Melania Trump launched an attack on 'oppressed' socialism during a rally (Image: GETTY)
Taking to the stage to introduce her husband, Mrs Trump decried communism while telling Venezuelan-Americans that she understands what it is like to live without freedom. According to the Washington Examiner, Mrs Trump said: “Many of you in the room know what it feels like to be blessed with freedom after living under the oppression of socialism and communism.” Her surprise appearance comes as tensions in Venezuela continue to grow amid an ongoing row between the country’s former president and current interim leader.
She added: “Today we must let the Venezuelan people hear us all with one united voice.
“There's hope. We are free and we pray together loudly and proudly that soon the people of Venezuela will be free as well.
"My husband is here today because he cares deeply about the