and, the first lady of the and united states, mrs. melania trump. [applause] >> good morning.

and, the first lady of the and united states, mrs. melania trump. [applause] >> good morning. i am john gray. i have the privilege of being your director of your natural museum of american history. we are honored to extend a special welcome to first lady trump and we are pleased to have ceremony inn our flag call. hall. to our board chair, many members of our board who are with us, and all of our distinguished guests, we welcome you and thank you for your support. millions of americans, and so many visitors from every corner of the world, walk through our first ladies gallery each year. they experience not only the and elegancendeur of the first lady, but reflect on how in our american democracy transitions of power are celebrated peacefully. likeitions and collections the one that will house mrs. trump's gown require this skill and passion of our staff at the national museum of american history. they create with the public sees and loves, creating the transformative experience that only history can offer. we thank all of the staff who has worked on them. behind us, is the hal

[applause] >> and the first lady of the united states, mrs. melania trump. [applause] john gray: good morning and welcome. i am john gray. and i have the privilege of being your director of your national museum of american history. we are so honored to extend a very special welcome to first lady trump. it is a thrill to have you with us, and we are so privileged to have this donation ceremony in our flag hall. the secretary of the smithsonian, dr. david skorton, and the designer of the dress, herve pierre. to our board chair, ambassador nicholas townsman, many members of our board who are with us, and to all of our distinguished guests, we welcome you and thank you for your support. millions of americans, and so many other visitors from every corner of the world, walk through our first ladies galleries each year. they experience not only the importance, grandeur, and elegance of the first ladies, but they reflect on how in our american democracy transitions of power are celebrated peacefully. exhibitions and collections like the one that will house mrs. trum

[applause] the first lady of the united states, mrs. melania trump. [applause] >> good morning and welcome. i am john gray and i have the privilege of being your director of your national museum of american history. we are honored to extend a welcome to first lady trump. privileged to have this donation ceremony in our hall. the secretary of the smithsonian and the designer of the dress, to our board chair, many members of our board who are with us and to all of our distinguished guests, we welcome you and thank you for your support. and sos of americans many other visitors from every corner of the world walk-through our first lady's galleries each year and experience not only the important grandeur and elegance theye first ladies but reflect on how and our american democracy, transitions of power are celebrated peacefully. exhibitions and collections like the one that will house mrs. skills down require the and passion of our extraordinary staff at the national museum of american history. they create what the public sees and loves, creating a transfo

[applause] and the first lady of the united states, mrs. melania trump. [applause] >> good morning and welcome. i have the privilege of being your director of your national museum of american history. extend ouronored to welcome to first lady trump. it is a trail to value with us and we are so honored to have this presentation. many members of our board who are with us and all of artist in which guests, we welcome you and thank you for your support. in so many americans other visitors from every corner of the world walk through our first ladies gallery each year. they experience not only the importance, grandeur, and elegance of the first lady, but reflect on how in our american democracy transitions of power are celebrated peacefully. exhibitions and collections like the one that will house mrs. trump's gown require this skill and passion of our staff at the national museum of american history. they create with the public sees and loves, creating the transformative experience that only history can offer. we thank all of the staff who has worked on this.

and now it is my honor to ask you to join me in welcoming the first lady of the united states, melania trump. [applause] mrsp: thank you, so much. thank you for your warm welcome. it is an honor to be here today. i want to start by thanking director john gray and the secretary skorton for the wonderful introduction. the staff here at the smithsonian has been a true pleasure to work with. thank you for everything that you do to preserve part of our nation's history. as historians and curators, you have such an important role on behalf of our country. while i may be the one on stage, i want to take a moment to introduce you to the person behind my gorgeous couture piece. thanksigner, mr. pierre, you, herve. please stand up. [applause] for all thatrve, you did to create such a wonderful piece. you are a true artist and a real professional. as most of you know, before being elected president, my husband was never in politics. so you can imagine after he won, we were very busy with all that goes into preparing for a new administration, and all of the changes that we, as a family, would be facing. to be honest, w

melania trump. this is 35 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states and mrs. trump. [applause] mrs. trump: thank you all for being here today. it touches my heart to see the faces i been lucky to know these past few months. thank you for the time and strength for each of you to tell your stories. we are here today because of your courage. the opioid epidemic has affected more than 2 million americans nationwide and sadly the number continues to rise. americansre than 175 to overdoses every day and millions more are struggling with addiction. addiction you know, affects children in many different ways. i've recently taken a larger interest and when i can do to help fight this epidemic. [applause] mrs. trump: i have been participating in meetings and listening sessions and i've been visiting with people who have been affected by these diseases. want to take a moment now to tell you what i've learned from being on the front lines of this epidemic. don hallman talk to me about his son, garrett, who took medication for adhd and suffered from depression and anxiety. he explained that soci

melania trump told abc news today, mrs. trump is honored by her role as the first lady of the united states.le and role to help children, not sell books. there is clearly no substance to this statement from an ex. unfortunately, only attention seeking and self-serving noise. what's your relationship like with melania? >> melania, it's perfectly fine. melania is melania. she's quiet, she lives her life. for her to be in washington is terrible. better her than me. i would hate washington. would i straighten up the white house in 14 days? absolutely. can i give a speech for 45 minutes without teleprompter? absolutely. can i read a contract? can i negotiate? can i entertain? absolutely. but i would not really like to be there. >> reporter: she values her treem so much she turned down an offer to be ambassador to the czech republic. >> if you want to take the position, i'll give it to you. i said i would not have the freedom. bye-bye to miami in the winter, bye-bye to spring and fall. bye-bye to saint-tropez. >> reporter: she goes back to the early days of her marriage when her children were youn

melania trump told abc news today, mrs. trump is honored by her role as the first lady of the united states. her title and role to help children, not sell books. there is clearly no substance to this statement from an ex. unfortunately, only attention seeking and self-serving noise. what's your relationship like with melania? >> melania, it's perfectly fine. melania is melania. she's quiet, she lives her life. for her to be in washington is terrible. better her than me. i would hate washington. would i straighten up the white house in 14 days? absolutely. can i give a speech for 45 minutes without teleprompter? absolutely. can i read a contract? can i negotiate? can i entertain? absolutely. but i would not really like to be there. >> reporter: she values her treem so much she turned down an offer to be ambassador to the czech republic. >> if you want to take the position, i'll give it to you. i said i would not have the freedom. bye-bye to miami in the winter, bye-bye to spring and fall. bye-bye to saint-tropez. >> reporter: she goes back to the early days of her marriage when her children w

melania's office said this, mrs. trump has made the white house a home for barron and the president app and is honored by her role as first lady of the united states. she plans to use her title and role to help children not sell books. unfortunately only attention seeking and self-serving noise. i have a message for both of those ladies. you need to channel your own disney princess. let it go! so why wouldn't you take something for the most important part of you... your brain. with an ingredient originally found in jellyfish, prevagen is now the number one selling brain health supplement in drug stores nationwide. prevagen. the name to remember. it's called broccoli of cheddar soup.ve? i loved it, but it was like, "honey, i am way too decadent for you!" so i came up with o, that's good! a new line of comfort soups with a nutritious twist. we replaced a hunk of this... with velvety butternut squash. if i hadn't told you, you wouldn't know. comfort food that loves you back. o... mmm ...that's good! >>> welcome back to "velshi & rhule." president trump hitting his own secretary of state this morning over the nbc news exclusive report that secretary r