Melania Trump a lone voice of empathy at Republican convention
The US First Lady gave a unifying speech rather than lionising her husband and ignoring the Covid-19 pandemic
Washington — US First lady Melania Trump capped the second night of the Republican national convention by attempting to soften the image of her highly divisive husband, forgoing attacks on Democrat Joe Biden to focus on the ravaging toll of the coronavirus and the nation’s tortured racial history in a way Donald Trump usually avoids.
She acknowledged the deaths of more than 178,000 Americans and called for national unity in response — a departure from the president’s customary handling of a virus he first downplayed and now seeks to put behind him. In between, Melania Trump called on the nation to see the president as she does, as a leader devoted to the safety of the country and deserving of a second term...
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