Media Advisory: First Lady Melania Trump to Visit Children with Rare and Serious Diseases at The Children’s Inn at NIH for Valentine’s Day
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First Lady Melania Trump to Visit Children with Rare and Serious Diseases at The Children’s Inn at NIH for Valentine’s Day
WHAT: First Lady Melania Trump will celebrate Valentine’s Day at The Children’s Inn at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) with children, families, and NIH staff involved in clinical trials.
WHEN: Wednesday, February 11, 2026, at 2:00 PM ET
WHERE: The Children’s Inn at NIH - 7 West Dr, Bethesda, MD 20814
WHO:
Mrs. Melania Trump, First Lady of the United States
Jayanta Bhattacharya, MD, Ph.D., Director of the National Institutes of Health
Jennie Lucca, CEO of The Children’s Inn at NIH
Scott Royal, Ph.D., Vice Chair, The Children’s Inn at NIH Board of Directors and President and CEO, Westat
The Children’s Inn Patients and Families
BACKGROUND:
First Lady Melania Trump previously celebrated Valentine’s Day at The Children’s Inn at the National Institutes of Health in 2018, 2019, and 2020. This year, Mrs. Trump will make valentines, and participate in arts and crafts with patients.
According to their website , The Children’s Inn at NIH is a nonprofit providing a free residential “Place Like Home’’ to reduce the burden of illness, make childhood possible, and help advance the medical research mission at the NIH. Families with children, teens, and young adults participate in leading-edge research studies at the NIH in Bethesda, Maryland. The NIH Clinical Center is the nation’s premier biomedical research hospital, providing an opportunity for families to be partners in advancing medical discoveries.
Deadline to Request Media Credentials: Tuesday, February 10, at 2:30 PM ET.
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