Melania is back-but she's still not playing by the rules
The Guardian Weekly|April 26, 2024
Her biggest fashion statement as first lady was a green jacket emblazoned with the words, “I really don’t care, do u?” More recently Melania Trump has given the impression that she doesn’t care whether her husband, Donald, returns to the White House. That is about to change.
David Smith
Melania is back-but she's still not playing by the rules

Last weekend, Melania, 53, hosted an LGBT + Republican fundraiser at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. It was her first appearance at a political event since Trump launched his bid to regain the presidency – an absence that has been a potentially worrying sign for Trump.

It came at the end of a week that saw the 77-year-old become the first former US president in history to stand criminal trial. The case, involving a hush money payment by Trump to an adult film performer, would be enough to test any marriage. Yet it seems the former and possibly future first lady is again prepared to campaign for her husband – up to a point.

'She shares Trump's grievances. They're more united than people think'

The former Slovenian model, who married Trump in 2005, became only the second foreign-born first lady in US history. She delayed moving to the White House and in one incident was seen swatting his hand away, but came to love the trappings and prestige of being first lady.

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