Incoming and former first lady Melania Trump offered a message of unity in her first comments since her husband’s decisive presidential election win, saying she expects Americans will come together and rise “above ideology.”
“The majority of Americans have entrusted us with this important responsibility,” Melania wrote on X, hours after President-elect Donald Trump won a second term in the White House.
President-elect Donald Trump kisses Melania Trump at an election night watch party on Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. AP“We will safeguard the heart of our republic – freedom. I anticipate the citizens of our nation rejoining in commitment to each other and rising above ideology for the sake of individual liberty, economic prosperity, and security.
“American energy, skill, and initiative will bring together our best minds to propel our nation forward forevermore,” the 54-year-old former fashion model concluded.
Melania joined her husband on stage early Wednesday when the 45th president and soon-to-be 47th president delivered his victory speech after defeating Vice President Kamala Harris in a landslide.
Melania Trump offered a message of unity in her first comments since her husband’s decisive presidential election win. REUTERS
Trump arrives at the West Palm Beach Convention Center for an election night event alongside Melania Trump and his son, Barron Trump. AFP via Getty ImagesThe couple’s son, Barron, and the president-elect’s daughter Ivanka were also on stage at the election watch party in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Melania had largely flown under the radar during the majority of her husband’s 2024 presidential campaign and rarely spoke publicly about politics.
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But in the Trump campaign’s final push leading up to Election Day, she stepped into the public eye on numerous occasions, sitting for interviews while promoting her memoir “Melania.”
In one interview, she blasted Democrats-led attacks suggesting her husband, Donald Trump, is a second Hitler.
In another, she criticized Harris for trying to distance herself from the “suffering” created by failures in her administration with Biden.






