Melania Trump was barely seen in her husband's election campaign for a long time.
A former White House employee reveals why Melania's appearances are a rarity.
For a long time
Melania Trump
was hardly seen in the election campaign for the US election in 2020.
Apparently, it wasn't just her
corona disease that was
the reason.
It was only in the last few days before the election that the first lady got involved in
Donald Trump's
election campaign.
Washington DC - Most of the US President
Donald Trump
's election
appearances
have not seen his First Lady Melania Trump.
Can the incumbent head of state no longer count on the support of his spouse?
Most recently, she canceled a Trump performance in Pennsylvania because of a persistent cough.
As reported by several media outlets, the First Lady is said to have been significantly more severely
affected
by the
coronavirus
infection
than
Donald Trump.
An employee of the White House gave the American TV broadcaster "CNN" another explanation as to why
Melania Trump was
so rarely seen in her husband's election campaign.
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Melania Trump speaking in North Carolina on Monday.
© Chris Carlson / dpa / AP
US election 2020: That's why Melania Trump was absent for a long time in her husband Donald Trump's election campaign
Apart from her
coronavirus
disease
*
"CNN" learned of another reason for Melania's absence in the election campaign: "Melania Trump has never felt comfortable in public and a campaign trip is not something she likes," CNN quoted a person close to the president and the first lady.
And
Melania Trump *
apparently can't even be changed by her husband
Donald Trump
, as the source further reveals: "He knows her well enough to know that if she doesn't want to do something, then it's not as if he or she could anyone else change their mind. "
The current first lady feels uncomfortable in public compared to most of her predecessors.
According to the insider, the native Slovenian prefers to spend time at home with her son Barron.
Nevertheless, the first wife accompanied her husband
Donald Trump *
to the last TV debate before the US elections.
Opinions differ as to whether she was doing her husband a favor.
The media in the US wrote about
Melania Trump's
mouth and nose protection and about the knocking off of Donald Trump's hand shortly after the performance.
US election 2020: Melania Trump as the last "weapon" in Donald Trump's election campaign
For a week now,
Melania Trump has been
making
a complete U-turn: In her first solo campaign appearance in Pennsylvania, she shot sharply against the Democratic candidate
Joe Biden *
, just as on Monday - the last day of the election - in North Carolina.
“Just look at his career.
Why should we trust him? ”The First Lady asked about Biden.
For her husband
Donald Trump
there were only words of praise at the two events: "He loves his country and he fights for you every day."
First lady Melania Trump slams Joe Biden and Democrats in her final solo campaign speech https://t.co/SPnMiKJ4HV pic.twitter.com/r8qEbnckhx
- CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) November 2, 2020
In her speech on Monday, she came
very close
to her husband
Donald Trump in
terms of content: "Americans can vote for a leader who holds our allies accountable or for a former vice president who apologizes for American greatness," said Melania.
You can find out whether the First Lady was able to catch votes for her husband Donald Trump again in our
live ticker for the 2020 US election
.
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