Melania Trump made a rare public appearance Thursday night at the Republican National Convention as an apparent show of support for husband Donald Trump—but broke with decades of tradition by declining to speak at the event.
Melania appeared from backstage and walked onto the convention floor as the choral symphony by Ludwig Van Beethoven—Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125—played on the loudspeakers. Her stately introduction stood in stark contrast with the previous speaker, the professional wrestler Hulk Hogan, who ripped his shirt off in a particularly bombastic display.
Melania was then followed up by a lively Kid Rock performance afterwards.
