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Donald Trump, Melania, Oscars, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Donald Trump will declare war on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences if Melania’s documentary doesn’t win an Oscar. Photo credit: DonkeyHotey / WhoWhatWhy (CC BY-SA 2.0) See complete attribution below.

Be Prepared for Armageddon If the Melania Movie Doesn’t Win an Oscar

02/01/26

Was the Melania doc a way to bribe Mrs. Trump to serve as First Lady for four more years? If so, she scored: $28 million, plus a share of the profits, plus publicity.

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President Donald Trump needed Melania Trump to perform her duties as First Lady in the second Trump term. Evidence that she enjoys the role is nonexistent. Is it possible that this gift documentary from Jeff Bezos was part of a transaction to ensure that Melania would stick it out for another four years? I’d like to see the agreement. 

Melania got $28 million up front plus 70 percent of the profits, if there are any. She also gets the prestige of having a film about her released and promoted (remember, any publicity is good publicity!). And she’s basking in MAGA cult adoration. Only time will tell how much more she will earn. 

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The cartoon above was created by DonkeyHotey for WhoWhatWhy from these images: Donald Trump Caricature (DonkeyHotey / Flickr – CC BY 2.0), Oscar (Alan Light / Wikimedia – CC BY 2.0), poster (Amazon MGM Studios / Wikipedia), and background (Pete For America / Flickr – PDM 1.0).

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