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Fans Criticize Melania Trump After She Spends Just 7 Minutes At Her Highly-Anticipated 'Global Summit' In Washington: 'She's A Joke'

March 27, 2026 by Julia DeKorte
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Melania Trump has been publicizing her Fostering the Future Together Global Coalition Summit for weeks now, calling the gathering of world leaders and their spouses “unprecedented” with the aim of bringing “greater access to technology and education” to children. However, the First Lady’s total time spent at day one of her summit amounted to just seven minutes—total. Keep reading for more information.

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Melania Trump Spends Seven Minutes At Global Summit

The two-day global summit took place on Tuesday, March 24 and Wednesday, March 25 at the State Department in Washington, DC. World leaders from many different countries attended, in addition to "28 best-in-class technology entities," according to a press release.

At 10:01am on Tuesday, Melania arrived to deliver her opening remarks, thanking everyone for attending and reinforcing the goal of the summit.

"Our key driver: to cultivate the skills young people need to be successful in this rapidly evolving world," she said. "Fostering the Future Together will achieve this by creating innovative learning programs, advocating for supportive education policies, sponsoring new tech-focused legislation, and building strong partnerships between the public and private sectors."

After finishing her speech at 10:08am, Melania left the stage and the event all together.

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Social Media Reactions

Across social media platforms, users were shocked that the first lady spent just minutes at an event she planned and hosted. "Your daily reminder that she's paid for these events," one person posted on X.

"If Melania made a hasty exit after introductory comments, I wonder who led the summit?" one person asked. "Obviously not her. When other women travel from around the world to be part of the event, the least Melania could have one is join them in the audience."

"What is she bothering to do events for?" another person asked. "It's so fake."

"WORST First Lady EVER," one tweet reads. "Imagine living the American Dream only to align yourself with a hateful, racist abuser who only raves money and power."

"What a joke," a final user posted. "Someone behind the scenes probably spent months organizing this event for her and she can't even stay for ten minutes."

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Freelance Writer

Julia DeKorte is a New York-based writer. A graduate of the Columbia Publishing Course, Julia covers celebrity and brand news for SheFinds, reviews toys and games for People of Play, and loves cooking for her family, walking her dogs, and running outside, preferably in view of the ocean.

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