Donald Trump’s Dancing Is Giving Melania The Ick

People have questioned President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump’s marriage for years now, and the president’s recent rant isn’t helping clear things up. If you’ve ever wondered how Melania manages to deal with some of the embarrassing things her husband does, it sounds like she’s tried to intervene and talk to him about his behavior — but to no avail. During a recent speech to House Republicans, Trump revealed that his wife thinks his behavior seems “unpresidential” at times. Has that stopped him from doing what he wants? It doesn’t seem like it.

Trump made it clear that his wife is not a fan of his dancing.

However, he seemingly concluded that because other people appreciate his dancing, it’s totally fine. His logic seems to be that having been elected president means he’s “presidential” enough by default, but Melania clearly disagrees. During his rant about how his wife doesn’t like his dancing, Trump gave an overview of a conversation they had about it. Based on his description, it sounds like Melania didn’t hold back, and even told him that the people who act like they like his dancing are just being polite.

“My wife hates when I do this,” Trump told the Republicans. “She’s a very classy person, right? She said, ‘It’s so unpresidential.’ I said, ‘But I did become president.'” And honestly, this comment alone makes it sound like a pretty exasperating conversation.

But it didn’t end there.

Trump continued to defend his dancing by saying “everybody” (except Melania, apparently) likes it. “I said everybody wants me to dance,” he continued. Meanwhile, Melania reportedly said, “Darling, it’s not presidential.” And while Trump’s dancing seems to be giving Melania the ick, it’s definitely not the only thing that bothers her. She also hates the way he has doing offensive weightlifting impressions while criticizing trans athletes.

Even though she hates it, he still did it that day, with the caveat that he actually wanted to be “more effusive,” but he couldn’t because he had “somebody watching.”

Trump claimed that his wife told him that “the weightlifting is terrible.” He clearly pushed back on this. “I have to say this, the dancing, they really like,” he said. “[Melania] said, ‘They don’t like it, they’re just being nice to you.’ I said, ‘That is not right. The place goes crazy.’ They’re screaming, ‘Dance!’”

Rumors about their marriage have been circulating for some time now.

This all feels like a lot to deal with, but it’s possible that Melania survives by dealing with it from some level of distance. Technically, the president and first lady remain married, but sources have claimed that they’re not a married couple in the traditional sense. In 2025, biographer Michael Wolff alleged that they’re actually “separated” and “do not in any way inhabit a marriage as we define marriage.”

Similarly, a source who spoke to Hollywood insider Rob Shuter claimed that Melania cannot stand being too close to her husband (per RadarOnline). “Melania simply cannot live under the same roof with Donald,” that insider alleged. “They’ve been operating this way for years, separate bedrooms, separate schedules, separate worlds.”