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First Lady Melania Trump thanks families, donors at Toys for Tots event

Melania Trump thanked volunteers and shared a holiday message at Marine Corps Base Quantico, supporting a program that distributed over 30 million toys to 13 million children last year.

  • On Monday, Dec. 8, First Lady Melania Trump attended a Virginia Toys for Tots event at Marine Corps Base Quantico, delivering a holiday message about Santa and the season.
  • For more than 75 years, Marines and volunteers have collected and delivered new toys, and last year Toys for Tots distributed over 30 million toys to nearly 13 million impoverished children.
  • Nearly 15 million children nationwide live in poverty, and Trump described Toys for Tots as one of the season's most beloved traditions supported by Marines and volunteers.
  • Trump took time to thank volunteers who make Toys for Tots possible and personally grabbed a little girl in the crowd's hand, kneeling to chat with her at Marine Corps Base Quantico.
  • Adding a playful aside, Melania Trump said she flew to the event with Santa, though his reindeer rested in the North Pole, linking the visit to her Norfolk, Virginia — the 757 roots.
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C- Span broke the news in on Monday, December 8, 2025.
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