During the introduction Melania described President Trump as caring and empathetic; both she and the president laughed at one line, and people in the room reacted with light chuckles as she finished the welcome.
Born in Slovenia and a U.S. resident since 1996, Melania has faced accent jabs since her husband first ran for office. Past incidents include a 2018 moment on The View where Whoopi Goldberg warned a co-host not to mimic her accent. Melania’s communications team and former spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham have previously blasted such mockery as disrespectful.