Melania Trump stuns in $4,000 dress and red stilettos in rare appearance as she raises $1.4million at lavish Manhattan fundraiser... while husband Donald lays low after the debate

Melania Trump dazzled successful a fire-engine reddish Valentino dress connected Monday nighttime erstwhile she hosted a governmental fundraiser successful New York while Donald Trump continues to laic debased aft his statement pinch Joe Biden.

The erstwhile first woman stunned successful nan reddish sheath dress and red patent leather So Kate Christian Louboutin pumps, arsenic seen successful exclusive photos from Dailymail.com.

It was a uncommon quality by Melania, coming arsenic she hosted an friendly group astatine Trump Tower to raise money for nan Log Cabin Republicans, nan largest blimpish LGBTQ+ organization. 

Her difficult to miss quality came arsenic her hubby stayed down closed doors successful nan aftermath of nan first statesmanlike debate, wherever Joe Biden bombed truthful severely galore Democrats called connected him to exit from nan race.

The erstwhile president did telephone successful to Fox News' Sean Hannity connected Monday night. And he's been progressive connected his Truth Social account. Tuesday evening he will clasp a rally astatine Trump Doral, his Miami play club.

But different he vanished from nan nationalist shape pinch his advisers saying he is sitting backmost to watch nan Democratic chaos.

Melania, meanwhile, was successful New York to clasp her 2nd fundraiser of nan twelvemonth for Log Cabin Republicans.

She opened up nan Trumps' backstage penthouse for nan event. Their location takes up 3 floors of Trump Tower. 

Guests including erstwhile Trump White House charismatic Kellyanne Conway, erstwhile Senator Kelly Loeffler and her hubby Jeff Sprecher, businessman Bryan Eure and his hubby Bill White, erstwhile acting head of U.S. National Intelligence Richard Grenell, and philanthropists Nazee and Joseph Moinian.

The arena raised $1.4 million, Grenell announced connected X. 

'.@MelaniaTrump opened her NYC Penthouse coming to raise money for @LogCabinGOP. It’s nan first run arena ever held astatine nan Trump residence. And we raised $1.4 cardinal successful 1 night. Our extremity is to get 50% of nan cheery ballot for Donald Trump,' Grenell wrote.

Charles Moran, nan caput of nan group, called nan evening an 'amazingly spectacular event.' 

For nan occasion, Melania opted to rewear a dress she had worn before. She first donned nan sleeveless reddish crepe midi dress by Valentino, estimated astatine $4,000, successful April 2017 erstwhile she and then-President Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping astatine Mar-a-Lago.

Red is simply a fortunate colour successful China. 

The first arena that Melania hosted for Log Cabin Republicans was held successful April astatine nan Trumps' Mar-a-Lago estate. 

At that time, she pushed for 'equality for all' successful her remarks to nan crowd.  

Monday nighttime marked a uncommon governmental quality by nan erstwhile first lady.

She did not be nan first statesmanlike debate. She has yet to be a governmental arena for her hubby this twelvemonth - a stark opposition to Jill Biden who campaigns regularly for Joe Biden and rushed to his broadside onstage aft nan debate.

Melania Trump has seldom showed nationalist support for her hubby arsenic he seeks a 2nd word successful nan White House.

She joined Trump erstwhile he announced his 2024 statesmanlike bid successful November of past year. But, otherwise, she only appeared astatine 1 fundraiser for his run and went to ballot pinch her hubby in Florida's primary. 

'Stay tuned,' she told reporters erstwhile asked if she'd run for Trump.

But it's unclear what she meant by that. 

She was past seen successful nationalist successful New York City successful precocious June, leaving Trump Tower, beating nan power successful a summertime skirt and achromatic shirt. 

Melania and Donald Trump were past seen successful nationalist together successful May astatine Barron's precocious schoolhouse graduation.