Melania Trump was recently photographed at a Mar-a-Lago party with her husband and an Israeli model in her first public outing since her mother’s funeral in January.
The former First Lady has stayed out of the spotlight since her mother’s death, but appeared smiling brightly alongside Donald Trump and Israeli model Noy Tawil in a photo shared to Instagram on Sunday.
Melania wore a long-sleeved navy dress with a silver necklace and the former president wore a black tuxedo with a bow tie at what appears to be a lavish event at Mar-a-Lago.
She has been noticeably absent from the campaign trail with Trump as he seeks a second term.
Melania did attend a naturalization ceremony at the National Archives in December, but her last public appearance was for the funeral of her late mother, Amalija Knavs, where she delivered an emotional eulogy on January 18.
Melania Trump appeared smiling brightly alongside Donald Trump and Israeli model Noy Tawil in a photo shared to Instagram on Sunday
Her last public appearance was for the funeral of her late mother, Amalija Knavs, where she delivered an emotional eulogy on January 18.
She was absent from the campaign trail but spoke at a naturalization ceremony at the National Archives building in December
Mourners joined Melania and her father, Viktor, on the day of the funeral at the same picturesque Palm Beach church where she married Trump nearly two decades earlier.
Melania and Trump were joined by their son Barron, while Knavs’ husband Viktor appeared visibly upset but paused to collect himself before joining the others.
“Her caring spirit knew no bounds and created a legacy that will last for generations,” the former First Lady said of her mother, who died on January 9 at the age of 78. ‘She turned heads with her beauty and impeccable sense of style. But it was her relentless dedication and hard work that made her exceptional.”
She spoke of her mother’s love for grandson Barron, 17, whom she “showered with affection and lit up his world with love, tender care and unwavering devotion.”
Ahead of the New Hampshire primary, Trump said his wife will be “active” in his campaign and that he is relying on her for advice.
‘She also wants to make America great again, I rely on her and everyone else for advice. I think she’ll be very active in the sense of being active,” he told Fox News.
Despite not appearing on the campaign trail, stylist Melania raked in more than $100,000 from Donald Trump’s super PAC in the final six months of 2023, while the former president blew money on legal fees.
Herve Pierre Braillard received eight installments of $18,000 and one of $6,000 labeled “Strategy Consulting,” totaling $132,000, according to the PAC’s filing with the Federal Election Commission.
The fashion designer has made $371,000 from Trump’s Save America leadership PAC as of April 2022.
Meanwhile, the former president has been draining money from his PAC in the form of legal fees.
Melania stylist Herve Pierre Braillard (left) raised more than $100,000 from Donald Trump’s super PAC in the last six months of 2023
Pierre designed the large white hat that Melania Trump wore in April 2018 when she and then-President Donald Trump welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron to the White House for a state visit
Donald Trump’s Save America Leadership PAC and the Make America Great Again PAC spent $56 million on legal fees last year, a figure that includes $30 million in the last half of the year.
The cases have regularly taken Trump off the campaign trail — though he has also used the unfavorable statements and charges against him in repeated fundraising campaigns for small-dollar donors across the country.
Trump is fighting charges related to Jan. 6 in federal court in Washington, D.C., election-related charges in Georgia, a classified documents case in Florida and a criminal case in Manhattan involving hush-hush payments to porn star Stormy Daniels.
In these cases, teams of Trump lawyers are filing briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court claiming immunity from prosecution in the Jan. 6 case brought by special counsel Jack Smith.
Trump’s latest problem was a jury’s finding that he was liable for $83 million in damages for defaming E. Jean Carroll.