Melania Trump prays, then assails critics in Florida speech

Melbourne, Florida

FIRST Lady Melania Trump, usually a demure and soft-spoken presence at her husband's side, broke with form on Saturday, reciting the Lord's Prayer before issuing a scathing rebuke of President Donald Trump's enemies and her critics at a campaign-style stop in Florida.

Preceding her husband on the dais at a rally in the city of Melbourne, the first lady started her remarks with the words "let us pray", before beginning her recitation of the well-known Christian prayer.