Battle of the First Ladies as Melania enters fray

MELANIA Trump is set to ignite a battle between past and present First Ladies when she joins her husband on the US presidential election campaign trail.

- Mike Parker

The former model, 54, who has rarely been seen in public since Donald Trump lost to Joe Biden in the 2020 election, is due to attend the Republican National Convention that begins tomorrow in Milwaukee.

Melania's presence at the event where Mr Trump, 78, will be confirmed as his party's nominee - represents a huge "unifying boost" to Republicans and comes as President Biden faces an increasingly uncertain future as the Democratic Party candidate.

As of last night, Democratic 19 law-makers in Congress and the Senate had publicly called on Mr Biden, 81, to step down from the election amid increasing concerns about his cognitive abilities.