Donald Trump's Confession About Melania's Big Movie Says Everything About Their Marriage

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It continues to baffle people why Donald Trump and Melania Trump stay together, and the president's latest comments have only befuddled them more. Perhaps people will figure it out when "Melania," a documentary about the 20 days before Donald's second inauguration from Melania's perspective, hits theaters on January 30, 2026, but it's more than likely the film won't dispel any rumors about the distance in their marriage. In fact, it's already revealing the cold indifference that seems to exist between the two.

When Donald was asked about the documentary while aboard Air Force One, he admitted that he had not yet seen all of "Melania," telling reporters, "I've seen pieces of it," he said via X (formerly known as Twitter). The movie is 1 hour and 44 minutes long, and we know that Donald doesn't get a lot of sleep, so it seems like he could have found a two-hour time frame to devote to arguably the biggest project his wife has ever been involved in. However, it seems like Donald just doesn't have (or want to make) the time to watch a documentary all about his wife.

Reporter: Have you seen the Melania movie yet?

Trump: I've seen pieces of it. It's incredible. It's going to be doing the premier at The Trump Kennedy Center. It's a very hard ticket. Everybody—Wayne Gretzky and his wife...everybody wants tickets. pic.twitter.com/4B2Hxpm43P

— Acyn (@Acyn) January 12, 2026

Donald also noted that the movie was going to have its premiere at the so-called Trump Kennedy Center, which isn't really the flex that he thinks it is. The president recently had his name added to the prestigious cultural center, and the rebranding has been costing the venue more than just its reputation, from the legal costs of lawsuits to the financial losses from numerous artists cancelling their events.

Donald tried to hype up the premiere, claiming, "It's a very hard ticket." He gave an example: "Wayne Gretzky and his wife Janet, beautiful wife. Great wife. ... Everybody wants tickets." It's not clear if Donald himself will be attending the event, nor why Gretzky would be particularly interested in attending (and why his wife's looks are relevant in any way).

Netizens immediately reacted to Donald Trump's claims about Melania Trump's documentary with immense skepticism. As one person wrote on X, "No, everybody does not want tickets to her $40 million vanity project. I'm sure they had to hire seat fillers." Others thought it was funny that Wayne Gretzky, a Canadian hockey player who retired in 1999, was the most prominent example of "everybody" that Donald could come up with.

Some people had an explanation for why Donald hadn't seen the movie, and spoiler: It's not because he's busy with his job as president. "He would never watch something about someone else, even his wife," one person wrote on X, echoing the opinions of many others. Another person posted, "If her own husband doesn't want to watch it.... It must be awful..."

It's not a huge surprise that Donald hasn't paid that close attention to Melania's documentary. Back in Fall 2024, when her book "Melania" was released, Donald was fine admitting that he hadn't read it. He does seem like more of a movie watcher than a book reader, though (if Donald can even read at all), so between the two versions of his wife's biography, it's more likely that he may one day watch the whole documentary. Who knows, maybe it will be the in-flight movie one day on Air Force One? We're not going to hold our breath either way.