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U.S. NEWS Tuesday 21 augusT 2018

Melania Trump planning solo

international swing to Africa

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE journalists. Exact dates for nie Grisham, said the first
Associated Press the trip and which African lady chose Africa as the
WASHINGTON (AP) — Me- countries she will visit re- destination for her first big
lania Trump is planning her main to be announced. solo international trip after
first big solo international “This will be my first time she learned about some
swing with a trip through traveling to Africa and I am of the development pro-
several African countries in excited to educate myself grams that are underway
October. The first lady told on the issues facing chil- in many of its countries.
The Associated Press in a dren throughout the con- Those programs include
written statement Monday tinent, while also learning investments by the U.S. in
that she’s looking forward about its rich culture and children’s health and edu-
to learning about the issues history,” the first lady said in cation, Grisham said.
that children living on the the statement. The swing through Africa
continent face, as well as “We are a global society will be the farthest Mrs.
appreciating Africa’s histo- and I believe it is through Trump has traveled on her First lady Melania Trump attends the 6th Federal Partners in
ry and culture. She recently open dialogue and the ex- own since becoming first Bullying Prevention (FPBP) Summit at Health and Human Service
launched a U.S.-based ef- changing of ideas that we lady in January 2017. in Rockville, Md., Monday, Aug. 20, 2018.
fort focused on the well- have a real opportunity to Her only other solo inter- Associated Press
being of children. learn from one another.” national trip came last Mrs. Trump has accompa- medical restrictions placed
Mrs. Trump plans to travel She added that she also September, when she flew nied the president to Saudi on her travel following kid-
without President Donald looks forward to highlight- to Toronto for a day and Arabia, Israel, Turkey, Brus- ney surgery in May, she did
Trump, who was roundly ing successful humanitar- joined Britain’s Prince Harry sels, France, Japan, South not accompany Trump to
criticized earlier this year ian work and development for an Olympic-style ath- Korea, the United Kingdom Singapore for his one-on-
after his private comment programs underway in the letic competition he estab- and Finland, for his recent one meeting in June with
about “shithole countries” African countries. lished for wounded service summit with Russian Presi- North Korean leader Kim
in Africa was leaked to Her spokeswoman, Stepha- members and veterans. dent Vladimir Putin. Due to Jong Un.q

Giuliani clarifies his ‘truth isn’t truth’ puzzler

WASHINGTON (AP) — Presi- more mundane: to make times it doesn’t.”
dent Donald Trump’s per- the case that having Trump Giuliani had told “Meet the
sonal attorney says he sit down for an interview Press” host Chuck Todd that
wasn’t trying to make an with special counsel Rob- Trump might “get trapped
existential point about the ert Mueller’s team wouldn’t into perjury” if he were in-
meaning of veracity when accomplish much because terviewed by the special
he declared “truth isn’t of the conflicting nature of counsel’s Russia investiga-
truth.” witnesses’ recollections. tion.
Rudy Giuliani’s puzzling “My statement was not “You tell me that, you know,
statement on NBC’s “Meet meant as a pontification he should testify because
the Press” on Sunday, fol- on moral theology,” he he’s going to tell the truth
lowing one by another tweeted, “but one refer- and he shouldn’t worry,
Trump aide last year about ring to the situation where well, that’s so silly because
“alternative facts,” sug- two people make precisely it’s somebody’s version of
gested that people in contradictory statements, the truth. Not the truth.”
Trump’s orbit might be de- In a Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018 file photo, Rudy Giuliani, an the classic ‘he said, she When Todd replied: “Truth is
nying the existence of real- attorney for President Trump, speaks during campaign event said’ puzzle. truth,” Giuliani responded:
ity. for Eddie Edwards, who is running for the U.S. Congress in New Sometimes further inquiry “No, it isn’t truth. Truth isn’t
Giuliani says his intent was Hampshire, in Portsmouth, N.H. Associated Press can reveal the truth other truth.”q