Former President Donald Trump sits for a town hall hosted by Laura Ingraham on Fox News' "The Ingraham Angle" in Greenville, South Carolina (Paul Steinhauser - Fox News )
"You know, a lot of first ladies would go out — they want to be everywhere. They get angry at their husband because he’s not introducing them," Trump continued. "If I didn’t introduce Melania, she’d be very happy about it. She’s just a different kind of a person."
Melania has been largely absent from her husband's 2024 presidential bid thus far, making few public appearances and staying out of the media.
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Former President Donald Trump attends the funeral of mother-in-law Amalija Knavs alongside his wife Melania, son Barron, and father-in-law Viktor Knavs at the Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea in Palm Beach, Florida. (Alon Skuy for Fox News Digital)
"And she loves the country," Trump added. "She’s going to be out a lot, but she does it for the good of the country, not for her. She’s somebody with a lot of confidence. She doesn’t need that."
Trump's Fox News town hall came four days before South Carolina's Republican presidential primary, which commences Saturday.
The latest public opinion polls indicate that he maintains a very large double-digit lead over former U.N. ambassador and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, his last major rival for the GOP nomination.
Timothy Nerozzi is a writer for Fox News Digital. You can follow him on Twitter @timothynerozzi and can email him at timothy.nerozzi@fox.com
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