Overview
- Speaking at a White House Military Mother's Day event on Wednesday, President Trump said his phone kept changing “Melania” to “Melody” or “Melanie” and that he asked the U.S. military to fix it.
- He told the audience he did not realize autocorrect was to blame at first and publicly said to Melania, “I apologize.”
- A clip of the exchange spread widely on social media after commentator Nick Sortor shared it on X, drawing jokes and criticism.
- The story revived a May 2018 episode when Trump posted “Melanie” in a tweet about the first lady’s surgery, then deleted and corrected it.
- Some commentators questioned his explanation, citing past checks that found platforms would not autochange “Melania,” and noting that adding a name to contacts can stop such corrections.