Melania Trump wears an all-white suit to accompany her husband Donald to an ostentatious dinner at Mar-a-Lago with Hungarian autocrat leader Viktor Orban, who skipped a visit to the White House to rub shoulders with Republicans.

Melania Trump was seen alongside her husband Donald on Friday night at a formal dinner at Mar-a-Lago where the former president hosted Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

It was rare to see the former first lady wearing an all-white pants ensemble at the glitzy event.

She has barely been seen next to her husband during the 2024 election campaign.

Orbán posted images on his Instagram account of him and his staff meeting with Trump and the former president’s staff, then of the prime minister walking through the grounds and handing Melania Trump a giant bouquet of flowers.

In the video, Trump praised Orbán before a laughing crowd.

‘He’s an uncontroversial figure because he says, ‘This is how it’s going to be,’ and that’s it. Okay?’ Trump said of Hungary’s prime minister: “He’s the boss.”

Melania could be seen wearing an all-white pantsuit as she obediently followed her husband into the bedroom.

On Friday night, both Melania and Donald received a rapturous reception as they entered the beachfront resort’s grand ballroom.

The former president reached out to shake hands with some of his supporters, while his wife walked closely behind him, flashing a smile at one point.

Trump, as the likely Republican presidential candidate, has continued to embrace autocratic leaders who are part of a global backlash against democratic traditions.

Orbán has become an icon for some conservative populists for championing what he calls “illiberal democracy,” replete with restrictions on immigration and LGBTQ+ rights.

He has also cracked down on the press and judiciary in his country and restructured the country’s political system to keep his party in power while maintaining the closest relationship with Russia of any country in the European Union. .

In the United States, Trump’s allies have adopted Orbán’s approach.

On Thursday, as foreign dignitaries milled around Washington, D.C., ahead of President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, Orbán skipped the White House and instead spoke at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank that oversees Project 2025, the effort to “Create a government plan for Trump’s next term.”

‘Support families, fight against illegal migration and defend the sovereignty of our nations. This is the common ground for cooperation between conservative forces in Europe and the United States,” Orbán wrote on X, formerly Twitter, after his appearance on Heritage.

The couple entered to cheers and applause as they walked through the Mar-a-Lago ballroom.

Those present took out their phones to take a photo of the couple. Trump can be seen shaking hands with his supporters

Trump supporters seemed happy to see the couple enter together.

At one point, the former first lady almost seemed to smile as she surveyed the crowd.

Former President Trump and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban pose for photos at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, on Friday night.

Orbán then flew to Florida, where he met Trump on Friday afternoon at Mar-a-Lago.

Orbán’s approach appeals to Trump’s class of conservatives, who have abandoned their embrace of limited government and free markets for a system that sides with their own ideology, said Dalibor Rohac, a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.

“They want to use the tools of the government to reward their friends and punish their opponents, which is what Orbán has done,” Rohac said.

The meeting also comes at a time when Trump has continued to embrace authoritarians of all ideological stripes.

In the past, Trump has praised Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un.

Orbán’s government has reciprocated, repeatedly praising the former president.