The first lady is not a dancing queen.
President Trump revealed to a gathering of House Republicans Tuesday that his wife Melania Trump hates his signature shimmy, declaring it “not presidential.”
“She hates when I dance. I said, ‘Everybody wants me to dance, darling,’” Trump said, recounting a mock marital spat before quoting his wife as saying: “It’s not presidential.”
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“She actually said, ‘Could you imagine FDR dancing?’ She said that to me,” added the president, who opted not to note that President Franklin Delano Roosevelt spent much of his 12-year presidency in a wheelchair after being paralyzed from the waist down due to polio.
Trump continued to re-enact the couple’s back-and-forth, telling the assembled lawmakers: “She says, ‘Darling, please.’ And I have to say this, ‘The dancing they really like.’ She said, ‘They don’t like it. They’re just being nice to you.’ I said, ‘That’s not right. The place goes crazy. They’re screaming, “Dance, please!”‘”
The commander-in-chief then risked additional wrath from his better half by showing off his moves following the conclusion of his 85-minute remarks.
Since Trump’s 2024 election victory, his hip-swaying, fist-pumping dance has been adopted by his supporters as well as prominent athletes — including UFC fighter Jon Jones and numerous pro and college football players.
