{"id":198702,"date":"2026-01-31T00:25:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T00:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/im-an-immigrant-melania-trump-talks-role-legacy-at-movie-premiere-usa-today\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T00:25:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T00:25:03","slug":"im-an-immigrant-melania-trump-talks-role-legacy-at-movie-premiere-usa-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/im-an-immigrant-melania-trump-talks-role-legacy-at-movie-premiere-usa-today\/","title":{"rendered":"'I'm an immigrant.' Melania Trump talks role, legacy at movie premiere – USA Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON \u2014 Madonna. Cher. Adele.\u00a0Zendaya.\u00a0Now, you can add one more to the list of\u00a0those who need\u00a0be\u00a0known by only one name \u2014\u00a0Melania<\/a>.\u00a0
First lady Melania Trump<\/a> celebrated\u00a0the world premiere of her self-titled documentary, “Melania<\/a>,” at the newly renamed Trump-Kennedy Center<\/a> on Jan. 29.\u00a0The more than hour and a half long movie\u00a0chronicles the\u00a020 days\u00a0leading up to President\u00a0Donald Trump<\/a>‘s 2025 inauguration through the first lady\u2019s eyes\u00a0\u2014 highlighting\u00a0her fashion choices, diplomatic\u00a0engagements and behind-the-scenes work in Trump\u2019s orbit.\u00a0\u00a0
“They will see day to day what my life is like,” the first lady said\u00a0of audiences who\u00a0watch\u00a0the film.\u00a0\u00a0
The distinctly Washington, DC, red carpet\u00a0\u2014\u00a0devoid of the ballgowns, tuxedos, glitz, and glam Americans are used to seeing during Hollywood awards shows \u2014 attracted a bevy of Trump administration officials, Republican politicians,\u00a0and a few celebrities, including rapper\u00a0Nicki Minaj<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0
They walked along the\u00a0black colored carpet with the first lady\u2019s name splayed\u00a0behind them on a white backdrop, praising her\u00a0as “poised” and\u00a0“dignified.”\u00a0Above the area,\u00a0flags representing countries with U.S. diplomatic ties were displayed in the rafters in the grand entrance of the Trump-Kennedy Center.
The\u00a0who’s who of attendees\u00a0included House Speaker Mike Johnson<\/a>, Commerce Secretary Howard\u00a0Lutnick, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, and Health and\u00a0Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, among others.\u00a0The cabinet officials arrived at the premiere fresh off a meeting with the president<\/a> as a potential government shutdown looms.
Most wore toned-down cocktail attire \u2014 women in black dresses and men in simple suits \u2014 though Kennedy drew particular attention for his extra-skinny tie with tiny red crabs.\u00a0Addressing\u00a0the outfit, Kennedy\u00a0said he pays someone to make his ties “skinnier.”\u00a0
“I have nothing but admiration,” Kennedy\u00a0said of\u00a0the first lady, noting that she was among the primary supporters of his\u00a0initiative\u00a0to improve childhood health.\u00a0“She’s a multidimensional person, not the caricature that we’ve been fed.”\u00a0
The politician-studded celebration came amid\u00a0rising\u00a0backlash\u00a0across the country to\u00a0the Trump administration\u2019s immigration enforcement<\/a> techniques after two U.S. citizens were fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis in recent weeks.\u00a0\u00a0
Melania Trump reflected on her past during the premiere when asked about\u00a0how her life\u00a0reflected that of the American people she serves.\u00a0\u00a0
“I\u2019m an immigrant, I’m coming from a different country,” the first lady told USA TODAY.\u00a0“I’m very proud to be an American citizen.”\u00a0
The first lady moved to the United States<\/a> from Slovenia in 1996 to work as a model. She gained citizenship in 2006.\u00a0Before the premiere, Melania Trump called for “unity”\u00a0in light of\u00a0protests over her husband’s immigration policies and said she was “against the violence.”\u00a0
Amazon\u2019s MGM Studios\u00a0paid\u00a0$40 million\u00a0for the first\u00a0lady’s\u00a0documentary\u00a0and is spending\u00a0another\u00a0$35 million on marketing.\u00a0Melania Trump, 55, also launched her\u00a0own production company<\/a>, Muse Films, ahead of the movie’s release.\u00a0
Amid questions over immigration enforcement and foreign affairs, the president applauded\u00a0his wife on the carpet and said his legacy was “intertwined” with hers.\u00a0\u00a0
As for Melania Trump, she said\u00a0she’s\u00a0not\u00a0ready to talk about legacy.
“It’s too early,” she answered.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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WASHINGTON \u2014 Madonna. Cher. Adele.\u00a0Zendaya.\u00a0Now, you can add one more to the list of\u00a0those who need\u00a0be\u00a0known by only one name \u2014\u00a0Melania.\u00a0First lady Melania Trump celebrated\u00a0the world premiere of her self-titled documentary, “Melania,” at the newly renamed Trump-Kennedy Center on Jan. 29.\u00a0The more than hour and a half long movie\u00a0chronicles the\u00a020 days\u00a0leading up to President\u00a0Donald Trump‘s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":198703,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-198702","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=198702"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198702\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/198703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=198702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=198702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=198702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}