demure and soft-spoken presence at her husband’s side, broke with form, reciting the Lord’s Prayer before issuing a scathing rebuke of his enemies and her critics at a campaign-style stop in Florida.
Preceding her husband on the dais at a rally in the city of Melbourne not far from Orlando, the first lady started her remarks with the words “let us pray,” before beginning her recitation of the well-known Christian prayer.
“Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done, on Earth as it is in Heaven,” Mrs Trump read from the lectern, wrapping up the roughly half-minute-long prayer with an “Amen.”
She then launched into an uncharacteristically strident defense of her husband — and her own brief tenure as first lady.
“The America we envision is one that works for all Americans and where all Americans can work and succeed,” she said.
“A nation committed to a greater civility and unity between people from all sides of the political divide. I will always stay true to myself and be truthful to you, no matter what the opposition is saying about me,” the first lady said, wearing a red frock with a fitted waist and flared skirt, her mane of blonde hair blowing slightly in the breeze.
“I will act in the best interests of all of you. I’m committed to creating and supporting initiatives dear to my heart. Which will have impact on women, and children all around the world,” she said.
