MELANIA Trump waved to attendees as she made a rare public appearance on the last day of the Republican National Convention.
The former First Lady’s appearance caused thunderous applause as she made her way to her seat as she waited for her husband Donald Trump to take the stage.
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However, Melania was not seen with the family as they filed into the VIP family box.
All of Trump’s children and their spouses joined the former president as they await for him to take the stage.
Melania was asked to speak at the convention, but she declined the offer, sources told CNN.
She had previously spoken at the RNC, introducing Trump in 2016 and 2020.
Instead, Dana White, the CEO of Ultimate Fighting Championship, will introduce Donald Trump before his big speech at the RNC on Thursday night.
It comes as:
- Obama u-turns … Biden could drop out of race by the weekend
- Covid-stricken Biden walks slowly from Air Force One
- Donald’s granddaughter Kai becomes breakout star of RNC
- Hulk Hogan confirmed to speak on final night of RNC
- Trump shooter’s motive still unknown
- Dems accused of ‘slitting their own throats by airing dirty laundry’
- ‘Writing is on the wall’ for Joe, says ex-Obama aide
- Trump rally attendee praises president
Declining to give an introduction speech for Trump breaks the traditional order of political events.
In the past, the candidate’s husband or wife makes a speech to humanize them and share personal anecdotes.
KEY TO SUCCESS
The former First Lady has chosen to step away from Trump’s third presidential campaign — only making two political appearances since the campaign began.
She attended the kickoff event in November 2022 at their Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, Florida, and was also seen voting with Trump during the Florida presidential primary in March 2024.
Melania missed the first two days of the RNC, but attendees are hoping to get a glimpse of her on Thursday night.
“I hope we’ll see Melania this week,” Marietta Bailey of West Bend, Wisconsin, told The U.S. Sun.
“I get all of my inspiration and fashion from her, she’s amazing. An icon.”
Republican National Convention Roundup
Republican voters and lawmakers stood united as they gathered at the Republican National Convention to formally announce Donald Trump as the party’s presidential candidate.
Day one of the RNC:
- Over 2,000 Republican delegates descended onto Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum the week of July 15, 2024, to officially recognize Donald Trump as their presidential candidate for the 2024 election.
- GOP representatives of each state pledged their delegates to Trump.
- As delegates were voting, Donald Trump announced in a Truth Social post that he chose Ohio Senator JD Vance as his running mate for the 2024 election.
- Vance, 39, who was present at the conference, took the stage after the roll call and received a standing ovation from his GOP constituents.
- Later that evening, Trump made his first public appearance since surviving an attempted assassination at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennslyvania, on July 13, 2024.
- An emotional Trump was met with massive applause as he made his way to the stage to join his vice president nominee, sons Don. Jr. and Eric, and fellow Republicans.
- Trump was pictured wearing a bandage on his right ear after a bullet from an AR-15-style rifle tore a piece of his ear days prior.
Day two of the RNC:
- The Republican Party stood united during day two of the RNC, praising their presidential candidate with support and admiration.
- GOP leaders praised law enforcement, border security, and public safety while ripping the Biden administration.
- Trump’s most prominent primary challengers, including Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis, aligned with the former president’s policies while seemingly rescinding their previous statements about Trump.
- “I haven’t always agreed with Trump. But we agree more often than we disagree,” Haley said, adding that Trump asked her to speak at the conference.
- “President Trump asked me to speak at this convention in the name of unity. It was a gracious invitation, and I was happy to accept.”
- Florida Governor DeSantis, who Trump has previously called Ron DeSanctimonious, expressed full support for the former president.
- “Donald Trump has been demonized, he’s been sued, he’s been prosecuted, and he’s almost lost his life. We cannot let him down, and we cannot let America down,” DeSantis said.
- The Florida governor and former presidential candidate added, “We need a commander-in-chief who can lead 24 hours a day and seven days a week. America can not afford four more years of a ‘Weekend at Bernie’s presidency.”
- Other GOP heavyweights such as Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Sara Huckabee Sanders, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Ben Carson pledged their support for Trump.
Day three of the RNC:
- The Republican National Convention was introduced to Trump’s running mate, JD Vance, who delivered a passionate speech to attendees.
- A lively crowd welcomed Vance with applause and a chant of “JD, JD.”
- “We need a leader who is not in the pocket of big business but answers to the working man, union and nonunion alike,” Vance said about Trump.
