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Melania Trump loses footing with elephant, but not with kids

First lady visits an orphanage after feeding baby elephants

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press
Published: October 5, 2018, 11:46pm
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First lady Melania Trump feeds milk to a baby elephant Friday at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust elephant orphanage in Nairobi, Kenya.
First lady Melania Trump feeds milk to a baby elephant Friday at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust elephant orphanage in Nairobi, Kenya. ben curtis/Associated Press Photo Gallery

NAIROBI, Kenya — Melania Trump briefly lost her footing when a baby elephant startled her with a sudden move, but the first lady was anything but out of step when children at an orphanage welcomed her to their home with African song and dance.

It didn’t take long for the typically reserved U.S.

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