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Melania Trump Reports 34th Ukrainian Child Reunification

8/17/2026

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Melania Reunites Child

First Lady Melania Trump reported the 34th reunification of a Ukrainian child via the channel opened with President Vladimir Putin at 2025 Alaska summit.
U.S. President Donald Trump delivered Melania Trump’s peace letter to President Vladimir Putin in August 2025, after which Putin confirmed the channel.
First Lady Melania Trump said she and her team remain focused on further reunifications of war-separated families.

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Harp Endorses Trump

Natalie Harp stood beside President Donald Trump at his golf club on August 16 and gave a thumbs-up, which an expert said fed his ego.
Senator Jon Ossoff ridiculed the Trump-Harp bond at an Atlanta rally, accusing him of neglecting duties.
Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan said President Donald Trump told Harp she was “the only one who loved him as much as his wife and his kids.”

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Melania Reunites Child

First Lady Melania Trump reported the 34th reunification of a Ukrainian child via the channel opened with President Vladimir Putin at 2025 Alaska summit.
U.S. President Donald Trump delivered Melania Trump’s peace letter to President Vladimir Putin in August 2025, after which Putin confirmed the channel.
First Lady Melania Trump said she and her team remain focused on further reunifications of war-separated families.

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