Melania Trump made a special appearance at Rosalynn Carter’s memorial service in Georgia on Tuesday.
Melania was seated in the front row next to Michelle Obama, with Laura Bush on her other side.
The Clintons and Bidens also attended the funeral.
There was an interesting event that occurred during the beginning of the service and that is the sun started to shine on Melania Trump while the other former First Ladies were left in the shadows.
Look at her here:
The sun was shining on Melania Trump today at Rosalynn Carter's tribute service.
All the Democrats and Bush's wife were in the shadows. pic.twitter.com/YX5sIdQBnQ
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) November 28, 2023
Per CNN:
Former first lady Melania Trump made a rare public appearance Tuesday as an attendee of the tribute service for Rosalynn Carter in Georgia.
ADVERTISEMENTThe appearance marks Trump stepping into a more traditional former first lady role, as she joined current first lady Jill Biden and former first ladies Michelle Obama, Laura Bush and Hillary Clinton to pay tribute to Carter. It is common for sitting and former first ladies to attend the funerals of former first ladies.
During the service Melania Trump sat at the end of the aisle in the front row next to Michelle Obama, who had Laura Bush placed on her other side.
Here was social media’s reaction:
In a room full of dark , the sun shines in only on Melania. https://t.co/u51aonGXCb
— Terri Kamp 🌹🌺 (@kamp_terri) November 28, 2023
Love how the sun is shining in on Melania. 🩷 https://t.co/MWS89abIaZ
— Márta Lisle (@UrUnpaidPundit) November 28, 2023
Things that make you go hmmm.🤔
On the same day that the sun was shining on Melania Trump but not the rest of the guests seated on the front row at Mrs. Carter’s funeral, a tempestuous wind rose up and blew down the Whitehouse Christmas tree. pic.twitter.com/5CdbH9pyLn
— Sean Shannon Collier (@ReillocNaes) November 29, 2023
AP had these details to add regarding Rosalynn Cater’s funeral:
Rosalynn Carter was remembered Tuesday as a former U.S. first lady who leveraged her fierce intellect and political power to put her deep Christian faith into action by always helping others, especially those who needed it most.
A gathering of first ladies and presidents — including her 99-year-old husband Jimmy Carter — joined other political figures in tribute. But a parade of speakers said her global stature wasn’t what defined her.
“She had met kings and queens, presidents, others in authority, powerful corporate leaders and celebrities,” her son James Earl “Chip” Carter III said. “She said the people that she felt the most comfortable with and the people she enjoyed being with the most were those that lived in absolute abject poverty, the ones without adequate housing, without a proper diet and without access to health care.”
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The service was held during three days of events celebrating the humanitarian who died Nov. 19 at home in Plains, Georgia, at the age of 96. Tributes began Monday in the Carters’ native Sumter County and continued at Glenn Memorial Church in Atlanta. Her funeral and burial are planned for Wednesday in her small hometown.Jimmy Carter, who is 10 months into home hospice care, watched from his wheelchair, reclining and covered by a blanket featuring his wife’s face. Chip and his sister, Amy, held their father’s hands and were flanked by their brothers, Jeff and Jack.
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