This was heartwarming to see in the midst of tragedy.
President Trump and First Lady Melania visited Kerrville, Texas, on Friday and met with first responders, the family of victims and survivors of the deadly Texas floods.
The First Lady held a joint press conference with President Trump and shared a message of comfort to all of the Texas flood victims.
Watch Melania here:
🚨HEART-TOUCHING: First Lady Melania Trump just sent a beautiful message to the parents who "lost beautiful young souls" from the Texas floods.
"We are grieving with you. Our nation is grieving with you."
Amen, Best First Lady.🙏 pic.twitter.com/IbEfYxAiBH
— Bo Loudon (@BoLoudon) July 11, 2025
USA Today reported that Melania wore a special charm bracelet while attending the press conference:
Melania Trump wore a charm bracelet gifted by a family in the wake of the Texas floods.
On July 11, the first lady toured devastation across Texas Hill Country alongside President Donald Trump and shared how she received the accessory, which she wore on her left wrist, during a roundtable meeting with local officials.
“We just met with the wonderful families. We prayed with them. We hugged. We held hands,” the first lady said. “They shared their stories, and I met beautiful young ladies who gave me this special bracelet from the camp in honor of all the little girls who lost their lives. We are here to honor them and also to give support and help.”
“I will be back I promised them. I pray for them and am giving them my strength and love,” she added.
In a statement shared with press, Trump’s official office confirmed that she was gifted a charm bracelet by the Hotze Family – to honor victims of flooding at Camp Mystic, a nearly 100-year-old nondenominational all-girls summer camp that sits on 700 acres.
The flooding has claimed the lives of more than 120 people since heavy rainfall overwhelmed the Guadalupe River and flowed through homes and summer camps in the early morning hours of July 4.
As Trump and Melania arrived in Texas, they were spotted holding hands:
President Trump & First Lady Melania Trump held hands often throughout the day. It was a very heavy and somber trip. A once in a generation tragedy in Texas. The First Lady has been unfairly maligned by the media for ten years now. But as usual, she carried herself with dignity… pic.twitter.com/XleXtogwoE
— Link Lauren (@itslinklauren) July 12, 2025
Children in Texas Hill Country were spotted holding signs that read “We love you, Melania,” as their motorcade drove through.
🚨 NOW: Texas PATRIOTS wait for President Trump and First Lady Melania to pass by
They’re holding signs saying “we love you Melania!”
And
“Make the Hill Country Great Again!” 🇺🇸🔥 pic.twitter.com/OWyqOKNPsk
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) July 11, 2025
Here’s more footage of their visit:
🚨 NOW: President Trump, First Lady Melania, and Gov. Greg Abbott are meeting with first responders on the ground in Texas to survey the flood damage
You can really tell how much President Trump truly cares.
And I’m thrilled Melania is there by his side. pic.twitter.com/TLtR8z7KWb
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) July 11, 2025
CBS provided more details on Melania and Trump’s visit:
President Trump expressed the “anguish of our entire nation” Friday after he and first lady Melania Trump met with families of the victims of last week’s deadly flooding in Central Texas.
The president and first lady surveyed the devastation in Kerrville, Texas, and met with first responders, local officials and survivors. The death toll in the state stands at 121, but that figure is likely to climb, as rescuers and families continue their search for the missing.
“We just visited with incredible families that — I mean, look, they’ve been devastated,” the president said in a roundtable with state, federal and local officials in Kerrville. “They lost their child, or two children. And, just hard to believe. I’ve never seen anything like it, a little narrow river that becomes a monster, and that’s what happened. But the first lady and I are here in Texas to express the love and support and the anguish of our entire nation in the aftermath of this really horrific and deadly flood.”
ADVERTISEMENTMr. Trump met with families behind closed doors, away from cameras.
“We are grieving with you,” the first lady said Friday. “Our nation is grieving with you.”
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