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LetMyPeopleVote

(176,235 posts)
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 01:34 PM Thursday

Melania furious that Minneapolis shooting eclipsed premiere of movie about her: biographer

Like trump, Melania believes everything is about her. How dare Alex Pretti get himself murdered on the date of the premier of this asshole's lame documentary

Melania Trump told her husband to course correct in Minneapolis because she was furious Alex Pretti's shooting put the release of the documentary about her life in the shade, according to a biographer of Donald Trump.

Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2026-01-28T18:25:36Z

https://www.rawstory.com/melania-movie

Melania Trump told her husband to course correct in Minneapolis because she was furious Alex Pretti's shooting put the release of the documentary about her life in the shade, according to a biographer of Donald Trump.

The first lady intervened in her husband's immigration enforcement operations because she thought uproar over last weekend's ICE shooting took focus off her premiere, writer Michael Wolff told the Daily Beast.

"This was supposed to be the Melania week," he said.

The 37-year-old ICU nurse Pretti was shot as he defended a woman from ICE agents on Saturday, video and multiple reports show.

Wolff characterized Trump as responsive to spousal pressure. He said: "Donald Trump is not moved by normal political considerations, but he is moved by a p---ed-off wife. What he does not want is a p---ed-off and uncontrolled Melania."

And, according to Wolff, Melania was "truly p---ed-off" as she considered the premiere of the $75 million film, scheduled for the Kennedy Center, was eclipsed.
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Melania furious that Minneapolis shooting eclipsed premiere of movie about her: biographer (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Thursday OP
Is this real??? orangecrush Thursday #1
The original story was in Daily Beast DBoon Thursday #3
Oh please JBTaurus83 Thursday #2
Let me say this in the gentlest way possible. mr715 Thursday #4
That IS gentle synni Thursday #12
Good JustAnotherGen Thursday #5
If the earth stood still for a week, her movie would still bomb because no one cares about her.. Deuxcents Thursday #6
I'm not buying it. Is she really that delusional? I doubt it. I don't think they ever thought it was going to do well tulipsandroses Thursday #7
Probably but they live in an incredibly isolated bubble underpants Thursday #9
Im sure part of the grift was a sum related to ticket sales... Volaris Thursday #16
Is she nude in it? Srkdqltr Thursday #8
This made me smile LetMyPeopleVote Thursday #10
I really don't care. Do U? regnaD kciN Thursday #11
A little factoid that should be emphasized Brother Buzz Thursday #15
Movie goers like their actresses on the younger side. Kid Berwyn Thursday #13
How would Wolff know? maxsolomon Thursday #14

Deuxcents

(25,865 posts)
6. If the earth stood still for a week, her movie would still bomb because no one cares about her..
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 01:52 PM
Thursday

Except maybe a few MAGA supporters and they’re not reserving seats, either.

tulipsandroses

(8,175 posts)
7. I'm not buying it. Is she really that delusional? I doubt it. I don't think they ever thought it was going to do well
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 01:59 PM
Thursday

It was a grift.

underpants

(195,439 posts)
9. Probably but they live in an incredibly isolated bubble
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 02:16 PM
Thursday

look at how out of touch Trump himself has been both after Pretti’s murder and how he thinks tossing out $crsos ti the masses will make him popular. Hell, he seems to actually think his polls aren’t in the crapper.

Brother Buzz

(39,681 posts)
15. A little factoid that should be emphasized
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 05:04 PM
Thursday

She wore that jacket during a trip to a migrant child detention centre.

Kid Berwyn

(23,509 posts)
13. Movie goers like their actresses on the younger side.
Thu Jan 29, 2026, 03:28 PM
Thursday

Not even the Surgeon General of Beverly Hills can help you now, Dahlink.

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