{"id":6603,"date":"2024-12-13T00:59:22","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T00:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legendhorizon.com\/?p=6603"},"modified":"2024-12-13T00:59:22","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T00:59:22","slug":"donald-trump-calls-melania-great-first-lady-at-gala-dinner-confirms-she-wants-to-become-first-lady-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legendhorizon.com\/donald-trump-calls-melania-great-first-lady-at-gala-dinner-confirms-she-wants-to-become-first-lady-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump calls Melania \u2018great first lady\u2019 at gala dinner \u2013 confirms she wants to become first lady again"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It has been reported in the past that Melania Trump, the former First Lady and wife of business mogul Donald Trump, wasn\u2019t eager to join her husband on his presidential campaign, but it seems that as elections are getting closer, she has changed her mind.\n\n\n\n</p><p>Trump stepped up the race for the 2024 presidency with some rather startling comments on several world issues, and his wife was spotted by his side at the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. He has won both the Iowa Caucuses and the New Hampshire Republican primary, and most points toward him becoming the Republican candidate for the 2024 Presidential election, but at the same time, he\u2019s splitting his time between the campaign trail and the courtroom.&nbsp;\n\n\n\n</p><p>Recently, Trump testified in the E. Jean Carroll defamation trial, in which the former advice columnist and freelance writer is accusing Trump of sexually assaulting her in the 1990s.<img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/go.ezodn.com%5C/utilcave_com%5C/ezoicbwa.png%5C%22" alt='\"Ezoic\"'>\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/boreddaddy.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/02%5C/GettyImages-1155751727-768x512-1.jpg?ezimgfmt=rs:768x512%5C/rscb1%5C/ng:webp%5C/ngcb1%5C%22" alt='\"\"' class='\"wp-image-64529\"\/'><figcaption class='\"wp-element-caption\"'>WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 JUNE 13: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders listens during an East Room event on \u201csecond chance hiring\u201d June 13, 2019 at the White House in Washington, DC. President Trump announced that Sanders will be leaving her position at the White House. (Photo by Alex Wong\/Getty Images)\n\n\n\n<p>Some of Trump\u2019s comments cause quite a stir in the media. Among the rest, he was reported saying that he \u2018would encourage\u2019 Russia to attack NATO allies who do not pay their bills.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cNATO was busted until I came along,\u201d Trump said at the rally held in Conway, South Carolina. \u201cI said, \u2018Everybody\u2019s gonna pay.\u2019 They said, \u2018Well, if we don\u2019t pay, are you still going to protect us?\u2019 I said, \u2018Absolutely not.\u2019 They couldn\u2019t believe the answer.\u201d<img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/go.ezodn.com%5C/utilcave_com%5C/ezoicbwa.png%5C%22" alt='\"Ezoic\"'>\n\n\n\n</p><p>Asked by \u201cone of the presidents of a big country\u201d if US would be willing to protect them in case they are \u201cinvaded\u201d by Russia although they \u201cdon\u2019t pay,\u201d Trump was reported to have answered, \u201cNo, I would not protect you. In fact, I would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want. You got to pay. You got to pay your bills.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><h2 class='\"wp-block-heading\"' id='\"h-during-the-last-month-melania-suffered-a-personal-tragedy-when-her-mother-passed-away\"'>During the last month, Melania suffered a personal tragedy when her mother passed away.\n\n\n\n</h2><p>\u201cAmalija Knavs was a strong woman who always carried herself with grace, warmth, and dignity,\u201d the former First Lady said.\n\n\n\n</p><p><a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/go.ezodn.com%5C/ads%5C/charity%5C/proxy?p_id=ea042e8e-58a8-4364-583f-b3fc68cf2d5a&amp;d_id=79196&amp;imp_id=1203404447517255&amp;c_id=1134&amp;l_id=10016&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fjoinourvillage.org%2Fdonate%2F&amp;ffid=1&amp;co=XK%5C%22">\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/boreddaddy.