President Trump, known for handling tough questions about global affairs, found himself in an awkward spot recently when a reporter asked about his Valentine’s Day plans with First Lady Melania Trump. The question caught him completely off guard and led to a puzzling exchange aboard Air Force One.
The moment happened when a reporter asked, “Did you have any Valentine’s Day plans with her?” Trump initially seemed to mishear the question, connecting “Melania” to her recent film and saying, “She’s on the plane, we have a movie star on the plane.” This was an unusual setting for such a question, as Air Force One is typically where Trump fields questions about serious issues like Russia-Ukraine, Venezuela, or Iran.
According to Unilad, when the reporter followed up and asked directly, “Did you do anything for Valentine’s with her? Did you give her flowers?”, Trump’s expression shifted noticeably. He paused, then said, “Better not tell you that. Goodbye, everybody,” followed by a laugh and the comment, “That’s the toughest question.”
Trump avoided the Valentine’s Day question by shifting focus to Melania’s work and her documentary film
Instead of answering, Trump quickly changed the subject and praised the First Lady. “No, she’s…I’m proud of the fact her movie’s so successful. It’s a tremendous hit,” he said. He also praised her humanitarian efforts, saying, “She does some very consequential work. I think you’re going to see in the end that she’s going to go down as one of the truly great first ladies when you see what she’s doing with Russia, Ukraine.”
Meanwhile, Trump’s presidency continues to face scrutiny on multiple fronts, with a GOP lawmaker breaking ranks to limit Trump’s pardon power drawing significant attention in Washington. The film Trump referred to is titled Melania, which premiered on January 29. While Trump called it a “tremendous hit,” it received just 11 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.
Melania herself, however, stood by the project. At the premiere, she said, “I’m very proud of the film so people may like it, may don’t like it, and that’s their choice. We achieved what we want to achieve. For myself, it’s already successful. I’m very proud of what we did.”
Donald and Melania Trump first met in 1998 at a party hosted by Paolo Zampolli. They began dating shortly after, got married in 2005, and welcomed their son Barron Trump the following year. On the foreign policy front, Trump’s team has also been busy, with high-stakes US-Iran nuclear talks taking center stage in recent days.
Despite Trump’s evasiveness about his Valentine’s Day plans, the couple was spotted together on the holiday. They attended a dinner at Mar-a-Lago the previous Saturday, where Trump was filmed dancing alone to a live band playing Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the U.S.A.” So while the details of any Valentine’s Day gift or plans remain unknown, the holiday did not go completely unnoticed for the couple.
Published: Feb 18, 2026 12:45 pm