No Big Deal: Melania Comforts Student at Event

(9 Apr 2018) Melania Trump says spilled water, even on-camera in a famous house, is no big deal. It happened Monday in the Blue Room of the White House, which had been set up like a classroom. Mrs. Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos asked a group of 13 middle school students to write on a board how they were feeling. Toward the end, one student who had just written that he feels “energized,“ accidentally knocked a drinking glass off a table. He froze, but the first lady put a comforting hand on his back. “No problem,“ she said. “Don’t worry, it’s just a water, OK?“ Mrs. Trump said she had gathered the children at the White House to hear about their thoughts and challenges, to “help children everywhere do their best.“ She began the session by writing on the board her own feelings: “Excited.“ The children, two of whom had been home schooled according to the White House, wrote that they felt, “respected,“ ’&#