>> Stephen: I'LL TELL YOU WHO WAS DOWN THERE YESTERDAY, THE
PRESIDENT AND THE FIRST LADY WAS DOWN THERE TRYING TO HELP THE
PEOPLE IN FLORIDA.
AND IT'S BEEN A HUGE MONTH FOR MELANIA TRUMP.
SHE JUST RETURNED FROM A TRIP TO AFRICA, WHICH WAS HER FIRST SOLO
TRIP OVERSEAS.
HERE SHE IS VISITING THE PYRAMIDS.
AND SHE WAS A HIT.
THE LOCAL PRESS RAVED, "SCARAB, EYE, COBRA!"
HIGH PRAISE... ONE IMAGINES.
AND WHILE SHE WAS ON HER FIRST TRIP WITHOUT THE PRESIDENT,
MELANIA SAT DOWN WITH ABC NEWS TO DO SOMETHING SHE NEVER DOES
WITH HER HUSBAND: TALK FOR AN HOUR.
AND SEVERAL COMMENTS SHE MADE DURING THE HOUR-LONG SPECIAL
MADE HEADLINES.
SHE GAVE A NEW EXPLANATION FOR WEARING THE INFAMOUS "I DON'T
CARE" JACKET, DISCUSSED HER ANTI-BULLYING "BE BEST"
CAMPAIGN, AND EVEN SPOKE ABOUT HER HUSBAND'S ALLEGED AFFAIRS.
>> YOU'RE NOT THE FIRST, FIRST LADY TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH HER
HUSBAND'S ALLEGED INFIDELITIES.
HAS THIS PUT A STRAIN ON YOUR MARRIAGE?
>> IT IS NOT CONCERN AND FOCUS OF MINE.
>> DO YOU LOVE YOUR HUSBAND?
>> YES, WE ARE FINE, YES.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: BUT IS SHE REALLY
STILL DEEPLY IN "YES, WE ARE FINE, YES" WITH HER HUSBAND?
HERE TO TELL US IN HER FIRST EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW SINCE HER
FIRST EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW, PLEASE WELCOME, LIVE VIA
SATELLITE, FIRST LADY MELANIA TRUMP!
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US
ONCE AGAIN, MADAM FIRST LADY.
>> MY PLEASURE, STEPHEN!
>> Stephen: I SEE YOU'RE STILL WEARING THE OUTFIT YOU WORE ON
YOUR TRIP TO AFRICA.
>> YES, I'M JUST GOING TO KEEP IT ON THROUGH HALLOWEEN.
( LAUGHTER ) I'M GOING AS THE GHOST OF
COLONIALISM.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: LET'S GET TO YOUR
BIG INTERVIEW.
IS IT TRUE THAT YOU'RE NOT FOCUSED ON YOUR HUSBAND'S
ALLEGED AFFAIRS?
>> ABSOLUTELY, STEPHEN.
I DO NOT FOCUS ON WHO HE FOCUSES.
( LAUGHTER ) MAYBE HE SHOULD GO FOCUS
HIMSELF.
>> Stephen: OKAY, OKAY.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: SO, THINGS--
( LAUGHTER ) WAITING FOR YOU TO SETTLE DOWN
THERE.
SO... SO THINGS ARE STILL GOOD BETWEEN YOU AND THE PRESIDENT?
BECAUSE DURING THE INTERVIEW, WHEN ASKED IF YOU LOVED HIM, ALL
YOU SAID WAS, "YES, WE ARE FINE, YES."
>> THAT WAS FROM OUR VOWS, STEPHEN.
THEY ASKED, "DO YOU TAKE THIS MAN TO BE YOUR HUSBAND?"
AND I LOOKED INTO DONALD'S EYES, AND WITH ALL MY HEART I SAID,
"YEAH, FINE."
( LAUGHTER ) AND, STEPHEN, FROM THE BOTTOM OF
MY HEART, I CAN HONESTLY TELL YOU I AM AS HAPPY AS THE DAY WE
WERE WED.
AAARRGGH!
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: NICE RECOVERY.
NOW, YOU'RE ALSO GETTING A LOT OF CRITICISM BECAUSE DURING THE
INTERVIEW, YOU CLAIMED TO BE ONE OF THE MOST BULLIED PEOPLE IN
THE WORLD.
YOU REALLY THINK THAT?
>> IT'S TRUE, STEPHEN.
I HAVE BEEN CALLED THE WORST NAMES IMAGINABLE: COLD,"
HEARTLESS, ERIC'S STEPMOTHER."
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: PEOPLE CAN BE SO
CRUEL.
NOW, YOU ALSO MADE SOME COMMENTS ABOUT THE #METOO MOVEMENT,
SAYING WOMEN NEED TO HAVE HARD EVIDENCE WHEN ACCUSING MEN OF
HARASSMENT.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
WE CAN NEVER BELIEVE WITHOUT HARD EVIDENCE.
TAKE ME, FOR EXAMPLE.
I SAY I SUPPORT WOMEN, BUT WHERE IS THE EVIDENCE?
>> Stephen: OKAY, OKAY.
I CAN SEE THAT.
( APPLAUSE ) OKAY, ONE LAST THING I HOPE YOU
CAN CLEAR UP.
THE "I DON'T REALLY CARE" JACKET.
IN THE INTERVIEW, YOU SAID IT WAS AN INTENTIONAL MESSAGE TO
THE MEDIA.
>> ABSOLUTELY, 100%.
>> Stephen: OKAY, BUT LAST WEEK, YOU ALSO SPECIFICALLY TOLD THE
MEDIA TO STOP FOCUSING ON WHAT YOU WEAR.
>> ABSOLUTELY, 100%.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: I'M SORRY.
WHICH IS IT?
>> IT IS SIMPLE.
THE MEDIA NEEDS TO STOP PAYING ATTENTION TO MY CLOTHES AND
INSTEAD PAY ATTENTION TO MY WORDS.
UNLESS MY WORDS ARE ON MY CLOTHES.
THEN PAY ATTENTION TO MY WORDS ON MY CLOTHES AND NOT THE PART
OF MY CLOTHES THAT IS NOT MY WORDS.
( LAUGHTER ) ARE MY WORDS MAKING SENSE, OR DO
YOU NEED ME TO WRITE ON SOME CLOTHES FOR YOU?
>> Stephen: I THINK I GOT IT.
>> SEE, IT IS ALL PART OF MY CAMPAIGN CALLED "BE DRESSED."
>> Stephen: SORRY, MADAM FIRST LADY, I THINK YOU MEAN "BE
BEST."
>> "BE BEST?" WHAT THE HELL DOES THAT EVEN
MEAN?
>> Stephen: WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME, MADAME FIRST
LADY.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU, STEPHEN.
PLEASE, PLEASE.
NOW I MUST GET READY FOR MY SECOND SOLO TRIP.
IT IS A GOODWILL TOUR OF THE CARIBBEAN, AND I HAVE ALREADY
PICKED OUT MY OUTFIT.
SHIVER ME TIMBERS!
>> Stephen: MELANIA TRUMP, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA.