First Lady Melania Trump returned to North Carolina on Tuesday, wearing a green leather jacket and python pumps. The visit highlighted Ashe County’s resilience following Hurricane Helene in September 2024.
For the visit, Mrs. Trump chose a Nour Hammour leather jacket in a deep shade of green, recalling North Carolina’s lush mountainscape. The jacket was paired with a subtle ivory ribbed sweater and pinstriped pencil skirt from Adam Lippes, who designed her inaugural look.
Mrs. Trump strutted to her car after landing in Ashe County in green python Manolo Blahnik pumps.
The First Lady spoke at Mountain View Elementary School and visited schoolchildren in their classroom, gifting students with AI Literacy training licenses and Robotics Learning Kits as part of her BE BEST Fostering the Future initiative.
“Knowledge gives everyone in this town the chance to move beyond Helene and to imagine new possibilities,” Mrs. Trump told students. “It gives the next generation the choice to help create a beautiful world in the future—a better America. That is the lasting spirit of America. We may face hard times, but we do not fail. We choose to grow like a rare young flower pushing through the cold earth after a storm.”
US First Lady Melania Trump walks to her vehicle upon arrival at Ashe County Airport in in Jefferson, North Carolina, on September 15, 2026, on her way to visit Mountain View Elementary School. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / POOL / AFP)
US First Lady Melania Trump arrives at Ashe County Airport in in Jefferson, North Carolina, on September 15, 2026, on her way to visit Mountain View Elementary School. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / POOL / AFP)
US First Lady Melania Trump looks on as she speaks to students at Mountain View Elementary School in Jefferson, North Carolina, on September 15, 2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / POOL / AFP)
NORTH JEFFERSON, NORTH CAROLINA – SEPTEMBER 15: U.S. First Lady Melania Trump embraces a student at Mountain View Elementary School on September 15, 2026 in North Jefferson, North Carolina. The First Lady is at the school to see how they’re using technology in the classroom. (Photo by Kent Nishmura-Pool/Getty Images)
US First Lady Melania Trump looks on as she speaks to students at Mountain View Elementary School in Jefferson, North Carolina, on September 15, 2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / POOL / AFP)
NORTH JEFFERSON, NORTH CAROLINA – SEPTEMBER 15: U.S. First Lady Melania Trump meets with students at Mountain View Elementary School on September 15, 2026 in North Jefferson, North Carolina. The First Lady is at the school to see how they’re using technology in the classroom. (Photo by Kent Nishmura-Pool/Getty Images)
US First Lady Melania Trump arrives to speak with students at Mountain View Elementary School in Jefferson, North Carolina, on September 15, 2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)
US First Lady Melania Trump waves as she departs after speaking to students at Mountain View Elementary School in Jefferson, North Carolina, on September 15, 2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / POOL / AFP)
NORTH JEFFERSON, NORTH CAROLINA – SEPTEMBER 15: U.S. First Lady Melania Trump meets with students at Mountain View Elementary School on September 15, 2026 in North Jefferson, North Carolina. The First Lady is at the school to see how they’re using technology in the classroom. (Photo by Kent Nishmura-Pool/Getty Images)
US First Lady Melania Trump looks on as she speaks to students at Mountain View Elementary School in Jefferson, North Carolina, on September 15, 2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / POOL / AFP)
US First Lady Melania Trump looks on as she speaks to students at Mountain View Elementary School in Jefferson, North Carolina, on September 15, 2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / POOL / AFP)
US First Lady Melania Trump waves as she departs after speaking to students at Mountain View Elementary School in Jefferson, North Carolina, on September 15, 2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / POOL / AFP)
US First Lady Melania Trump walks to her vehicle upon arrival at Ashe County Airport in in Jefferson, North Carolina, on September 15, 2026, on her way to visit Mountain View Elementary School. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / POOL / AFP)
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