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Salon
Politics
Griffin Eckstein

Melania skips out on speaking at RNC

Former First Lady Melania Trump, who has largely abdicated her public role since her husband left the Oval Office, will not speak at the Republican National Convention as Donald Trump accepts his presidential nomination, despite several requests to do so. 

Per CNN, her refusal to speak at the convention breaks with tradition, leaving Usha Vance as the lone spouse of the ticket to speak. 

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