Two Trump Sons Set to Speak at G.O.P. Convention, but No Word on Melania
In the days before former President Donald J. Trump formally accepts his party’s nomination at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, at least four of his family members, several of his former primary rivals and dozens of elected officials have been scheduled to deliver speeches, the Trump campaign and Republican National Committee announced on Saturday.
But Mr. Trump’s wife, Melania Trump, was not on the list of “headliners and keynote speakers” provided by the campaign. The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to questions about whether its speaker list was complete. A representative for Mrs. Trump did not immediately respond to a question about whether she planned to attend the convention.
Mrs. Trump spoke at her husband’s previous two nominating conventions. But she has largely kept out of the spotlight during his third presidential campaign, including a Super Tuesday party at Mar-a-Lago, Mr. Trump’s private club and residence in Florida. She has not joined him on the trail, nor did she accompany him at any point during his criminal trial in Manhattan.
The list of convention speakers included Mr. Trump’s two older sons, Eric and Donald Jr.; Eric’s wife, Lara Trump, who is a co-chair of the Republican National Committee; and Donald Jr.’s fiancée, Kimberly Guilfoyle.
Neither of Mr. Trump’s daughters, Tiffany and Ivanka, nor their spouses, Michael Boulos and Jared Kushner, respectively, were on the list. Both women delivered speeches at Mr. Trump’s nominating conventions in 2016 and 2020.
With Republicans eager to display their unity next week — particularly in the face of Democratic infighting over whether President Biden should remain their party’s nominee — several of Mr. Trump’s former primary rivals will