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/02%5C/GettyImages-1938430951-1-768x570-1.jpg?ezimgfmt=rs:768x570%5C/rscb1%5C/ng:webp%5C/ngcb1%5C%22" alt='\"\"' class='\"wp-image-64530\"\/'><figcaption class='\"wp-element-caption\"'>PALM BEACH, FL \u2013 JANUARY 18: Viktor Knavs, Melania Trump, Barron Trump and Donald Trump are seen at the funeral of Melania\u2019s mother Amalija Knavs on January 18, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by MEGA\/GC Images)\n\n\n\n<p>In the statement she released, Melania further wrote about her late mother that \u201c[Amalija] was entirely devoted to her husband, daughters, grandson, and son-in-law.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cWe will miss her beyond measure and continue to honor and love her legacy.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>The news of Amalija\u2019s ill state came to light when&nbsp;<a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/boreddaddy.com%5C/real-reason-why-melania-trump-is-missing-from-family-christmas-photo-donald-trump-speaks-out%5C/%5C%22">Melania was missing from the Christmas family photo. Back then, Donald Trump explained that his wife was absent because she was caring for her mother whose health deteriorated.\n\n\n\n<h2 class='\"wp-block-heading\"' id='\"h-amalija-knavs-and-her-husband-viktor-became-us-citizens-in-2018-after-living-in-the-us-on-green-cards-sponsored-by-their-daughter-nbsp\"'>Amalija Knavs and her husband, Viktor, became US citizens in 2018 after living in the US on green cards sponsored by their daughter.&nbsp;\n\n\n\n</h2><p>Melania\u2019s parents have always been by her and her sister\u2019s side. They have been very supportive and did all in their power to provide a good life for their daughters. Even when they were very young, Amalija and Viktor took Melania and her&nbsp;<a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/boreddaddy.com%5C/who-is-melania-trumps-sister-ines-knauss-inside-her-close-bond-with-secret-sibling%5C/%5C%22">sister Ines&nbsp;to trips around Europe, including France, Germany, and Italy.\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/boreddaddy.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/02%5C/GettyImages-1938430855-1-768x525-1.jpg?ezimgfmt=rs:768x525%5C/rscb1%5C/ng:webp%5C/ngcb1%5C%22" alt='\"\"' class='\"wp-image-64531\"\/'><figcaption class='\"wp-element-caption\"'>PALM BEACH, FL \u2013 JANUARY 18: Viktor Knavs, Melania Trump, Barron Trump and Donald Trump are seen at the funeral of Melania\u2019s mother Amalija Knavs on January 18, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by MEGA\/GC Images)\n\n\n\n<p>When Trump became the President, Melania gave speech in the White House Rose Garden in which she thanked her parents.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cMy parents worked very hard to ensure our family could not only live and prosper in America but also contribute to a nation that allows for people to arrive with a dream and make it a reality,\u201d she said. \u201cI want to take the moment to thank my mother and father for all that they have done for our family. It is because of you that I am standing here today.\u201d<img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/go.ezodn.com%5C/utilcave_com%5C/ezoicbwa.png%5C%22" alt='\"Ezoic\"'>\n\n\n\n</p><p>In 2021, some of Melania\u2019s friends reported that she allegedly told them she didn\u2019t want to be a First Lady again.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cBeing the first lady again is not what she wants,\u201d one person close to the Trump family told&nbsp;<em>CNN&nbsp;back in September.\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor her, it was a chapter \u2014 and it\u2019s over, and that\u2019s that.\u201d<img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/go.ezodn.com%5C/utilcave_com%5C/ezoicbwa.png%5C%22" alt='\"Ezoic\"'>\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/boreddaddy.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/02%5C/GettyImages-1410059656-2-768x549-1.jpg?ezimgfmt=rs:768x549%5C/rscb1%5C/ng:webp%5C/ngcb1%5C%22" alt='\"\"' class='\"wp-image-64532\"\/'><figcaption class='\"wp-element-caption\"'>NEW YORK, NEW YORK \u2013 JULY 20: Former U.S. President Donald Trump, former U.S. First Lady Melania Trump and Barron Trump are seen at the funeral of Ivana Trump on July 20, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by James Devaney\/GC Images)\n\n\n\n<p>Melania, just like Ivanka Trump, believes her place doesn\u2019t belong into politics.