Melania Trump is not scheduled to speak at the RNC. Here's why that's unusual.

Former First Lady Melania Trump is expected to attend the RNC’s final day in Milwaukee but isn’t scheduled to deliver a speech.

Whether she shows up or not, a decision not to speak would be unusual, given her addresses at the 2016 and 2020 Republican Conventions. It would also end a tradition dating back to Barbara Bush in 1992, where first ladies and candidates’ spouses have given such addresses.

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Melania Trump has rarely been seen in public during her husband’s 2024 campaign; she did issue a lengthy written statement after Saturday’s assassination attempt at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

“A monster who recognized my husband as an inhuman political machine attempted to ring out Donald’s passion - his laughter, ingenuity, love of music, and inspiration,” she wrote.

The former first lady didn’t stay away from the campaign trail entirely by hosting two fundraisers for Log Cabin Republicans , an organization representing LGBT conservatives and allies, in New York and Florida.

The former first lady's absence from her husband’s hush money trial and June debate against Joe Biden have fueled speculation about her future involvement should her husband be re-elected.

Jeremy Yurow is a politics reporting fellow based in Hawaii for the USA TODAY Network. You can reach him at JYurow@gannett.com or on X, formerly Twitter @JeremyYurow

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