When Donald Trump won the US presidential election on November 5, 2024, the majority of Americans who voted for him jubilated as his popular mantra, “Make America Great Again,” trended globally.

Returning to the White House for a second term meant that his wife, Melania Trump, would also be returning as the first lady of the United States.

With Trump’s powerful promises during the campaign, such as leading the greatest deportation campaign for illegal immigrants, cutting down on government spending, and issuing hundreds of executive orders, many pondered the role of Melania, who, during his first term as president, was largely out of the picture.

The question of Melania’s role in the new government was raised as Trump has been known for involving his family members in his businesses, but this time, his first daughter, Ivanka Trump, who served as a senior advisor during his first term in office and worked as the director of the Office of Economic Initiatives and Entrepreneurship, pulled out during his campaign in 2022 and announced that she was quitting politics to “prioritize my young children and the private life we are creating as a family.”

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Ivanka’s husband, Jared Kushner, also played a pivotal role in his father-in-law’s first term as a senior advisor and director of the Office of American Innovation but also withdrew alongside his wife to focus on their family.

President Trump’s first son, Eric Trump, led his campaign for a return to the White House but would not be playing a major role in his government as he fully returned to his role as the Trump Organization’s executive vice president of development and acquisitions.

Melania gave the world a glimpse of the kind of first lady she intends to be for her husband’s second term in office during his inauguration on January 20, 2025, by putting on a hat that hid her facial expressions during the ceremony.

Recall that in a 1999 interview, Melania told reporters that she would be “very traditional, like Betty Ford or Jackie Kennedy,” when quizzed on being first lady if Trump decided to run for office.

She made it clear during an interview with Fox News in 2024 that she would fully back and support her husband like she has always done and would play little or no role in his government.

Despite her traditional nature, Melania is reputable for having a soft heart and humanitarian initiatives. During Trump’s first term, she was notable as an ambassador of kindness and advocate of issues affecting the lives of children through her BE BEST initiative. She was a voice for America’s most vulnerable children and families, and she told Fox that she intends to continue reaching out to the needy, a gesture that is part of her regular life whether as first lady or not.

After Trump’s inauguration, where she looked very cheerful, especially during the inaugural ball dance, Melania accompanied her husband to North Carolina to visit the victims of Hurricane Helene and has been largely out of the picture ever since.

Her official portrait as FLOTUS was unveiled after the inauguration, and that picture remains the only post on her official Instagram page as America’s first lady, a big indicator that she intends to remain largely unseen while her husband pilots the affairs of the nation alongside his billionaire friend Elon Musk and other experts such as Pete Hegseth and others.

Melania Trump is only the second US first lady not born in the United States. She is also the first first lady to become a naturalized citizen of the United States, as she was born in Slovenia.