Melania Trump Announces Death Of Her Mother

The Washington Post reports:

Amalija Knavs, the mother of former first lady Melania Trump, has died, Trump said Tuesday in a social media post. Knavs was 78.

The cause of death was not immediately announced, but former president Donald Trump told attendees at a New Year’s Eve party that Knavs was “very ill” and that his wife was absent from that gathering to be with her.

The Knavs became American citizens in August 2018, after a years-long immigration process in which they first became legal permanent residents, probably through a family reunification process that Donald Trump had derided as “chain migration” and proposed abolishing during his time as president

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It is with deep sadness that I announce the passing of my beloved mother, Amalija.

Amalija Knavs was a strong woman who always carried herself with grace, warmth, and dignity. She was entirely devoted to her husband, daughters, grandson, and son-in-law. We will miss her beyond…

— MELANIA TRUMP (@MELANIATRUMP) January 10, 2024

Amalija Knavs, the mother of former first lady Melania Trump, has died, Trump said Tuesday in a social media post. Knavs, who died at 78, “was a strong woman who always carried herself with grace, warmth, and dignity,” Trump wrote. https://t.co/TECIL6Zg2a

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 10, 2024