On Saturday night, hours after ICE agents killed a man in Minnesota, President Trump hosted a group of tech moguls for a showing of Melania, the new documentary about the first lady.
Per Deadline, the attendees for the movie included “Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Amazon MGM Studio head Mike Hopkins, Barron Trump, Tony Robbins, Brett Ratner, Erika Kirk, Mike Tyson, Queen Rania of Jordan, New York Stock Exchange CEO Lynn Martin, Zoom CEO Eric Yuan, [and] General Electric CEO Larry Culp.”
The film was shown in the White House’s East Room, “projected on a giant display and guests seated in rows of chairs,” as the traditional White House movie theater was torn down along with the rest of the East Wing, to build Trump’s new ballroom, which will also include a movie theater.
MELANIA, the film
A Historic MomentI am deeply humbled to have been surrounded by an inspiring room of friends, family, and cultural iconoclasts at the White House last night. Each of these individuals each brought their unique vision to the world, making a lasting… pic.twitter.com/NmAUuEQp2L
— MELANIA TRUMP (@MELANIATRUMP) January 25, 2026
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“I am deeply humbled to have been surrounded by an inspiring room of friends, family, and cultural iconoclasts at the White House last night. Each of these individuals each brought their unique vision to the world, making a lasting impression,” the First Lady posted on X.
The Saturday showing is not to be confused with the official premiere of the film, which is scheduled for the “Trump” Kennedy Center next Thursday, ahead of the film’s release in theaters on Friday. The film has not been made available to film critics ahead of its release.
Some Democrats, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) criticized the White House for going ahead with the event, following the shooting in Minnesota.
Today DHS assassinated a VA nurse in the street, Bondi is attempting to extort voter files, and half the country is bracing on the eve of a potentially crippling ice storm with FEMA gutted.
So what is the President up to? Having a movie night at the White House.
He’s unfit. https://t.co/fW1dzoZ8uH
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 25, 2026
“Today DHS assassinated a VA nurse in the street, Bondi is attempting to extort voter files, and half the country is bracing on the eve of a potentially crippling ice storm with FEMA gutted. So what is the President up to? Having a movie night at the White House. He’s unfit,” AOC said on X.
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