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by ALEXX ALTMAN-DEVILBISS | The National News Desk
WASHINGTON (TNND) — First Lady Melania Trump turned heads Wednesday morning at the White House—but not for her usual fashion statements.
On the second day of the Fostering the Future Together Global Coalition Summit, Mrs. Trump walked out alongside a U.S.-built humanoid robot as she prepared to address leaders from 45 nations and 28 technology organizations.
Like a scene from a sci-fi movie, the robot, named Figure 03, delivered brief remarks and welcomed roundtable guests in their native languages.
“It’s fair to state you’re my first American-made humanoid guest in the White House,” Melania quipped before joining leaders.
The summit focuses on expanding global access to education and technology for children.
“As people we dream. As leaders we progress. As nations we will build,” Melania said in her opening remarks Tuesday. “Beginning today, let’s accelerate our new global alliance, this bond, to positively impact the progress of our children.”
According to the White House, the summit marks the first time a U.S. first lady has hosted representatives from 45 nations at the White House in a single day. The administration described the effort as “a global coalition of nations aligned to empower children through education and technology.”
The summit builds on Melania Trump’s broader Fostering the Future initiative. Last year, she joined President Donald Trump in signing an executive order aimed at expanding resources for teenagers in the foster care system.
“This executive order gives me tremendous pride. It is both empathetic and strategic,” she said at the time. “I predict this small spark today will ignite a profound and lasting nationwide movement.”
The initiative focuses on three main pillars—well-being, online safety, and opioid abuse prevention—and is part of the first lady’s “Be Best” campaign launched in May 2018.
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