Melania Trump joins Donald as he signs paperwork to be the Republican nominee just days after surviving assassination attempt

Melania Trump, in a bright red skirt suit, joined her husband Donald Trump in signing the paperwork for him to become the Republican presidential nominee.

The former first lady did not join the rest of the Trump family in walking out into the convention hall to listen to Hulk Hogan address the crowd. 

Ivanka Trump, Don Jr., and Tiffany were all with their father in the main box in the convention hall. They listened and cheered with the crowd while Hulk Hogan and Eric Trump fired up the delegates.

'Four more years,' they cheered. 

The former president was surrounded by his children and grandchildren as he prepared to address the convention. 

Melania was spotted boarding Trump Force One in Newark, N.J., on Thursday night for the flight to Milwaukee. She was joined by Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner. 

She is not scheduled to address the delegates, despite being offered the chance to do so. 

She did speak to delegates at the 2016 and 2020 conventions but, this election year, she has stayed in the shadows while her husband runs for a second term. 

She has stayed quiet on politics but did speak to the horror when she realized her and son Barron's life were on the brink of 'devastating change' after the hearing the news about her husband's assassination attempt.

The former first lady called the gunman a 'monster' and described the moment she watched the bullet strike her husband's ear at a Pennsylvania rally in front of thousands of his adoring fans.

'A monster who recognized my husband as an inhuman political machine attempted to ring out Donald's passion - his laughter, ingenuity, love of music, and inspiration,' Melania said in an emotional statement on X on Sunday morning.

'When I watched that violent bullet strike my husband, Donald, I realized my life, and Barron's life, were on the brink of devastating change. I am grateful to the brave secret service agents and law enforcement officials who risked their own lives to protect my husband.' 

She called for people to 'reunite' and said she is thinking of her fellow Americans.

'This morning, ascend above the hate, the vitriol, and the simple-minded ideas that ignite violence,' her statement continued. 

'The winds of change have arrived. For those of you who cry in support, I thank you. I commend those of you who have reached out beyond the political divide - thank you for remembering that every single politician is a man or a woman with a loving family.'

There was no sign of Barron Trump on Thursday, the last night of the Republican National Convention, when the party crowns Donald Trump as its nominee.

The former president's youngest son attended his first political rally in early July, the week before the assassination attempt on his father. There he stood up and waved to the crowd, garnering massive cheers his father's faithful.

The 18-year-old graduated from high school in May and is expected to attend college in the fall. 

His graduation was the last time Donald and Melania Trump were seen in public together. 

Earlier this summer, Barron Trump declined Florida's offer to be a delegate to the Republican National Convention this summer.

A week after the state announced the 18-year-old would represent it at Donald Trump's nomination, Melania Trump's office announced Barron had 'prior commitments.' 

'While Barron is honored to have been chosen as a delegate by the Florida Republican Party, he regretfully declines to participate due to prior commitments,' the Office of Melania Trump said.

No further details were given. 

Meanwhile, Melania Trump has appeared publicly with her husband for campaign events just three times: his campaign kickoff in November 2022 at their Mar-a-Lago home, in March when she accompanied her husband to vote in the Florida presidential primary, and in April when she appeared at his side at a high-dollar fundraiser in Palm Beach.

In March, as she walked into the polling place, Melania was asked then if she would join the former president on the campaign trail.

Her response: 'Stay tuned.' 

Melania Trump notably skipped the first presidential debate in Atlanta. Trump walked off the stage alone while Joe Biden was accompanied by Jill Biden.

But she did host two fundraisers for Log Cabin Republicans, the largest conservative LGBTQ+ organization: one at Mar-a-Lago and one at the Trumps' Trump Tower home in New York.