US Elections: Donald Trump Says Wife Melania ‘Going To Be Out a Lot’ on Campaign Trail – News18

Former US President Donald Trump has said that his wife Melania is expected to make more regular public appearances on the election campaign trail. He made the remarks during his interview at a Fox News town hall this week.

“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,” Trump told the US broadcaster on Tuesday. “She wants to see this country really succeed. She loves the country.” “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,” Trump continued. “If I didn’t introduce Melania, she’d be very happy about it. She’s just a different kind of a person.”

The former US first lady has been notably absent from her husband’s 2024 presidential bid, making few public appearances and avoiding media attention. Her absence, until recently, was attributed to the passing of her mother earlier this year. However, as the campaign season intensifies, political analysts speculate whether she will resume efforts to support Trump.

Trump also expressed gratitude towards his wife Melania, saying “Her life revolves around that boy. It’s so important to her,” Trump said. “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 she loves the country,” Trump added. “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.”

Trump’s town hall came four days before South Carolina’s Republican presidential primary, in which the former US President defeated Indian-American candidate Nikki Haley in her home state and further solidified his path to a third straight GOP nomination.  He has now swept every contest that counted for Republican delegates, with wins already in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and the US Virgin Islands.

The former US president’s latest win will likely increase pressure on Haley, who was Trump’s former representative to the UN and South Carolina governor from 2011 to 2017, to leave the race. This result comes as a rematch between Trump and US President Joe Biden is becoming increasingly inevitable. Haley has promised to stay in the race through at least the batch of primaries on March 5, known as Super Tuesday.

(With agency inputs)