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Former President Donald Trump explained what concerns his wife has about his 2024 presidential campaign at a rally in Iowa over the weekend.
Donald told the audience at his Sunday rally in Sioux City, Iowa, that former first lady Melania Trump doesn't like his theatrical bits and dancing because she doesn't find it "presidential."
While trying to impersonate transgender athletes, Donald broke from his rant to ask if he should keep going, noting that "Our first lady hates it."
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"She says, 'Darling, I love you so much, but this is not presidential when you do the weightlifting, this is not presidential, or when you do the swimming thing, it's not and you know, I understand, or when you dance off the stage,'" he said while pretending to lift up a barbell.
"She said, 'Darling, I love you, I love you, but this is not presidential! You don't dance off the stage. This is not presidential,'" Trump continued. "I said, 'Look. We got a year to go. Everybody loves us. I love everybody. The country's going to hell in a handbasket. Let's do a little dancing."
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Trump has previously discussed how his wife feels about his dancing and the way he impersonates transgender weightlifters and swimmers.
"She said it's not presidential, and I understand. She also has two things, that, and she doesn't like when I dance a little bit to the [campaign] music," he said at a Republican convention last month. "I said I have a problem because everybody wants it. They are screaming 'dance, dance, dance.'"
But while Melania may not like it when her husband pulls out his dance moves on stage, she's expressed support for his campaign in the lone interview she's done since he announced his third White House bid.
"My husband achieved tremendous success in his first administration, and he can lead us toward greatness and prosperity once again," she told Fox News in May, adding that they "look forward to restoring hope for the future and leading America with love and strength."
Aside from that interview, the former first lady has remained largely out of the public eye. Many observers have pointed out that she's been absent from her husband's side during his campaign appearances and various court proceedings, including his four arraignments this year.
Trump has said that the "mystery" is what Americans love about his wife.
"She doesn't need to be out there [to get interviewed]. She has confidence. She has a lot of self-confidence," the former president told Megyn Kelly last month.
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