President Donald Trump praises first lady Melania Trump's personal letter urging Putin to end the Ukraine war and protect children caught in the conflict.

Jack Schlossberg has defended his mockery of Melania Trump and questioned the first lady’s motives for writing what he called a “half-a--ed” letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin reminding him of the wartime plight of Ukraine’s children.

In a letter posted online by President Trump, the first lady wrote to Russia’s leader but didn’t mention Ukraine. At the White House, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine brought Mr. Trump a letter from his own wife to Ms.