The former president Donald Trump’s wife Melania Trump rarely seen in public.
The former first lady made a long-overdue appearance alongside her husband at the Republican National Convention this week.
Melania Trump is typically thought of as enigmatic, distant, even evasive.
Melania Trump has been described with these words by a number of foreign media after the party convention.
Even as the first lady, she got used to doing things her own way, regardless of tradition.
During the last four years, Melania Trump has consciously wanted to maintain her privacy and stay out of the public eye, she writes The New York Times.
During the current campaign, he has attended only two Republican fundraisers.
He wants to keep his circle small and spends most of his time at the Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, The New York Times says.
Refused to talk
Now Melania broke decades of tradition when she skipped the presidential candidate’s wife’s speech at the party meeting.
News channel CNNAccording to , Melania Trump had been asked several times to speak at the party meeting, but she had repeatedly refused and rather represented with her silent presence.
Melania has addressed the Republican National Convention twice, in 2016 and 2020. So not speaking this time was unusual.
The presidential candidate’s wife’s speech has been seen as a meaningful gesture, as it is possible to bring out the softer side of the candidate, tell about the couple’s family life and appeal to the voters, CNN and the British Broadcasting Corporation BBC tell.
The BBC describes Melania Trump as elegant and dignified in her red dress.
The pair expressed extraordinary closeness with a hug and kiss on the cheek before walking hand-in-hand across the stage, joined by other members of the Trump family.
Although Melania Trump remained smiling and silent, judging by the audience’s reaction, she made an impression on the electorate.
According to the BBC, Melania Trump’s absence from the spotlight can sometimes turn out to be her strength. When the wife, who was considered mysterious, finally shows herself to the public, attention is guaranteed.
Rarely represents
Since her husband’s presidency, Melania Trump has refused to appear alongside her husband on several occasions, even when the public expected her to be present.
He was not there for Donald Trump and Joe Biden in the election debate at the end of June, and she did not stand by her husband in the so-called embezzlement trial, where Donald Trump was found guilty of all 34 charges.
However, after Donald Trump’s assassination attempt, Melania published her written speech to the Americans on the messaging service X:in.
– The monster who recognized my husband as an inhuman political machine tried to suppress Donald’s passion – his laughter, his genius, his love of music and his inspiration, Melania Trump said in her publication.
For example, Donald Trump’s newly chosen vice president, the senator from Ohio By JD Vance wife Usha Vance gave a speech on Wednesday evening and described, among other things, her husband’s favorite dishes, writes BBC.
I’m not interested in politics
According to experts, it is unlikely that Melania Trump would return to live in Washington, if Donald Trump is re-elected president, writes The Independent.
– She is further distancing herself from her husband and the social political scene in Washington, said the author of the book First Women Kate Andersen Brower.
According to Brower, Melania Trump clearly hated being in Washington.
Trump biographer Mary Jordan has described Melania as a fiercely independent woman who doesn’t do anything just because other people do. He doesn’t feel obligated to do things, Jordan has said.
– Melania does what Melania wants, says the author of Melania Trump’s biography The art of her deal Mary Jordan According to the BBC.
Brower describes Melania Trump as radical.
– Primarily, women are expected to want to please people. I’m not sure I’m interested in pleasing him at all.