OAN Staff Abril Elfi 
9:21 AM – Thursday, July 3, 2025

First Lady Melania Trump visited the Children’s National hospital in Washington, D.C., ahead of the Fourth of July. 

On Thursday, Melania visited the hospital to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday with patients.

She reportedly enjoyed making crafts with children and their families, then went for a stroll along the hospital with the group and the hospital’s President and CEO Michelle Riley-Brown, entering the “Garden Room.”

The Bunny Mellon Healing Garden was named in honor of Rachel “Bunny” Mellon, a friend of first lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Mellon, a philanthropist and avid gardener, designed the Rose Garden, among other White House gardens, during the Kennedy era. 

The garden was named in honor of America’s first ladies, who have long-supported the backbone of the hospital and its courageous young patients.

Melania and the children planted American flag windmills throughout the hospital’s grounds, and several of the children held stuffed bears as they strolled around with the first lady.

UPDATE – Correction – 7/3/25 – 10:37 a.m. PT – “Washington” in article title was edited to “D.C.”

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