First Lady Melania Trump promotes movie on New York Stock Exchange
First lady Melania Trump promoted her new movie at the New York Stock Exchange.
here we go again.
Melania Trump will be the star for the second time in less than a week.
After a special screening at the White House on January 24th, Melania, a new documentary chronicling the 20 days leading up to her husband Donald Trump’s second inauguration as president, will be officially released on January 29th.
The event will be held at the Trump Kennedy Center (formerly the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts) and will be attended by guests from the worlds of entertainment, politics, sports and news.
There will be families too.
In addition to Donald Trump Jr., famous Indian musicians AR Rahman (of Slumdog Millionaire fame), Jordan Belfort (author of The Wolf of Wall Street), former New York City Mayor Eric Adams, hip-hop star Waka Flocka Frame, Fox News host Maria Bartiromo, political activist Jack Posobiec, and FIFA president Gianni Infantino are also expected to attend the premiere. Second Lady Usha Vance will be in attendance, as well as several members of the Trump administration, including Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
The first lady will also be joined by the film’s director Brett Ratner and producers Fernando Souritin and Mark Beckman. Melania Trump is also a producer on the film, which will be released by Amazon MGM Studios.
In addition to the first lady and her son Barron, attendees at the White House premiere on January 24 included Mike Tyson, Queen Rania, Erica Kirk, Tony Robbins, Apple CEO Tim Cook, NYSE President Lynn Martin, and Zoom CEO Eric Yuan. Ratner, the film’s director, and fashion photographer Ellen von Unwerth, who worked on the film, were also in attendance.
Amazon MGM Studios’ synopsis for the 104-minute film reads, “Step into the world of Melania Trump as she orchestrates her inauguration plans, navigates the complexities of the White House transition, and returns her family to the nation’s capital,” adding that it will include “exclusive footage of important meetings, private conversations, and never-before-seen environments.”
The first lady also rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on January 28th ahead of the film’s release.
“Movies bring families and friends together, sitting side by side and sharing a collective moment,” Melania Trump said at the New York Stock Exchange. “In doing so, they will not only see my film, but participate in a great American tradition and become part of our country’s history.”
The documentary’s trailer opens with a shot of Melania Trump telling the camera, “Here we go again,” on Inauguration Day in January 2025.
The film is scheduled for worldwide release in select theaters on Friday, January 30th.
Contributor: Melina Khan; Francesca Chambers
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy is USA TODAY’s White House correspondent. You can follow her at X @SwapnaVenugopal.
