Former First Lady Melania Trump, after setting the internet alight over the 2024 Easter Weekend, has finally, reportedly, decided to return to the campaign trail to help her husband run and win in the 2024 election. The event at which she will appear later in April is a fundraiser that is to be hosted at Mar-a-Lago the Log Cabin Republicans, a pro-GOP LGBT group.
The Log Cabin Republicans’ website, describing its background, says, “The name of the organization is a reference to the first Republican President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, who was born in a Log Cabin. President Lincoln built the Republican Party on the principles of liberty and equality under the law. The party should return to its roots. When the organization was founded, the name, “Lincoln Club,” was already taken by another GOP group, so organizers instead chose the name Log Cabin Republicans.”
POLITICO first reported on the event after obtaining an invitation for the event, which will take place on April 20. Reporting on the upcoming event and Melania’s involvement in it, POLITICO claimed, “Melania Trump, who has been largely absent from the campaign trail during her husband’s presidential run, is back on the GOP fundraising circuit.”
Continuing, POLITICO cited the invitation as its proof of the event, and provided a few details on it, reporting, “The former first lady is set to hold her first major political event of the year — a fundraiser for the Log Cabin Republicans on April 20 at Mar-a-Lago, the Palm Beach, Florida, club where she and former president Donald Trump live, according to an invitation obtained by POLITICO.”
Melania’s reported involvement in the event comes after she said, with a characteristic smile, “Stay tuned,” when asked by a reporter in mid-March of 2024 if and when she would be returning to the campaign trail alongside her husband.
Former President Donald Trump said in late February of 2024 that Melania would start appearing at campaign events, though she is generally a very private person and much prefers to be behind the scenes and taking care of their son, Barron, than to be out in the limelight.
He said, “It’s funny, she was a very successful model, very, very successful, and yet she was a private person. She’s going to be out a lot. Not because she likes doing it, but she likes the results.” He added, “She wants to see this country really succeed. She loves the country.” He then said, “Melania is a brilliant person. Her life revolves around Barron and the success of our country.”
Continuing, Trump re-emphasized Melania’s private nature compared to other First Ladies. He said, “You know, a lot of first ladies would go out — they want to be everywhere. They get angry at their husband because he’s not introducing them.” He then continued, “If I didn’t introduce Melania, she’d be very happy about it. She’s just a different kind of a person.”
Further, speaking about Melania’s care in raising Barron Trump and how she balances that with her love of country and near-constant charity work, he said, “Her life revolves around that boy. It’s so important to her.” He added, “At the same time, it also revolves around our country and the success of our country. She’s raised a lot of money for charity. She’s a private person.” And, returning to his point about how she doesn’t like being in public but will do so because helping him win is important for the country, Trump added, “And she loves the country. She’s going to be out a lot, but she does it for the good of the country, not for her. She’s somebody with a lot of confidence. She doesn’t need that.”
Watch Trump talk to Ingraham about Melania here:
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