By Wonderwall.com Editors
8:00am PDT, Apr 10, 2024
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Melania Trump made a rare appearance on Donald Trump's campaign trail on April 6, joining her husband for a Palm Beach, Florida, fundraiser that brought in a whopping $50.5 million, Trump's campaign told ABC News.
Billed as the "Inaugural Leadership Dinner" and held at the home of billionaire investor John Paulson, the event made headlines for its massive donation haul — and for the seemingly pained expression on Melania's face in photos from the dinner.
"Melania looks like she's in a hostage video tonight. Blink twice if you need help," MeidasTouch editor-in-chief Ron Filipkowski quipped on X. "Looks like Melania Trump is about to dive head first into a pool of sharks & nobody's going to protect her," the former first lady's onetime aide Stephanie Winston-Wolkoff shared.
Trump's supporters also posted about Melania's appearance, with one person commenting, "For all you leftists in the media asking, 'Where's Melania?' Well there's your answer…on the campaign trail raising nearly $51M dollars with the next President of the United States." But Melania's consistent absence from Donald's side during his 2024 campaign seemed to give social media users more fuel.
Keep reading for more details and photos of the Trumps at the event…
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump were photographed arriving at billionaire John Paulson's home for the "Inaugural Leadership Dinner" fundraiser in Palm Beach, Florida, on April 6, 2024.
"This has been some incredible evening before it even starts, because people, they wanted to contribute to a cause of making America great again, and that's what's happened," the presumptive GOP presidential nominee told reporters before heading inside, per Newsweek.
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After arriving at John Paulson's home in Palm Beach, Florida, on April 6, Donald Trump told press that Americans are anxious for change. "The rich people want it, the poor people want it, everybody wants change," the presumptive GOP presidential nominee said in a clip posted to X after the event. "The country is really doing poorly. We're a laughing stock all over the world. We're gonna get that changed very quickly."
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Donald Trump and Melania Trump were photographed on their way inside John Paulson's home in Florida for a fundraiser on April 6, 2024.
After some social media users mocked Melania for looking unhappy in the pictures, Donald posted a video on Truth Social featuring a montage of the couple together and a clip of him singing her praises. Footage from the couple's wedding also appeared in the post, set to the Starship's 1987 hit, "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now."
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Melania Trump looked downcast in photos of her arrival with Donald Trump at the "Inaugural Leadership Dinner" fundraiser in Palm Beach, Florida, on April 6, 2024.
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, arrived with former first lady Melania Trump at the home of billionaire investor John Paulson for a fundraiser in Palm Beach, Florida, on April 6, 2024.
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The former president and first lady were photographed greeting host John Paulson and his girlfriend, Alina de Almeida, at John's home in Palm Beach, Florida, ahead of a campaign fundraiser on April 6, 2024.
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Former President Donald Trump, right, and former first lady Melania Trump, second from right, posed for photos with John Paulson, left, and his girlfriend Alina de Almeida, as the fundraiser got underway Palm Beach, Florida, on April 6, 2024.
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Donald Trump and Melania Trump stopped to greet John Paulson and Alina de Almeida at the billionaire investor's Palm Beach, Florida, home on April 6, 2024.
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Donald Trump and Melania Trump posed for a photo outside the "Inaugural Leadership Dinner," a campaign fundraiser, at the home of billionaire John Paulson, in Palm Beach, Florida on April 6, 2024.
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Donald Trump spoke to reporters with Melania Trump at his side as they arrived at a campaign fundraiser at the home of billionaire John Paulson in Palm Beach, Florida, on April 6, 2024.
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John Paulson and his girlfriend were spotted waiting for the Trumps' photo-op to end before greeting them at their home in Palm Beach, Florida, on April 6, 2024.
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Donald Trump and Melania Trump smiled as they spoke with John Paulson, left, and his girlfriend Alina de Almeida, second from left, at John's home in Palm Beach, Florida, ahead of the "Inaugural Leadership Dinner" fundraiser on April 6, 2024.
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Donald Trump and Melania Trump both looked at the ground in some photos of their arrival at a campaign fundraiser in Palm Beach, Florida on April 6, 2024.
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Former President Donald Trump, right, and former first lady Melania Trump, second from right, joined John Paulson, left, and his girlfriend Alina de Almeida, on the porch of their home in Palm Beach, Florida, on April 6, 2024, the site of a campaign fundraiser.
