Trump says Melania will be taking on a ‘more public facing role’ in new administration
Trump says Melania will be taking on a ‘more public facing role’ in new administration
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‘Well, I think she was always very much involved, but you didn’t see her — more behind the scenes’, the President told reporters during a press gaggle. He divulged how Melania plans to elevate herself more in her role as first lady – a contrast from her tenure in 2017 which was starkly disjointed and unorganized.
![[Last week, the first lady was spotted beside her husband in California talking with LA Mayor Karen Bass about the devastating Palisades Fires]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/28/10/b3ee1b0e134d44e3aec8180a4650317f.jpg)
When asked how he envisioned his wife spending the next four years, taking note of her more frequent public appearances, Trump insisted that she’s always been involved from the start, despite what many people may think. “Well, I think she was always very much involved, but you didn’t see her – more behind the scenes.
![[Melania became the epicenter of political commentary following the signature air kiss at the inauguration and her wide-brimmed striking showstopper hat]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/23/09/GettyImages-2194362975.jpg)
“But she was always a ‘front of the scenes’ person, and I think she really wanted – she felt badly about North Carolina, and she felt very badly about California. “Los Angeles – got a lot of friends. I have a lot of friends in North Carolina and – and both. And she has a lot of friends in California”, he said.
The president shared with reporters that Melania wanted to be by his side for both of those appearances. The second lady has traditionally kept quiet during her husband’s frenetic campaign trails, limiting her public appearances, and refraining from public speaking at his convention and inaugural address.
At the time, he told the outlet that Melania would only appear on the campaign trail “when it’s appropriate”, adding “I like to keep her away from it. It’s so nasty and so mean.”. But fast forward two years following his landslide win in the November 2024 election, and the president has insisted that this time around, things would be very different.