- “A leader who won’t sell out to multinational corporations but will stand up for American companies and American industry.”
- Trump’s granddaughter, Kai Trump, briefly addressed the RNC crowd during night three of the four-day event.
Another person said her appearance at the three-day event would be important to Trump’s campaign.
“It would be nice to see her because it shows she would be invested in this election cycle,” said Amy Jamieson from Chicago.
“I think we’ll have to wait and see. It was nice to see prominent members of his family with him Monday.”
Jamieson said she watched Trump make the “emotional walk” across the during his first appearance since the assassination attempt that rocked the world at one of his rallies in Butler, Pennsylvania.
The former president moved at the last moment narrowly missing a bullet aimed for his head, leaving him with a bloodied ear.
Jamieson was impressed by his strength and determination to walk on stage in front of thousands only days after the terrifying incident.
“I think we want somebody who’s strong to get back on the horse and get going and that’s what he did last night,” she said.
“So, if Melania shows up, I think that would be just a little bit better.”
“I can’t imagine what it would be like to be married to the president, and having that traumatic event that happened this weekend,” said Kathleen Hoban from Sussex, Wisconsin.
“I think, for her to come here and support him would be one of the biggest benefits to his nomination, and I think they really need to step in together as a family.”
‘MONSTER’
Following the assassination attempt, Melania released a statement on Sunday on X.
In her lengthy letter that called for unity across parties and the remembrance of love, she slammed the gunman 20-year-old Thomas Crooks, branding him a “monster.”
She also accused him of trying to “ring out Donald’s passion.”
“His laughter, ingenuity, love of music, and inspiration. The core facets of my husband’s life – his human side – were buried below the political machine,” she wrote.
“Donald, the generous and caring man who I have been with through the best of times and the worst of times.”
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She then spoke about how differing opinions and politics are “inferior to love.”
“Our personal, structural, and life commitment – until death – is a serious risk,” she shared.
“Political concepts are simple when compared to us, human beings.”
She added, “Let us remember that when the time comes to look beyond the left and the right, beyond the red and the blue, we all come from families with the passion to fight for a better life together, while we are here, in this earthly realm.”
Melania also mentioned change at the start and end of her statement — she wrote “devastating change” and “the winds of change.”
People close to the Trump family shared with Politico that Melania was deeply unnerved after the shooting.
“I think she’s shaken,” former Ambassador Richard Grenell said at a Bloomberg event, per Politico.
“Barron goes to school this summer, so it’s a difficult time for parents to go from having your child around all the time to leaving the nest.”
“I think it really shook her.”
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Melania Trump’s response to shooting
On Sunday morning, Melania broke her silence with a statement about the shooting.
“I am thinking of you now, my fellow Americans.
“We have always been a unique union. America, the fabric of our gentle nation is tattered, but our courage and common sense must ascent and bring us back together as one.
“When I watched that violent bullet strike my husband, Donald, I realized my life, and Barron’s life, were on the brink of devastating change. I am grateful to the brave Secret Service agents and law enforcement officials who risked their own lives to protect my husband.
“To the families of the innocent victims who are now suffering from this heinous act, I humbly offer my sincerest sympathy. Your need to summon your inner strength for such a terrible reason saddens me.
“A monster who recognized my husband as an inhuman political machine attempted to ring out Donald’s passion – his laughter, ingenuity, love of music, and inspiration. The core facets of my husband’s life – his human side – were buried below the political machine.
“Donald, the generous and caring man who I have been with through the best of times and the worst of times.
“Let us not forget that differing opinions, policy, and political games are inferior to love. Our personal, structural, and life commitment – until death – is at serious risk. Political concepts are simple when compared to us, human beings.
“We are all humans, fundamentally, instinctively, we want to help one another. American politics are only one vehicle that can uplift our communities. Love, compassion, kindness, and empathy are necessities.
“And let us remember that when the time comes to look beyond the left and the right, beyond the red and the blue, we all come from families with the passion to fight for a better life together, while we are here, in this earthly realm.”
“Dawn is here again. Let us reunite. Now.
“This morning ascend above the hate, the vitriol, and the single-minded ideas that ignite violence. We 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.
“I am thinking of you, my fellow Americans.
“The winds of change have arrived. For those of you who cry in support, I thank you. I commend those of you who have reached out beyond the political divide – thank you for remembering that every single politician is a man or a woman with a loving family.”
