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Donald Trump Says Melania Trump Calls His Rally Gestures 'Not Presidential'

Trump said Melania called some rally gestures “not presidential” as he praised her documentary and joked about its box office performance.

  • On Saturday, October 10, 2026, President Donald Trump held a rally in Clarksville, Tennessee, revealing that First Lady Melania Trump considers his theatrical gestures 'not presidential' and 'not at all elegant'.
  • Trump pivoted to the documentary 'Melania', directed by Brett Ratner, joking that the film's popularity creates an issue because 'there is only room for one star in the family'.
  • Amazon MGM Studios paid $40 million for the documentary's rights and spent roughly $35 million on marketing, yet the film grossed $16.6 million worldwide, a fraction of the total investment.
  • These comments follow a separate rally in San Antonio, Texas, on Wednesday, October 7, where Trump claimed Melania corrected his pronunciation of 'vegan' and addresses him as 'sir'.
  • Neither the Tennessee nor Texas accounts provide independent evidence of the couple's private conversations, as Melania has not publicly confirmed the president's representations of their interactions.
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Raw Story broke the news in Washington, United States on Saturday, October 10, 2026.
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