Overview
- At a Rose Garden luncheon Friday, Trump hosted bereaved parents labeled Angel mothers and Gold Star mothers during a roughly 20‑minute address thanking mothers nationwide.
- He said being a mother is "not a job" because "when you love it, it’s not a job," then added that it is the most important job in America.
- Honoring Angel mothers, he blamed what he called open border policies for their losses and riffed that they are "stupid borders, not opened."
- He linked the tribute to family policies by citing the One Big Beautiful Bill, Trump Accounts that assign $1,000 to births from 2025 to 2028, and efforts to lower IVF and drug costs, with no new measures announced.
- He personalized the event by addressing several guests, including Janice Chance, whom he thanked for the service of her late son, Marine Capt. Jesse Melton, while coverage ranged from critical focus on the remark to straight reporting of the tribute and policy notes.