Donald Trump\u2019s elusive wife Melania made a rare appearance at the Republican National Convention to support Donald Trump\u2019s third bid for the White House but broke with decades of tradition by not speaking at the event. Wearing Republican red, Melania, 54, walked, alone, into the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Thursday accompanied by classical music. She has kept a low profile during her husband\u2019s 2024 White House bid. She had not been spotted in Milwaukee since the convention kicked off on Monday.<\/p>\n
Last week, Melania issued a statement calling for unity following an assassination attempt against Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. \u201cThis morning, ascend above the hate, the vitriol, and the simple-minded ideas that ignite violence. We all want a world where respect is paramount, family is first, and love transcends. We can realize this world again. Each of us must demand to get it back. We must insist that respect fills the cornerstone of our relationships again,\u201d she said in a statement. It is traditional at party conventions for the candidates\u2019 spouses to give a speech and tell heavily-scripted anecdotes about family life.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday evening, Usha Vance \u2013 the wife of Trump\u2019s newly-minted running mate JD Vance \u2013 did just that. But Melania skipped delivering a speech. Ever since her husband was first elected in 2016, Melania Trump has broken all the rules of normal American presidential politics. In the White House during Trump\u2019s first term, she was a reclusive figure compared to other first ladies, focusing on a narrow set of interests. And since her husband left office, she has not been seen by her husband\u2019s side on many occasions.<\/p>\n
She wasn\u2019t there when he had his mugshot taken in Atlanta. She wasn\u2019t there in New York when he became the first former president to be convicted of a crime. And she wasn\u2019t there when he officially won his party\u2019s presidential nomination, for the third time, on Monday. The former first lady spoke in both 2020 and 2016 during Trump\u2019s presidential nomination. She was accused of borrowing from Michelle Obama\u2019s 2008 speech in her first appearance in 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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