Topline
Melania Trump will appear on Fox & Friends Thursday for what Fox News described as her first interview in more than two years, the network announced Monday—as the former first lady has largely been absent from the campaign trail.
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Key Facts
Fox & Friends co-host Ainsley Earhardt will conduct the interview on the morning show, and streaming service Fox Nation will air an extended version later Thursday, the network announced Monday.
Melania Trump’s new book “Melania,” the two assassination attempts against her husband and the 2024 campaign are expected to be topics of discussion.
The former first lady is seldom seen on the campaign trail, but has been active on social media in recent weeks ahead of her book launch on Oct. 8.
Key Background
Melania Trump’s first major appearance on the campaign trail was in July at the Republican National Convention. She did not address the crowd—unlike most presidential candidates’ spouses—but arrived ahead of her husband’s speech on the final day and joined him on stage at the conclusion of the convention, alongside several other members of the Trump family. Prior to her appearance at the convention, she was last seen at their son Barron’s high school graduation in Florida. She also attended a fundraiser for Trump in Palm Beach, Florida, in April. Later that month, she spoke at an event hosted by the conservative LGBTQ+ group, the Palm Beach Chapter for Log Cabin Republicans, at Mar-a-Lago, which paid her $237,500 for the engagement, according to multiple reports.
Tangent
Melania Trump has posted a string of carefully produced videos of herself to her X account in recent weeks promoting her book. In her most recent video on Sunday she discussed being awoken in the middle of the night by Secret Service when they moved her to a secure location of the White House amid the George Floyd protests in 2020.
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