Melania Trump concluded her trip to Africa on Saturday by voicing support for her husband's controversial Supreme Court pick and urging people to pay less attention to what she wears.
The U.S. first lady said the message of her tour to Ghana, Malawi, Kenya and Egypt was to show the world that "we care."
The stylish former model also said she did not always agree with her husband’s tweets and shared her opinions with him directly, even though he did not always follow her advice.
Trump flew to Cairo from Nairobi earlier on Saturday on the last stage of her visit to Africa. President Trump has been quoted as saying immigrants from Africa came from "shit-hole countries," though he has denied making the remark.
"Nobody discussed that with me (during the trip), and I never heard him saying those comments. And that was anonymous source and I would leave it at that," she said.
The first lady said she did not always agree with her husband's tweets and shared her opinions with him. He listened sometimes, and sometimes did not, she said.
“I give him my honest opinion and honest advice," she said. "I have my own voice and my opinions, and it’s very important for me that I ... express what I feel.”
Trump received a warm welcome from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and his wife, Entissar, at the presidential palace in Cairo before she headed to visit the Pyramids and the Great Sphinx.
She wore slacks and a tie as she stepped off the plane in Cairo, where she proceeded to the presidential palace, an ornate cream stone building with arabesque designs.
Trump made a brief stop at the heavily fortified U.S. Embassy in downtown Cairo, driving through streets nearly deserted because of a national holiday marking the 45th anniversary of Egypt's 1973 war with Israel.
Trump has focused on her signature issue of campaigning for children with stops at a hospital, primary school and an orphanage.
Speaking near the Sphinx, Trump said that the message of her trip has been to show "that we care. And we want to show the world that we care."
