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Melania Trump Promotes Prime Video Documentary, Drawing Heat Over Timing

Critics cite U.S.-Israel coordination on Iran after she called it Prime Video’s number one movie worldwide.

Overview

  • Melania Trump posted on X that her documentary is the top movie on Prime Video worldwide after its streaming release.
  • Her update drew sharp pushback on social media, with detractors calling the move gross and a vanity project and urging focus on First Lady responsibilities during the Iran crisis.
  • Supporters countered with praise, describing the film as stunning and classy and sharing positive viewing reactions.
  • The documentary, an Amazon-MGM production directed by Brett Ratner, chronicles 20 days leading to the president’s second inauguration and launched on Prime Video on March 9.
  • It opened in theaters earlier this year with roughly $7 million reported, among the stronger non-musical documentary debuts in about a decade.