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Did Trump lash out at Melania over her lack of applause?

Trump and first lady seen in tense Marine One conversation after UN trip. Footage shows president pointing angry finger at his wife, while she shakes head.

by  Erez Linn
Published on  09-25-2025 23:11
Last modified: 09-26-2025 15:57
Did Trump lash out at Melania over her lack of applause?SAUL LOEB / AFP

US President Donald Trump speaks with First Lady Melania Trump onboard Marine One after arriving on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, September 23, 2025 | Photo: SAUL LOEB / AFP

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Donald Trump and Melania Trump engaged in a serious discussion. In Washington, D.C., this happened after the Marine One landing. The couple was returning from the New York United Nations General Assembly, where the president delivered his annual speech at the forum's General Debate. Footage shows President Trump gesturing as Melania shakes her head. They later walked hand-in-hand across the South Lawn. Reporters at the scene received a wave from President Trump.

US President Donald Trump speaks with First Lady Melania Trump onboard Marine One after arriving on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, September 23, 2025 (SAUL LOEB / AFP)

The president waved a finger at his wife, according to the footage obtained by Sky News video, while Melania Trump shakes her head. Disembarking from Marine One after their return from New York, the couple walks hand-in-hand across the White House's South Lawn. Preceding this exchange was a viral moment where Melania Trump failed to applaud her husband's UN speech at first, only offering two claps after noticing the cameras were focused on her.

@skynewsarabia جدال حاد بين ترامب وميلانيا داخل مروحيتهما #سوشال_سكاي ♬ original sound - SkyNewsArabia

Their New York visit included tense moments. Writing on Truth Social, President Trump, who is married for a third time, alleged that serious injury was narrowly avoided by himself and Melania prior to his UN speech. "A REAL DISGRACE took place at the United Nations yesterday – Not one, not two, but three very sinister events!" was written by President Trump, who claimed that a broken escalator could have gravely injured them. He also alleged that the simultaneous interpration of his speech was disrupted and the telemprompter was sabotaged.

Captan a los Trump discutiendo (Trump la acusa con el dedo y ella niega con la cabeza), después de que pillaran a Melania sin aplaudir el discurso de su marido en la ONU (sólo dio 2 palmadas cuando una cámara la apuntó). Según la primera dama, no se le escuchaba bien… pic.twitter.com/QWPQ1Mp630

— Patrycia Centeno (@PoliticayModa) September 26, 2025

"It's amazing that Melania and I didn't fall forward onto the sharp edges of these steel steps, face first. It was only that we were each holding the handrail tightly or, it would have been a disaster," the president was quoted as saying by the Daily Mail. The accidental stop of the escalator was later clarified by a UN spokesperson, who blamed a videographer from the American delegation for triggering the stop mechanism.

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