November 5th 2024.
Melania Trump made a special appearance at a Trump rally held at Madison Square Gardens last month. As the US Presidential Election approaches, there is speculation that she may once again take on the role of First Lady. However, her involvement in her husband Donald's campaign has been limited, with few appearances thus far.
After being noticeably absent for several months, Melania, who was born in Slovenia, revealed the reason for her presence on stage at the October 27 rally. In an interview with Fox & Friends, she expressed her love for New York City and her desire to support her husband. "I was there for him and for everybody else," she said.
During her time as First Lady, Melania was frequently seen in the public eye, but her lack of involvement in the 2024 election campaign has been remarked upon by many. There was even a point where her absence was jokingly referenced with fake "missing" posters. One person even went as far as to hire a plane to fly a banner reading "Where's Melania?" over an Iowa State football game while Donald Trump was in attendance last September.
The public first took notice of her absence during Donald Trump's criminal trial over hush money payments to Stormy Daniels in New York. While other family members showed their support for the former US president, who was ultimately found guilty on all 34 charges, Melania was nowhere to be seen. This made Donald Trump the first US president to be convicted of a felony.
There have been questions about the current status of Donald and Melania's marriage. The couple, who have a son named Barron, got married on January 22, 2005. They first met at a party in 1998 and got engaged in 2004. Melania is Donald's third wife, with his previous marriage to Ivana lasting from 1977 to 1992. However, Melania has never been a highly visible partner during Donald's political career.
In a 2023 interview with Meet the Press, Donald Trump described his wife as a private, confident person who loves their country. He also mentioned that she will make public appearances "at the appropriate time." The couple has been married since 2005.
Melania was born as Melanija Knavs in Novo Mesto, Slovenia, which was part of Yugoslavia at the time. She grew up in another Slovenian town called Sevnica and worked as a model before moving to New York City in 1996. In 2001, she became a permanent US resident and gained citizenship in 2006. Melania is only the second First Lady who was not born in the US, with the first being Louisa Adams, wife of John Quincy Adams, who was born in London.
Throughout Donald's political career, Melania has preferred to stay out of the spotlight. While she did encourage him to run for president in 2016, she chose to play a behind-the-scenes role rather than appearing at campaign rallies. As First Lady, public appearances were a necessary part of her role, but she has been less visible since her husband's term ended in 2020. She notably did not attend his victory party on Super Tuesday, where he won all but one of the 15 state primaries.
However, Melania has made appearances alongside Donald at various political events leading up to this year's election. This includes the Republican National Convention in Wisconsin in July, which took place less than a week after an attempted assassination on Donald Trump. Despite this, she did not give a speech at the event, breaking from modern tradition.
In October, Melania released her memoir, in which she openly shared her support for the right to abortion, defying her husband's stance on the issue. She also revealed that occasional political disagreements between the couple are a normal part of their relationship, but they prefer to address them privately rather than publicly challenging each other.
Most recently, Melania gave a rare speech at the Trump rally in Madison Square Garden on October 27. She spoke to the crowd of supporters, expressing her belief that "New York City and America need their magic back," before welcoming her husband on stage.
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