Melania Trump is standing by her husband Donald Trump again as he celebrates his 2024 election victory after having been largely absent from the campaign trail this election cycle.
Melania, 54, held her husband’s hand and smiled at the crowd of MAGA fans who gathered at his election watch party in Palm Beach, Florida to ring in his victory.
Trump took the stage and declared victory in the early hours of Wednesday morning, cementing an extraordinary political comeback.
The presumptive president-elect thanked his ‘beautiful wife’ for her dedication and support as he addressed the crowd at his election watch party.
Trump, 78, praised his wife for ‘working very hard to help people’ and shouted out her memoir Melania, which he touted as the ‘number one best-selling book in the country’.
Melania held Trump’s hand, smiled at the crowd, and even shared a quick kiss with him on stage as the rally celebrated the couple’s return to the White House.
Donald Trump kisses his wife Melania as he arrives to speak during an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center
Melania Trump smiled as she held her husband Donald’s hand at his election watch party
Melania, standing next to her husband and son Barron, cheers as her husband celebrates his election victory
The former First Lady, 54, who has been largely absent from Trump’s campaign this election cycle, joined a cast of stars at Madison Square Garden in late October to rally support for her husband.
She was introduced on stage by Tesla CEO Elon Musk and came out to a roaring standing ovation as she defiantly told the crowds ‘New York City and America needs their magic back’.
Melania only spoke for five minutes, but her speech was focused more on a vision for the country and less about politics, while her husband said it would be an ‘honor’ to win New York and warned that voting for Kamala Harris is a ‘gamble’ that could ‘cost millions of lives’ and lead to ‘World War Three’.
It was a rare and stunning move from the former first lady, who has been clear about her disdain of politics.Â
She went to the Republican National Convention but didn’t speak. She did not attend either presidential debate.
Melania accompanied Trump as he cast his vote in Palm Beach, Florida on Election Day, but kept her sunglasses on as her husband took questions from reporters.
She answered one short question about how she was feeling: ‘Very good. Thank you.’Â
Donald Trump arrives at his election night event with his smiling wife Melania and their 18-year-old son Barron by his side
Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Barron Trump, Viktor Knavs, JD Vance and Ivanka Trump are pictured together at the election night watch party in Palm Beach, Florida
After they voted the couple swung by Trump’s campaign headquarters to thank his staff and asked them to make sure there was no ‘cheating’ happening on Election Day.
‘You are going to be watching. They’re watching to make sure there is no cheating, right. No cheating,’ he said, before vowing to ‘turn this country around.’
Melania said a quick word to thank the staff.
‘A great job. Thank you so much for your support. It was hard work, I know. It’s hours to hours. I know how hard my husband is working. Nonstop. Thank you for all of your support. Great job,’ she told them.
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