Melania Trump's Guest List For President's Congressional Address Underscores Vast Social Differences From Biden Era

First Lady Melania Trump has invited over a dozen guests to her husband's address to Congress who have personal experiences that underscore key Trump administration policies that differ by worlds from his predecessor's Joe Biden.

President Donald Trump's address is expected to go heavy on his administration's early accomplishments and his vision for “the renewal of the American Dream.” Melania Trump’s guest list includes individuals whose stories reflect those policy priorities.

Notable Guests

Marc Fogel, a schoolteacher who was arrested in Moscow in 2021 for possessing medical marijuana, for which he was sentenced to 14 years in a Russian prison, will be there with his mother. Shortly after Trump's inauguration, Fogel was freed by Russia in a prisoner exchange.

Helen Comperatore and her daughters, Allyson and Kaylee, the widow and children of Corey Comperatore who died shielding his family during a shooting at a Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania this past summer were invited by the First Lady.

Also invited were Allyson and Lauren Phillips, mother and sister of Laken Riley, a Georgia nursing student killed by an undocumented immigrant with prior arrests.

Other guests invited by the First Lady include Elliston Berry, a Texas teenager victimized by deepfake images created by a school bully. Melania Trump was recently involved in a Capitol Hill roundtable supporting a bipartisan bill aimed at protecting individuals from the non-consensual dissemination of sexual images, including AI-generated deepfakes.

January Littlejohn, who sued a Florida school board for allegedly allowing her child to transition without parental consent will be on hand.

Stephanie Diller, widow of New York police officer Jonathan Diller, who was killed during a traffic stop in Queens.  and Roberto Ortiz, a U.S. Border Patrol agent and veteran, who has faced gunfire from cartel members near the Rio Grande will attend.

Others, reported Axios, include:

Jeff Denard, a longtime Nucor Steel worker, volunteer firefighter, and foster parent whose career enabled him to support his community; Alexis Nungaray, mother of Jocelyn Nungaray, a 12-year-old killed by two undocumented men in Houston.

Payton McNabb, a former high school athlete injured in a volleyball game by a transgender opponent, who attended the White House when Trump signed a ban on transgender women in women’s sports and Haley Ferguson, a former foster child and Fostering the Future scholarship recipient.

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