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cYou\u2019re not going to see her at rallies or campaign events, even if he \u2018officially\u2019 says he\u2019s running again,\u201d another person said.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cInstead it\u2019s going to be Lara (Eric Trump\u2019s wife) or Kimberly Guilfoyle (Donald Trump Jr\u2019s girlfriend). They have that same urge Trump has to run again; Melania absolutely does not.\u201d<img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/go.ezodn.com%5C/utilcave_com%5C/ezoicbwa.png%5C%22" alt='\"Ezoic\"'>\n\n\n\n</p><p>A couple of months ago, however, in an interview with Fox News, Melania said she looked forward to working alongside her husband again to restore \u201chope for the future\u201d and \u201cleading America with love and strength\u201d for a second presidential term.\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/boreddaddy.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/02%5C/melaniatrumpdonaldtrump1-768x512-1.jpg?ezimgfmt=rs:768x512%5C/rscb1%5C/ng:webp%5C/ngcb1%5C%22" alt='\"\"' class='\"wp-image-64533\"\/'><figcaption class='\"wp-element-caption\"'>PALM BEACH, FLORIDA \u2013 DECEMBER 31: Former U.S. President Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump arrive for a New Years event at his Mar-a-Lago home on December 31, 2022 in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump continues to run for a second term as the President of the United States. (Photo by Joe Raedle\/Getty Images)\n\n\n\n<h2 class='\"wp-block-heading\"' id='\"h-on-saturday-night-melania-attended-the-trumpettes-gala-and-walked-ahead-of-her-husband-while-waving-to-the-crowd\"'>On Saturday night, Melania attended the Trumpettes gala and walked ahead of her husband while waving to the crowd.\n\n\n\n</h2><p>In front of the attendees, Trump spoke of his wife and said, \u201cFirst of all, our great first lady.\u201d&nbsp;He also said that just like him, his wife also wants \u201cto make America great again.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cShe\u2019s gonna play, and she always did play a big role,\u201d Trump told&nbsp;<em>Fox News. \u201cShe was somebody that you could rely on.\u201d<img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/go.ezodn.com%5C/utilcave_com%5C/ezoicbwa.png%5C%22" alt='\"Ezoic\"'>\n\n\n\n<p>He added: \u201cShe\u2019s very smart, a very compassionate person. And I would rely on her for advice. I think she\u2019s going to be very active in the sense of being active, at the same time, I don\u2019t want my family to be too active because they did such a great job last time.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>Please SHARE this article with your family and friends on Facebook.\n\n\n\n</p><p>Love and Peace\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><div class='\"mh-excerpt\"'><p>It has been reported in the past that Melania Trump, the former First Lady and wife of business mogul Donald Trump, wasn\u2019t eager to join <a class='\"mh-excerpt-more\"' href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/legendhorizon.com%5C/donald-trump-calls-melania-great-first-lady-at-gala-dinner-confirms-she-wants-to-become-first-lady-again%5C/%5C%22" title='\"Donald' trump calls melania first lady at gala dinner confirms she wants to become again>[&hellip;]\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/legendhorizon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6603"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/legendhorizon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/legendhorizon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legendhorizon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legendhorizon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6603"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/legendhorizon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6603\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6604,"href":"https:\/\/legendhorizon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6603\/revisions\/6604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/legendhorizon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legendhorizon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legendhorizon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}</a></p></div></em></p></figcaption></figure></p></figcaption></figure></p></em></p></figcaption></figure></a></p></a></p></figcaption></figure></a></p></figcaption></figure></p>