US EditionMelania Trump says she doesn’t eat ‘much sweets’ as she celebrates Valentine’s Day with children
Melania Trump joined children in clinical trials for Valentine’s crafts at NIH’s Children’s Inn, supporting the Be Best initiative amid ongoing NIH funding controversies.
- On Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, First Lady Melania Trump visited The Children’s Inn at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, spending time with children and families making Valentine’s crafts before avoiding sweets for health reasons.
- To mark Valentine’s Day, the visit tied directly to the First Lady’s Be Best child-wellness campaign and supported The Children’s Inn, a nonprofit residence at NIH aiding families in clinical research.
- A Fox News video and social media users on platforms like Threads circulated footage and mocked the children's facial expressions during Melania Trump’s visit, prompting online backlash.
- The funding debate framed some of the critical response to the visit, as critics linked it to the Trump administration NIH funding cuts that impacted over 74,000 clinical-trial participants while Congress approved a $47 billion NIH budget this year.
- NIH officials, including Director Dr. Jayanta Bhattacharya, and Jennie Lucca, CEO of The Children’s Inn, joined the First Lady, highlighting the Inn’s free lodging, meals, education, and counseling services.
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HEARTWARMING: First Lady Melania Trump Crafts Valentines With Kids at NIH Inn
First Lady Melania Trump celebrated an early Valentine's Day by visiting sick children at the National Institutes of Health's Children's Inn in Bethesda, Maryland. She spent time talking with the kids and making crafts with them.
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First lady charms young patients during NIH visit
(The Center Square) – Returning for her fourth visit to the National Institute for Health’s Children’s Inn, First Lady Melania Trump met with a group of patients and former patients to mark Valentine’s Day.
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