Melania and Donald are all smiles as they make rare public outing together at Al Smith dinner in NYC

Donald Trump and Melania Trump are all smiles as they make a rare public appearance together at the Al Smith charity dinner in New York City.

The former president and former first lady appeared at the dinner both dressed in black-tie outfits on Thursday night Trump smiled, raised his fist and shook hands as he made his way to his seat.

Trump will speak at the event later on Thursday evening.

Melania has been notably absent from the campaign trail. Over the last year, she has attended only a handful of rallies and events, often avoiding the spotlight while there. She also broke a long-running tradition by attending but not speaking at the Republican National Convention in July.

However, the former first lady has been in the public eye in recent weeks as she promotes her memoir, Melania.

The Al Smith dinner is an annual event to raise money for Catholic charities. Attending the dinner has been a tradition among major party presidential candidates since the 1960s.

But, Kamala Harris’s team confirmed last month that the vice president will not be attending. This makes her the first presidential candidate for a major party to do so in decades.

Instead, Harris spent the day campaigning in Wisconsin, a key swing state.

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