Former first lady Melania Trump is seemingly set to speak at a National Archives ceremony next week to swear in new US citizens, according to a news release from the agency via CNN. This will be without Donald, and part of President Joe Biden’s government program.
Melania Trump herself became a US citizen in 2006 and she will speak at the December 15 event on Bill of Rights Day along with US Archivist Colleen Shogan as 25 people from 25 countries are sworn in to become new American citizens.
It has been noted that the former first lady’s expected appearance will mark her latest public outing amid the presidential bid by her husband, former President Donald Trump, who holds a complicated relationship with the document archival agency.
Melania Trump attended the funeral service for former first lady Rosalynn Carter in Georgia this week, along with current first lady Jill Biden, Michelle Obama, Laura Bush, and Hillary Clinton. This was Melania Trump’s rare public appearance.
The former first lady, who was born in Slovenia, has stayed mostly out of the spotlight since Donald Trump left the White House in January 2021, with the exception of her husband’s announcement last year. The majority of the former first lady’s attention, according to a source close to her, is still on their son Barron, who is anticipated to graduate from high school in Florida the following year.
The National Archives gained notoriety the previous year when it requested that the Department of Justice look into how Trump had handled White House documents.
In May, on the same day Shogan began leading the National Archives, CNN reported that the agency would hand over to Smith 16 records showing Donald Trump and his top advisers had knowledge of the correct declassification process while he was president, multiple sources told CNN at the time. And a month later, the National Archives took the rare step of releasing a public statement rebuking claims suggesting Donald Trump was allowed to keep classified materials under the Presidential Records Act.
