Melania Trump made a glamorous return to the White House on Saturday night, wearing an elegant tuxedo that matched President Trump’s formal attire for a dinner with the nation’s governors.
The president and first lady hosted the National Governors Association dinner in the East Room of the White House, where the commander-in-chief paid tribute to his wife.
“She worked hard on making sure everything was very beautiful. She’s very good at that,” Trump said.
Melania wore a black-and-white pantsuit with a cummerbund, skipping the traditional bowtie and leaving the top two buttons of her white tuxedo top undone. She had worn a similar outfit in her official White House portrait.
The president, dressed in a traditional tuxedo, playfully suggested that the next president might be sitting among the governors.
“I have some suspicions, but you never know,” Trump joked.
He also promised the group he would work across the aisle to solve the nation’s problems.
“My [phone] number, write it in your wallets and write it on your person, because I am open to anybody—Republican or Democrat. If we can help you, you’re going to call me up, and we’ll take care of it,” Trump said, drawing laughs from the crowd.
“I’ll take maybe even the Democrat call first,” he added.
Melania had been absent from the numerous visits by foreign leaders during Trump’s first weeks in the White House. The first lady has said she will divide her time between the capital, New York City—where her son Barron is a freshman at New York University—and South Florida.
Earlier this month, she announced that the White House was once again open to the public for tours. Tours had been halted in January during the transition as the Bidens moved out and the Trumps moved in.
