Overview
- During a Feb. 17 press gaggle while flying from West Palm Beach to Joint Base Andrews, a reporter asked the president about Valentine’s plans with the first lady and whether he bought her flowers.
- Trump replied, “Better not tell you… Goodbye, everybody… that’s the toughest question,” after asking the reporter to repeat the query.
- He then praised Melania, touting her film and citing her work with children affected by the Russia-Ukraine war, and said she would be remembered as “one of the truly great first ladies.”
- A brief clip of the exchange circulated on X, where many users characterized his response as unusual.
- The exchange followed official Valentine’s posts of a black-and-white photo of the couple and Melania’s early holiday visit with patients at the Children’s Inn.