Meanwhile, Melania Trump is living her best life playing with baby elephants in Kenya

Melania Trump feeds an orphaned elephant at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya
(Image credit: Ben Curtis/AFP/Getty Images)

Things are really tense and awful in Washington, D.C., with a bitter fight over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh coming to a head and President Trump punching down at a seemingly endless series of campaign rallies. But first lady Melania Trump has escaped it all during a five-day solo trip to Africa. On Friday, Trump took a quick safari in Kenya and paid a visit to Nairobi National Park, playing with baby elephants at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust orphanage. At one point, she fed milk to one of the orphaned elephants

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.