Melania World Premiere Red Carpet: Trump Hits the Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center hosted the world premiere of “Melania” on Thursday, drawing a slate of political figures and media personalities to Washington, D.C.

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump led arrivals on the red carpet for the event, with many other power players in the administration coming out to support at the Kennedy Center.

Among those attending were Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Pete Hegseth, Dr. Mehmet Oz and Jeanine Pirro, along with other guests from politics, broadcasting and public life.

“You will see a lot of emotions from humor to sadness to grief to celebration, family — so I think everybody will connect,” Melania Trump said from the carpet, speaking to media. “It was my life in 20 days.”

Former first lady Melania Trump arrives on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 18, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

TheWrap reported earlier Thursday that “Melania” is expected to debut with a $3 million opening weekend box office, despite Amazon owner Jeff Bezos’ $35 million marketing push on the project.

The doc premieres amid nationwide protests and furor over the killing of two U.S. citizens by Border Patrol officers. It will arrive in approximately 1,500 theaters this weekend. The projected $3 million pull puts it below the last right-wing documentary, the Daily Wire-produced Matt Walsh film “Am I Racist?,” which opened to $4.5 million from 1,517 locations in September 2024, finishing with a $12.3 million total that made it the highest-grossing doc that year.

The highest projections are coming from NRG with an estimate of around $5 million, though audience interest polls from the company have 30% saying they are “definitely not” interested in watching the film, an unusually high count for any wide release.

Catch full photos of the “Melania” red carpet premiere at the Kennedy Center below.

US First Lady Melania Trump attends the world premiere of Amazon MGM Studios' "Melania" at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, on January 29, 2026. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)

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First Lady Melania Trump attends the world premiere of Amazon MGM Studios’ “Melania” at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 29, 2026.