The Trumps are celebrating moms Friday, with First Lady Melania writing a powerful op-ed for, of all things, the Washington Post, while the White House welcomed Angel Moms and Gold Star Moms for a Mother’s Day luncheon.
President Trump said those mothers who have buried their children have shown incredible strength and bravery despite their unbearable pain:
.@POTUS welcomes Angel Moms and Gold Star Moms to the White House for Mother's Day: "Today, we're honored to be joined by many strong and truly heroic moms who have stood up for their children — both in life and in a very profound loss." 💛🕊️ pic.twitter.com/p4WgVdlRm4
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) May 8, 2026
Some of the moms saw their sons and daughters stolen from them by the cruel criminal acts of illegal aliens. Trump said, we hear you:
.@POTUS: These incredibly brave and resilient women have turned terrible tragedy into unyielding resolve, becoming advocates so that other mothers do not have to endure the same heartache that they’ve felt. In their honor, we've rapidly turned the worst and most dangerous border… https://t.co/ziniGHL0QA pic.twitter.com/TOhY6jiFz7
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) May 8, 2026
@POTUS: These incredibly brave and resilient women have turned terrible tragedy into unyielding resolve, becoming advocates so that other mothers do not have to endure the same heartache that they’ve felt. In their honor, we've rapidly turned the worst and most dangerous border in the history of our country into the strongest border in American history. 🙏🩷
His message: mothers matter. "You have the most important job there is in America... and you're doing an incredible job,” he said. “I just want to wish you all a very Happy Mother's Day."
As someone who was lucky enough to have married a lady who turned out to be a fantastic mom to our kids, and as someone who is missing his own dearly departed mother, I heartily concur.
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Melania Trump also had powerful words in her Friday essay, Mothers are America’s Strength:
.@FLOTUS: Mothers are America’s strength https://t.co/53DvXOGI2f
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) May 8, 2026
For 250 years, the First Lady wrote, moms have been integral to the nation’s success:
A mother’s devotion to her child is unmatched. This love takes many forms: strength, compassion, wisdom, grace, joy, labor, humor and even grief, to name a few. The love between mother and child has helped shape America’s identity since the nation’s founding 250 years ago.
Moms are a whole lot more than just “birthing people,” as the Left would have you believe. They shape the population, and it’s time to recognize the importance of tradition in America:
It is time to revisit the enduring American family traditions that have supported generations, while also recognizing the challenges for mothers of building both a career and a home. This balancing act reflects the realities women face today.
America’s strength is closely tied to the role mothers play in shaping character, education and moral order within families. From morning until night, mothers serve as the first teachers of empathy, aspiration and discipline. It is mothers who do so much to shape a child’s mind — how to think, how to distinguish right from wrong and how to persevere in challenging times.
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The radical fringe of the women’s movement has been doing no favors to our mothers, she argued, saying you can be successful while still focusing on the number one priority: your family.
…America can restore the honor of motherhood after years in which feminism often placed career above family, with consequences to our nation.
Family is what makes this country strong:
Together, let’s champion a new American model that restores the honor of motherhood by encouraging all women to lead boldly at work while also making family the cornerstone of our national future. I invite you to join me in prioritizing family as we shape a stronger America for the generations to come.
Hear, hear. To my late mom, to my wife, and to all the moms out there, I hope you have a beautiful Mother’s Day.
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