NE NEWS SERVICE
AGRA, FEB 24
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have visited the Taj Mahal in Agra, their second stop on the first day of their visit to India. In the golden glow of the sunset, the Trumps enjoyed the magnificent marble monument that was cleared for the high-profile visit on Monday evening.
“The Taj Mahal inspires awe. A timeless testament to the rich and diverse beauty of Indian culture. Thank you India,” President Trump wrote in the visitors’ book.
President Trump and the First Lady walked on the manicured lawns alongside freshly spruced up fountains as they were taken on a guided tour of the monument. Three guides were shortlisted for the job by the American security and only one made it.
On their way to the actual monument, President Trump and Melania Trump stopped at the famed love seat where most foreign dignitaries pose and smiled for posterity, holding hands.
They also turned around once for a look at the Taj in its splendor, surrounded by verdant greens and a clear blue sky.
For the visit, hundreds of workers had scrubbed and polished the stones, applied fresh paint on walls and multani mitti (mud-pack) on the marble.
