Donald Trump triumphs. But where is Melania, his wife? In the former United States president's grand residence in Palm Beach, Melania did not show up to attend the official speech. Strange for the wife of the man who is about to receive the Republican nomination.
Trump, 78 years old, publicly thanked his family but she was not there. In June he had publicly mentioned her and it was not very nice: he got her name wrong (he also confused Biden with Obama, but the protagonists of these American elections are not exactly young).
But what happened tonight? As reported by Palmbeachpost, Donald Trump entered the ballroom of his private club shortly after 10:00 PM and left just over half an hour later. His eldest son, Donald Jr., and his girlfriend, Kimberly Guilfoyle, were present. His son Eric and his wife Lara, who are vying for a prominent position in the Republican National Committee, were also there. His daughter Tiffany was also present.
Melania Trump, however, was not seen. While Trump has been a ubiquitous presence at campaign rallies and even UFC meetings, the former first lady has kept out of the public eye since leaving the White House in January 2021.
Melania Trump Skips the Electoral Campaign
She did not participate in either her husband's rallies or his court appearances. She accompanied Trump to last month's Trumpettes gala, also held at the Palm Beach club.
Melania Trump was absent from the campaign trail and the former president's courtroom appearances. A very calculated personal choice. The former first lady has been absent from her husband during political events dating back to November 2022, when she accompanied him while he spoke with journalists and then both voted at the Barbara Mandel Recreation Center in Palm Beach. A week later she accompanied him in the announcement of his campaign for a return to the White House in 2024 at Mar-a-Lago.
Obviously, one wonders why Melania is so conspicuously absent from her husband's electoral campaign.
Mourning
There is talk of her supposed aversion to political life, her desire to focus on raising the couple's teenage son, to her speculated disinterest in her husband's legal battles. Melania has also been very busy with her mother, Amalija Knavss, who was seriously ill and died at the beginning of January. The former president spoke publicly for the first time about his mother-in-law's health at his New Year's gala, where he explained that Knavss was "very sick" and that Melania was by her side at a Miami hospital.
Knavss then died on January 9 at the age of 78. Melania announced the loss of her mother on X, calling her "a strong woman who always behaved with grace, warmth, and dignity."
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