Overview
- Speaking to House Republicans at the Kennedy Center, President Trump said Melania Trump dislikes his public dancing and his on-stage weightlifter bit, quoting her calling it "so unpresidential."
- Trump recounted her line "Can you imagine FDR dancing?" and replied that audiences urge him to perform, insisting, "The place goes crazy."
- During the remarks, he mimed a weightlifter while discussing transgender athletes and said he was toning it down because "somebody" was watching.
- He ended the address by clapping and dancing to "Y.M.C.A." as he walked offstage, a routine that has become a signature at his events.
- Video posted by Rapid Response 47 circulated widely, drawing online backlash, as coverage noted his long-running dance trademark and his stated opposition to transgender women competing in women's sports.