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Trump Insults Melania's Signature at White House; Kiss Video Goes…

The signing was for an order creating a women's health division at the National Institutes of Health, held in the Rose Garden on October 19; the clip has since spread.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAt the White House Rose Garden, Trump signed an order creating a women's health division at the National Institutes of Health, and his signature was almost three times the size of Melania's.

  2. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHe then said he didn't know whether hers meant anything. She told him, "Yours is the most important."

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd in the viral clip, she turns her head and he kisses her hair.

  4. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHer signature at least stayed on the page.

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