Melania Trump gets standing ovation. Which other family members attended president's speech?
President Donald Trump’s family showed up in force for his address Tuesday before a joint session of Congress.
All of his children, except his youngest son, Barron Trump, were in attendance.
His oldest son, Donald Trump Jr., was accompanied by Bettina Anderson, a socialite from Palm Beach, Florida; his daughter Ivanka Trump came with her husband, Jared Kushner; his son Eric Trump was joined by his wife Lara Trump; and his younger daughter Tiffany Trump came with her husband Michael Boulos.
First lady Melania Trump, dressed in a grey coordinated skirt suit with a belted scarf, received a standing ovation as she entered the House chamber ahead of Trump's address.
The outfit was a departure from what she wore at her last two high-profile outings: the National Governors Association Evening Dinner at the White House last month, and a roundtable discussion Monday on Capitol Hill, where she spoke out about the publication of non-consensual, sexually explicit images.
For the first governor's dinner, the onetime fashion model favored a black velvet tuxedo with satin lapels and a crisp white tuxedo shirt and a cummerbund. For her remarks at the roundtable, she wore a beige three-piece suit.
The first lady was joined at Tuesday night's speech by two young women who exemplify causes she has championed. Her guests were Elliston Berry of Aledo, Texas, a victim of an AI-generated, sexually explicit “deepfake” image, and Haley Ferguson of Spring Hill, Tennessee, a former foster child who is the recipient of a scholarship instituted during Trump’s first tenure as first lady.
Berry was also at the first lady's side during the roundtable discussion on Monday as she spoke out in support of the Take it Down Act, which was unanimously passed by the Senate in February. The legislation requires technology platforms to take down nonconsensual, sexually explicit content, or a "deepfake," within 48 hours of receiving a valid request for its removal.
During his address, Trump introduced Berry and Ferguson, calling them "two impressive young women," and praised the first lady for her work on behalf of the foster-care community.
“Melania's work has yielded incredible results, helping prepare our nation's future leaders as they enter the workforce,” he said.
Trump also congratulated the Senate for passing the Take It Down Act, calling the publication of "deepfake" photos a "terrible, terrible thing." He said was looking forward to signing the bill into law.
The law might even benefit him personally, he said.
"Nobody gets treated worse than I do online" he said.
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy is a White House Correspondent for Paste BN. You can follow her on X @SwapnaVenugopal