Melania Trump has told the Daily Mail how her life became topsy-turvy when her husband was elected for a second, nonconsecutive term.
As she was readjusting to private life after four years as First Lady, she was thrown back into the world of politics when Donald Trump won the 2024 election.
At last night’s premiere of her new documentary, Melania: Twenty Days to History, the 55-year-old detailed why she wanted to give Americans a behind-the-scenes look at her life leading up to her husband’s second inauguration.
‘Can you talk a little bit about your inspiration for focusing on these 20 days before inauguration?’ the Daily Mail asked on the red carpet, which the First Lady painted black in line with the color scheme of the film’s promotion.
‘Well, it was my life,’ Melania said, walking alongside the President. ‘So people will see it transitioning from private citizen to being the First Lady again.’
‘The schedule was very intense, they followed me from morning until evening,’ the mother of one added.
‘And you will see what I have to do and what I did from planning the inauguration, to running my business… taking care of the family, moving to the White House, meeting with security detail, establishing the East Wing and hiring the people that need to work for me – but also they work for the American people.’
The movie, made by Amazon, hit theaters nationwide today, but administration officials, politicians, MAGA influencers and sports and music industry stars were invited to a screening at the Trump-Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, last night.
Melania Trump told the Daily Mail at last night’s premiere that her film will give viewers a look into how her private life was turned on its head when her husband was reelected
President Trump and the First Lady attend the premiere of Melania: Twenty Days to History at the Trump-Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, last night
Melania told the Daily Mail that ‘people will see it transitioning from private citizen to being the First Lady again’ in the film, which covers the run-up to her husband’s second inauguration
Some walked the carpet and spoke with the press, but others – such as rapper Nicki Minaj – opted for a private arrival.
The President’s oldest son, Donald Trump Jr, held an after-party at his Executive Club in Georgetown featuring a performance by singer Akon.
The film offers a peek behind the curtain, with multiple crews following Melania from New York City to West Palm Beach, Florida and Washington, DC.
President Trump called the movie his wife’s ‘baby.’
‘This was her views, it’s her feel, and she’s done a great job,’ Trump told the Daily Mail. ‘I think you’re going to really like it. This is a really good movie. It’s a beautiful movie. It’s a documentary of sorts, but it explains the White House.’
Melania said she hoped people will ‘know me a little bit more’ by watching the film.
‘I’m a very private person and a very selective person. What I do, what I don’t do; when I talk, when I don’t talk. And that’s my choice,’ she told Fox News panel The Five last night.
‘Nobody is in charge of me and I’m not in charge of anybody else.’
