--- title: Republican Convention: Melania Trump to Deliver Keynote description: Donald Trump’s wife, Melania, will deliver Monday’s keynote speech at the Republican National Convention. canonical: https://time.com/4411871/republican-convention-melania-trump-speaker/ author: Julissa Higgins article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-19T01:25:04.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T23:20:40.141Z article:section: Politics og:title: Melania Trump to Deliver Monday's Keynote at GOP Convention og:description: Donald Trump has said he will attend his wife's speech. og:url: https://time.com/4411871/republican-convention-melania-trump-speaker/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt640c4499f42a177d/698890e2cd1bba8ac370072d/melania-trump-political-view.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 2016 Time 100 Gala og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Melania Trump to Deliver Monday's Keynote at GOP Convention twitter:description: Donald Trump has said he will attend his wife's speech. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt640c4499f42a177d/698890e2cd1bba8ac370072d/melania-trump-political-view.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Melania Trump to Deliver Monday's Keynote at Republican Convention by [Julissa Higgins](https://time.com/author/julissa-higgins/) ## Julissa Higgins Jul 19, 2016 1:25 AM UTC  Donald Trump and Melania Trump attend the 2016 Time 100 Gala at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 26, 2016 in New York City. Donald Trump and Melania Trump attend the 2016 Time 100 Gala at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 26, 2016 in New York City.Taylor Hill—FilmMagic/Getty Images by [Julissa Higgins](https://time.com/author/julissa-higgins/) ## Julissa Higgins Jul 19, 2016 1:25 AM UTC Donald Trump’s wife, Melania, will deliver Monday’s keynote speech at the Republican National Convention. The former Slovenian model has mostly avoided speaking about the presidential campaign, previously giving remarks that last, at most, a few minutes, though she says she’s “very political” in her private life. Donald Trump has said he would be present at the time of Melania’s speech to offer his support, though previous candidates have usually only made an appearance on the last night of the convention. “I’d love to be there when my wife speaks. So the answer is yes, I will be there,” Trump said on Monday in an interview with _Fox & Friends_. Speaking on the opening night of the convention, Melania is the first member of the Trump family who will deliver remarks. Trump’s adult children, Donald Jr., Eric and Ivanka, will also speak during the week. She will likely be tasked with speaking to a more personal aspect of her husband and making him look favorable to female voters. Melania is Donald’s third wife. The couple have one child together, Barron, and have been married for over 10 years. 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