Melania gripped by 'terrible' images of starving children in Gaza, says Trump
On board Air Force One Tuesday, a reporter pointed out how Trump recently credited Melania with opening his eyes to Russian President Vladimir Putin's continuous bombing of Ukraine.
Although he always had 'very pleasant' conversations with Putin, Trump revealed that the first lady would push back during their private conversations at night, pointing out that he keeps bombing more Ukrainian cities.
Trump has since struck a harsher tone with Putin, giving him a quickly approaching ultimatum on striking a peace deal.
It now appears the first lady's influence over her husband may have prompted his evolution on another major world crisis - the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
'She thinks it's terrible,' Trump replied. 'She sees the same pictures that you see. And that we all see. And I think everybody - unless they're pretty cold-hearted or, worse than that, nuts.'
'There's nothing you can say other than it's terrible,' the president continued. 'When you see the kids. And those are kids - whether they talk [about] starvation or not - those are kids that are starving. They are starving.'
The president's admission that there's 'real starvation' in Gaza presents a break from his longtime ally, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has denied that Israel is waging a starvation campaign against Palestinian civilians. Daily Mail
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