First lady Melania Trump paid a visit to the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., on Thursday in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Saturday.
Trump’s communications director, Stephanie Grisham, announced the visit on Twitter. Trump plans to tour the entire museum, Grisham told the Washington Examiner.
At the end of the tour, Trump stopped at the Hall of Remembrance to participate in a moment of silence and lit a candle at the prayer wall.
.@FLOTUS has just arrived to the @HolocaustMuseum in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day this Saturday. #WeRemember
— Stephanie Grisham (@StephGrisham45) January 25, 2018
Such powerful exhibits here at the @HolocaustMuseum as @FLOTUS continues tour with museum director. #WeRemember #AskWhy pic.twitter.com/AbQg7YXSxt
— Stephanie Grisham (@StephGrisham45) January 25, 2018
“My thoughts and prayers are with the people whose lives and families were broken by the horrors of the Holocaust. Yet it is also through our shared humanity that we come together now in commemoration, strength, and love. My heart is with you, and we remember,” Trump said in a statement.
Thank you @HolocaustMuseum for a powerful & moving tour that honors the millions of innocent lives lost, and educates us on the tragedies and effects of the holocaust. #WeRemember #AskWhy pic.twitter.com/za8MN6pKRZ
— Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) January 25, 2018
Trump was originally scheduled to be in Davos, Switzerland, with her husband, but canceled the trip, citing scheduling conflicts.
She has made few appearances in recent weeks after reports surfaced that President Trump had an affair with adult film star Stormy Daniels a year after the two were married, and paid hush money to Daniels just weeks before the presidential election.
