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  1. The first lady wore a bright-red Dior pencil skirt with a sky-blue oversized shirt by Michael Kors and Manolo suede pumps, according to a White House pool report.

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    The first lady dressed patriotically for the occasion, donning a bright red Dior pencil skirt and an oversized sky-blue shirt by Michael Kors.

  2. An IndyCar machine featuring the logos of the first lady’s signature initiatives — BE BEST and Fostering the Future — was on display during the event, while drivers Scott Dixon, Alexander Rossi, Graham Rahal, and Scott McLaughlin presented Melania with her own customized helmet: a red, white and blue topper featuring Trump’s first name across the brow.

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    Washington Examiner

    Six-time IndyCar Series champion Scott Dixon, eight-time IndyCar Series winner Alexander Rossi, IndyCar Series race winner Graham Rahal, and seven-time IndyCar Series race winner Scott McLaughlin presented the first lady with a red, white, and blue helmet with her name on it and the phrase “Be Best.”

  3. “Thursday marks a great moment for First Lady Melania Trump and her Fostering the Future initiative because she is establishing a very innovative strategic alliance with Indiana University, Purdue University, IndyCar, and Fox Sports,” Beckman said. “And essentially, what she’s doing is building on momentum for Fostering the Future, the mission of which is to provide individuals from foster care with the ability to achieve a college-level education, to get them ready to secure an entry-level job position, and to become financially independent.”

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    Washington Examiner

    First lady Melania Trump announced a $2 million donation from IndyCar and Fox Corporation to fund scholarships at Indiana University and Purdue University as part of her Fostering the Future initiative, a program designed to give children transitioning out of foster care expanded educational opportunity.

    PBS NewsHour

    WATCH: First lady Melania Trump announces Fostering the Future partnership with IndyCar and Fox First lady Melania Trump accepted a $2 million gift Thursday from IndyCar and Fox Corp. to fund new scholarships for children in foster care.

    The Hill

    Melania Trump announces new foster scholarships ahead of IndyCar DC event First lady Melania Trump announced a new round of scholarships for foster children Thursday in partnership with IndyCar and Fox Corporation. The two companies donated $2 million to fund scholarships at Indiana and Purdue Universities. “Tomorrow’s leaders are sitting in classrooms today, including those growing up in foster care. Their capability is no less remarkable,”…

    New York Post

    First lady Melania Trump kicked off IndyCar race weekend with an expansion of her Fostering the Future program Getty Images

  4. President Donald Trump attended the Rose Garden event on Thursday but did not deliver remarks. Roger Penske, founder and chairman of the Penske Corporation, praised the first lady’s commitment to the younger generation in his speech.

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    President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, Roger Penske, chairperson and founder of Penske Corp., and his wife Kathy Penske in the Rose Garden AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

  5. “What she’s doing here with Fostering the Future is she’s creating pillars. On one side, she’s building an academic pillar for these individuals, for these American children, and you can’t take away the academics, right? Once you have the knowledge, knowledge is power, and it empowers you for your entire life,” he told Breitbart News. “But on the second pillar, the second side of Fostering the Future, she just recently launched Fostering the Future accounts, and that was with Secretary Bessent. For the first time ever, individuals from foster care can have a savings and investment account, which they can access when they reach adulthood.”

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    Washington Examiner

    “Fostering the Future Accounts give foster children the same chance for asset ownership and long-term wealth building as every other American child. By investing in our foster youth now, we help strengthen America’s workforce, communities, and economic future,” Melania Trump said in June.

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  1. 01 New York Post

    WASHINGTON — With eight simple words Thursday, first lady Melania Trump defused a whole news cycle’s worth of stories claiming she has vanished from her husband’s administration.

  2. 02 Washington Examiner

    “Our mission is simple yet transformational: provide every young person from the foster care community the chance to earn a college education, launch a meaningful career, and achieve lasting financial independence,” Trump said while speaking in the Rose Garden on Thursday.

  3. 03 Breitbart

    The strategic alliance establishing Fostering the Future scholarships will be unveiled in the afternoon at the White House in a Rose Garden ceremony attended by the first lady and President Donald Trump. The announcement comes ahead of the IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix on Sunday.

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