Donald Trump on Sunday gave the strongest signal yet that he is aiming to regain leadership – with Melania by his side.
Despite rumors that the Slovenian-born model was a huge relief that her White House days were over, Trump announced she would be back.
There has even been speculation that the couple, who have never shown easy affection, could divorce after leaving the White House.
In June a book, The Art of Her Deal: The Untold Story of Melania Trump, reported that Melania stayed at the Trump Tower in New York for months after her husband was set up as a lever for better prenuptial consent. to push.
Melania Trump was last seen on Jan. 20, marching away from the cameras in Florida
As Trump laughed and laughed at the waiting media as he took off the plane, his wife appeared to have complained as she walked out of sight as the plane crashed. filmed for the last time as the first female
Melania Trump, when she landed in Florida on Jan. 20, appeared excited to retire
The 50-year-old was not interested in hanging around to chat with the waiting media
At the time, she said she lived in the city because she didn’t want to interrupt her son Barron Trump’s school year. Many have questioned whether there was a clause in the prenup about how long they had to stay together, once Trump left the White House.
But on Sunday, Trump announced that his wife would be with him in 2024. The former president told CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference, that his wife ‘would be the first woman at the time to coming ‘and that he would defeat the Democrats for the third time’ – referring to his false claims that he had won the last election.
‘Do you still miss me?’ Trump called on the roasting crowd as he took the stage, more than an hour later than expected.
Melania, 50, was not seen at the Orlando gathering, despite being held only 200 miles from her Mar-a-Lago home.
Trump on Sunday afternoon addressed CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference
The last sighting was publicly on Jan. 20, when they landed in Florida from Washington.
As Trump laughed and laughed at the waiting media as he took off the plane, his wife appeared to have complained as she walked out of sight as the plane crashed. filmed for the last time as the first female.
The photos of her walking away from her husband on the tarmac in Florida have been viewed more than four million times a day since it was posted online.
Melania Trump had long been regarded as the first reliable woman, who immediately regretted and preferred a quiet life.
On Sunday, however, her husband demanded that she return.
Trump said in his keynote speech that he would not form a new political party because he would no longer divide the Republican Party.
‘We’re not starting new parties. We have the Republican Party, ‘he said.
‘Wouldn’t that be great?’ he left in homosexuality. ‘Let’s start a new party, we’ll split our vote, so you can never win. We are not interested in that. ‘
Melania Trump was last seen in public when she left Washington DC, all smiles, on Jan. 20
Trump’s comments came after rumors last month that he was considering forming his own political party and breaking up with Republicans – especially those who hurt him.
He also used his speech to push his claims of voter fraud.
He said of the Democrats: ‘Truly, as you know, they lost the White House, but it is one of those things.
‘But who knows, who knows, I may decide to beat them for the third time.’
He thanked his supporters for continuing the ‘amazing journey’ with him, and vowed to ‘fight right by your side’.
He said: ‘For the next four years the heroic Republicans in this chamber will be at the heart of the fight against the radical Democrats, the false news media and their poison cell culture.
‘Something new to our ears, destroy your culture,’ he said.
‘And I want you to know that I’m going to keep fighting right by your side, we’ll do what we’ve done right from the start, and that’s win.’
A woman with a Melania face mask is pictured at the Orlando center for CPAC Sunday
He said: ‘The Republican Party is united. The same divide lies between a handful of Washington DC foundation political hacks, and everyone else across the country. ‘
In contrast, Melania has been invisible since leaving the White House, although she plans to continue working on her ‘Be Best’ campaign against social media bullying.
‘She goes to the spa, has lunch, goes to the spa (again), and has dinner with Donald on the patio,’ someone familiar with her recording told CNN.
Melania left the White House with her licensing levels at an all-time low.
Only 42 percent of respondents by January 17, led by SSRS for CNN, agreed to his behavior.
Michelle Obama left the White House with a favorable rating of 69 percent, which was the same number when she entered, eight years earlier.
Laura Bush’s separation rating was also fairly optimistic, despite her husband’s neutrality at the time. In 2009, the CNN / ORC poll put Bush at a favorable rate of 67 percent, and George W. Bush saw only a positive with 35 percent.