Melania Trump Highlights Nation’s Opioid, Mental Health Crisis in Impassioned Speech at RNC

First lady Melania Trump addresses the Republican National Convention from the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, on August 25, 2020. Alex Wong/Getty Images

First Lady Melania Trump,  the keynote speaker on the second night of the 2020 Republican National Convention, shone a spotlight on the nation’s opioid crisis in an impassioned speech from the White House Tuesday, as she wrapped up the second night of the convention.

In an address from the newly renovated White House Rose Garden, the first lady acknowledged the lives lost to the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus as she highlighted the urgency of paying attention to America’s drug crisis amid the pandemic.