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Who Was at the 'Melania' Premiere?
Who Was at the ‘Melania’ Premiere?
Top White House officials streamed into the Kennedy Center on Thursday for a screening of Amazon’s new documentary about the first lady, Melania Trump.
President Trump and the first lady, Melania Trump, arriving at the Kennedy Center on Thursday for the premiere of “Melania,” Amazon’s new documentary about Mrs. Trump. Doug Mills/The New York Times
By The Styles Desk
Jan. 29, 2026
Updated 9:00 p.m. ET
After a $35 million marketing campaign, Amazon’s new Melania Trump documentary had an invitation-only premiere at the Kennedy Center on Thursday night, attended by right-wing influencers, Republican elected officials and members of President Trump’s cabinet.
It was not the first premiere for “Melania,” which was directed by the onetime Hollywood A-lister Brett Ratner. Last weekend, Mrs. Trump hosted a small screening at the White House, drawing a crowd that included Mike Tyson, Queen Rania of Jordan and several heads of tech companies.
Some attendees at that screening — including Apple’s chief executive, Tim Cook — were criticized for going to a glittering party the same day that Alex Pretti, a nurse at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital, was killed by federal agents in Minneapolis.
The film, which is being released in theaters nationwide on Friday, follows the first lady in the 20 days leading up to her husband’s second inauguration. Mrs. Trump’s production company was paid $40 million for the rights to “Melania” — an eye-popping figure for a documentary, which some have suggested could be an attempt by Amazon to curry favor with the Trump administration. ... For a White House that prizes loyalty, being invited to — and attending — a social event like this can offer insight into the power dynamics in President Trump’s Washington.
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Despite its being his wife’s big night, President Trump remained a center of attention. Doug Mills/The New York Times
Jesse McKinley contributed reporting.
Top White House officials streamed into the Kennedy Center on Thursday for a screening of Amazon’s new documentary about the first lady, Melania Trump.
President Trump and the first lady, Melania Trump, arriving at the Kennedy Center on Thursday for the premiere of “Melania,” Amazon’s new documentary about Mrs. Trump. Doug Mills/The New York Times
By The Styles Desk
Jan. 29, 2026
Updated 9:00 p.m. ET
After a $35 million marketing campaign, Amazon’s new Melania Trump documentary had an invitation-only premiere at the Kennedy Center on Thursday night, attended by right-wing influencers, Republican elected officials and members of President Trump’s cabinet.
It was not the first premiere for “Melania,” which was directed by the onetime Hollywood A-lister Brett Ratner. Last weekend, Mrs. Trump hosted a small screening at the White House, drawing a crowd that included Mike Tyson, Queen Rania of Jordan and several heads of tech companies.
Some attendees at that screening — including Apple’s chief executive, Tim Cook — were criticized for going to a glittering party the same day that Alex Pretti, a nurse at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital, was killed by federal agents in Minneapolis.
The film, which is being released in theaters nationwide on Friday, follows the first lady in the 20 days leading up to her husband’s second inauguration. Mrs. Trump’s production company was paid $40 million for the rights to “Melania” — an eye-popping figure for a documentary, which some have suggested could be an attempt by Amazon to curry favor with the Trump administration. ... For a White House that prizes loyalty, being invited to — and attending — a social event like this can offer insight into the power dynamics in President Trump’s Washington.
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Despite its being his wife’s big night, President Trump remained a center of attention. Doug Mills/The New York Times
Jesse McKinley contributed reporting.
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