Trump praises Melania during RNC speech: 'My amazing wife'

Melania Trump is applauded as Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on Day 4 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., July 18, 2024. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Former President Donald Trump took a moment to praise his wife Melania during his Republican National Convention speech on Thursday.

"On this journey, I am deeply honored to be joined by my amazing wife, Melania," Trump told the crowd in Milwaukee during an emotional speech.

He then referred to her letter to America, in which she called for unity in the wake of the assassination attempt against her husband.

"I am thinking of you, now, my fellow Americans," she wrote. "Dawn is here again. Let us reunite. Now."

The former president praised the letter.

"And Melania, thank you very much. You also did something really beautiful. A letter to America calling for national unity. And it really took the Republican Party by surprise. I will tell you, it was beautiful,' he said.

"Some very serious people said that we should take that letter and put it as part of the Republican platform. That would be an honor, wouldn't it?"