{"id":241936,"date":"2026-01-13T04:10:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T04:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/241936\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T04:10:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T04:10:10","slug":"trump-delivers-two-word-verdict-on-melanias-movie-before-its-premiere-at-kennedy-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/241936\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump delivers two-word verdict on Melania\u2019s movie before its premiere at Kennedy Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your support helps us to tell the story<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 iCTyfe\">From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it&#8217;s investigating the financials of Elon Musk&#8217;s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, &#8216;The A Word&#8217;, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 iCTyfe\">At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 iCTyfe\">The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.<\/p>\n<p>Your support makes all the difference.Read more<\/p>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/trump-acting-president-venezuela-wikipedia-b2898695.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Trump<\/a> has delivered the first review of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/melania-trump-documentary-trailer-reactions-b2886395.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">controversial Amazon documentary<\/a> about his wife, the First Lady: \u201cIt\u2019s incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s despite the president admitting he hasn\u2019t seen the finished article, just clips, but said he\u2019s looking forward to the full release. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve seen pieces of it, it\u2019s incredible \u2026 she did a book and the book was a big number one best seller, and this is a movie and it seems to be captivating a lot of people\u2019s attention,\u201d Trump told a gaggle of reporters on board <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/trump-stairs-air-force-one-assassination-b2848658.html\" title=\"Trump forced to board Air Force One using small stairs after \u2018hunting stand\u2019 found with line of sight to plane\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Air Force One<\/a> on Sunday. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve seen pieces of it, it\u2019s incredible \u2026 she did a book and the book was a big number one best seller, and this is a movie and it seems to be captivating a lot of people\u2019s attention,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2254208340.jpeg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p>open image in gallery<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe premier [is going to be] at the Trump Kennedy Center, it will be very exciting. It\u2019s a very hard ticket I can tell you, everybody, Wayne Gretzky and his wife Janet \u2026 he said last night \u2018gee I wanna go\u2019. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody wants tickets to the premiere. I think it\u2019s going to be great.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The film MELANIA is scheduled for release on January 30. It follows her over the 20 days leading up to the president\u2019s inauguration as she prepares to transition back to the White House. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone wants to know, so here it is,\u201d the First Lady says in the documentary trailer. <\/p>\n<p>Clips cut throughout the trailer show Melania preparing for the president\u2019s inauguration, rallies, and meetings. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/558142642_1208028381361045_6313596583577200845_n.jpg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Melania Trump featured in her upcoming documentary 'Melania'\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p>open image in gallery<\/p>\n<p>Melania Trump featured in her upcoming documentary &#8216;Melania&#8217; (Amazon MGM Studios \/ Facebook)<\/p>\n<p>In one clip, Melania is in a hotel room on the phone to Trump as she congratulates her husband.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid you watch it?\u201d Trump can be heard asking. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did not, no, yeah, I will see it on the news,\u201d Melania responded. <\/p>\n<p>The documentary marks a comeback for director Brett Ratner, who previously helmed hits such as Rush Hour, Tower Heist, and X-Men, before he was blacklisted in Hollywood following a string of sexual harassment allegations made against him. He has consistently denied any wrongdoing. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Melania_Trump_95498.jpg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The documentary marks a comeback for director Brett Ratner, who previously helmed hits such as Rush Hour, Tower Heist, and X-Men, before he was blacklisted in Hollywood in 2017\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p>open image in gallery<\/p>\n<p>The documentary marks a comeback for director Brett Ratner, who previously helmed hits such as Rush Hour, Tower Heist, and X-Men, before he was blacklisted in Hollywood in 2017 (2017 Invision)<\/p>\n<p>The news, reported by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/brett-ratner-says-hell-step-away-warner-bros-harassment-claims-1054025\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>, follows a statement issued by the producer in which he responded to sexual misconduct claims <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/films\/news\/brett-ratner-olivia-munn-sexual-harassment-misconduct-accusations-a8031821.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">made by six women<\/a>, including actresses Olivia Munn and Natasha Henstridge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn light of the allegations being made, I am choosing to personally step away from all Warner Bros.-related activities,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t want to have any possible negative impact to the studio until these personal issues are resolved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/amazon\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a> paid a whopping $40 million to license the film<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/melania-trump\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">.<\/a> It will stream on Prime Video, along with a several-episode follow-up docuseries, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon did not confirm how much it paid to license the documentary; it is unclear how much of that amount will go to the First Lady, who also serves as an executive producer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":241937,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[93,61,60,270],"class_list":{"0":"post-241936","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-ie","10":"tag-ireland","11":"tag-movies"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=241936"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241936\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/241937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=241936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=241936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=241936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}