2/7/2019

DRUGS/MELANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Melania Trump thanked youth anti-drug advocates Thursday [2-7-19] for ‘choosing to step up and be part of the solution’ for reducing drug abuse and addiction…The first lady leads a national campaign called “Be Best” that partly focuses on the opioid crisis, especially babies born dependent on the powerful drugs. Mrs. Trump spoke in her brief remarks about a former opioid abuse addict who sat beside her on Tuesday night when President Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union address. Ashley Evans was treated at an Ohio facility, has been in recovery for more than a year and looks forward to being reunited with her infant daughter next week, the first lady said.”

Associated Press, “Melania Trump Tells Anti-Drug Group ‘Recovery Is Possible’,:” The New York Times online, February 7, 2019