Message of Unity on 2nd Night of 2020 GOP Convention

First Lady Melania Trump addresses racial unrest in America

First Lady Melania Trump addresses the Republican Convention during its second day from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Aug. 25, 2020. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

First Lady Melania Trump called for Americans to “cherish one another” amid racial unrest in the country in a message of unity on the second night of the 2020 Republican National Convention.

“Like all of you, I have reflected on the racial unrest in our country,” the first lady, the keynote speaker of the night, said in a televised live address late Aug. 25. “It is a harsh reality that we are not proud of parts of our history. I encourage people to focus on our future while still learning from our past.