Melania Trump: Students calling to end gun violence ‘deserve a voice’

The First Lady said she was ‘heartened’ by the child activists

Tuesday 27 February 2018 00:10 GMT

Melania Trump commends student activists after Parkland shooting

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First Lady Melania Trump used her first speech of 2018 to commend the student activists campaigning for an end to gun violence.

Addressing the Governors' Spouses' Luncheon, Ms Trump said she was “heartened” to see the student movement calling for action following the school shooting in which 17 were killed in Parkland, Florida.

She said the student activists “are our future and they deserve a voice”.

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