Melania Trump is slated to headline a pair of spring fundraisers for her husband’s reelection campaign, a move that represents a dramatic step into the political spotlight for the famously private first lady.

The first lady is listed as the host of a March 18 fundraiser in Beverly Hills and also for a March 25 event at the president’s Mar-a-Lago club, according to invitations to the two events. The fundraisers benefit Trump Victory, a joint fundraising account for the Trump 2020 campaign and the Republican National Committee.


While the president has become a regular on the donor circuit, the first lady is a newcomer to the political fundraising scene. Before the 2018 midterm elections, however, she sent out a fundraising appeal defending her husband.