{"id":2571869,"date":"2026-02-20T10:49:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T15:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-melania-trump-gifts-inaugural-gown-to-smithsonian\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T10:50:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T15:50:12","slug":"watch-live-melania-trump-gifts-inaugural-gown-to-smithsonian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-melania-trump-gifts-inaugural-gown-to-smithsonian\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH LIVE: Melania Trump gifts inaugural gown to Smithsonian"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-live-melania-trump-gifts-inaugural-gown-to-smithsonian%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2571869&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that First Lady Melania Trump will deliver remarks at 11 a.m. in Washington, D.C., as she donates her <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >2025 inaugural gown<\/a> to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History\u2019s collection of first ladies\u2019 attire. She will hand over a Herv\u00e9 Pierre-designed black-and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lil-nas-x-shows-up-to-bet-awards-wearing-dress-drawing-parallelism-between-catholic-church-and-nazism\/\" title=\"Lil Nas X Shows Up To BET Awards Wearing Dress Drawing \u2018Parallelism\u2019 Between Catholic Church And Nazism\">-white gown<\/a> to join her 2017 inaugural gown, also designed by pierre. Having two inaugural gowns at the Smithsonian is described as a rare distinction held by only a few first ladies, according to the White House. An embedded video titled \u201cWATCH LIVE: First lady Melania Trump donates 2025 inaugural gown to the Smithsonian\u201d accompanies the piece. The page also features links to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jean-pierre-blasted-for-claiming-reopening-schools-was-a-priority-for-biden\/\" title=\"Criticism for Jean-Pierre&#039;s Statement on Biden&#039;s Priority to Reopen Schools\">recommended stories<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">WATCH LIVE: Melania Trump presents inaugural gown at Smithsonian<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"G3tmzb9i0yA\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WATCH LIVE: First lady Melania Trump donates 2025 inaugural ball &zwnj;gown to the Smithsonian\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G3tmzb9i0yA?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>First lady <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/melania-trump\/\">Melania Trump<\/a> on Friday is delivering remarks at 11 a.m. in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, as she donates her 2025 inaugural gown to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History&rsquo;s historic collection of first ladies&rsquo; attire.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is set to address the moment with remarks on Friday morning. She is handing over the Herv&eacute; Pierre-designed&nbsp;black-and-white gown to the Smithsonian, where it will join her 2017 inaugural gown, also designed by Pierre, her longtime fashion designer. 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