Melania Trump had ‘terrible moment of revulsion’ while dancing with husband at inauguration ball: Expert

Body language expert Mark Bowden said the first lady appeared uncomfortable while sharing the dance floor with Trump at the Commander-in-Chief ball
UPDATED JAN 22, 2025
President Donald Trump dances with his wife first lady Melania Trump at the Liberty Inaugural Ball on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump dances with his wife first lady Melania Trump at the Liberty Inaugural Ball on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC: Melania Trump reportedly shared an awkward moment with her husband Donald Trump while dancing at the inauguration ball.

A body language expert has said that the first lady appeared uncomfortable and also had a “terrible moment of revulsion” while sharing the dance floor with Trump at the Commander-in-Chief ball, as reported by The Irish Star.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: President Donald Trump dances with wife Melania at the Commander-in-Chief Ball on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump attends some of the inaugural balls after taking the oath as the 47th president. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump dances with wife Melania at the Commander-in-Chief Ball on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump attends some of the inaugural balls after taking the oath as the 47th president (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

The president and the former model dressed nicely for the event as Melania chose a strapless white gown with black accents while Trump wore a tuxedo with a bow tie.



 

But their first dance at the Washington, DC did not reportedly go well as expected.

Body language expert says Melania and Trump appeared to lose ‘sense of connection’

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: President Donald Trump dances with his wife First Lady Melania Trump at the Liberty Inaugural Ball on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. President DonaldTrump attends some of the inaugural balls after taking the oath as the 47th president. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump dances with his wife First Lady Melania Trump at the Liberty Inaugural Ball on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. President DonaldTrump attends some of the inaugural balls after taking the oath as the 47th president (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Mark Bowden shared, “He and Melania take a traditional ballroom hold, but the moment quickly becomes awkward. As Melania’s head springs back—likely an effort to flick her hair away from her face—it risks appearing as a sudden, terrible moment of revulsion.”

“Trump himself seems to misread the gesture, as his head reflexively jerks back too. In an attempt to recover, he thrusts his head forward into Melania, trying to reassert a sense of connection,” the expert added.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: President Donald Trump dances with wife Melania dance at the Starlight Ball on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump attends some of the inaugural balls after taking the oath as the 47th president. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump dances with wife Melania dance at the Starlight Ball on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump attends some of the inaugural balls after taking the oath as the 47th president (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Netizens say Trump and Melania’s relationship is ‘purely transactional’

Many people online also noticed the reported awkwardness between Melania and Trump as one X user tweeted, “She's leaning back away from him.”



 

“I’m surprised Melania allowed Trump to dance with her! But yeah, I’m sure she got a ‘fin’ 😂😂from her secret service guy to look good & dance..is anyone else noticing that she’s always turning away when he tries to kiss her? This marriage is way too complicated for me..🤦‍♀️,” another user wrote.



 

The third one said, “Can you imagine being married to a miserable, hateful person like that? I’m not sure which one is worse.”



 

An individual remarked, “She looks like this can’t get over fast enough!”



 

The second one said, “That looks extremely awkward.”



 

“I think their whole ‘relationship’ is purely transactional. [‘Show me the money!’, says Melania.],” a tweet read.



 

Another comment was “She’s soooooo done! 😂😂”



 

Melania Trump's ‘first priority is to be a mom’

This came after earlier reports said that Melania won’t be living at the White House full time after Trump takes the office as she also wants to be close to her only child Barron, who now studies at New York University.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: President Donald Trump walks onstage with wife Melania at the Commander-in-Chief Ball on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump attends some of the inaugural balls after taking the oath as the 47th president. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump walks onstage with wife Melania at the Commander-in-Chief Ball on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump attends some of the inaugural balls after taking the oath as the 47th president (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

In an interview, she said, as per OK! Magazine, “I will be in the White House. And when I need to be in New York, I will be in New York. When I need to be in Palm Beach, I will be in Palm Beach. My first priority is to be a mom, to be a first lady, to be a wife.”

“Whatever he would like to do. I feel as children, we have them till they are 18, 19 years old. We teach them, we guide them, and then we give them the wings to fly,” she added, referring to Barron.

This article contains remarks made on the Internet by individual people and organizations. MEAWW cannot confirm them independently and does not support claims or opinions being made online.

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