Melania Trump was paid $ 237,000 to attend a political campaign event in April 2023. It was revealed in Trump’s latest financial disclosure form but referred to payment for appearing at an event organized by Log Cabin Republicans, which is an organization that seeks to promote conservatism in the LGBT community. While Melania Trump also addressed another Log Cabin Republicans event in July, it is still unclear whether she received money for that performance, with some sources claiming that she demanded a ‘similar’ amount for the second appearance.
The financial disclosure also did not state who covered Melania Trump’s payment, and that made the issue even more entailing. Charles Moran, the president of the Log Cabin Republicans, form declared that his organization did not pay her to appear, and questions have arisen as to who eventually paid the vast sum of money.
This is not the first time Melania Trump has been paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for doing nothing at a political rally. In 2022, she made $250,000 for the second time for another event by the Log Cabin Republicans. Also, she has allegedly been paid 250,000 USD for the other two times she has been invited to speak on other occasions. In 2021, she also made $155,000 for performing in a “Make America Great Again, Again” Super PAC.
Virginia Canter, the chief ethics counsel at the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, commonly known as CREW, noted that it is rare for the office of the President to make such payments. She said it is rare for politicians’ wives to be paid to attend or speak at political activities. She said, “It looks rather selfish. The latter we used to see, although, from my general observation, I am not used to seeing that.” This commentary tries to focus on certain ethical issues as to the financial aspect of Melania’s activities within the framework of the current political processes.
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