Trump ignores Melania’s plea again and performs ‘unpresidential’ impression

WorldPolitics
25 Jun 2026 • 3:14 AM MYT
The Independent
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Trump ignores Melania’s plea again and performs ‘unpresidential’ impression

  • President Donald Trump groaned his way through his bizarre “transgender weightlifter” impersonation in front of factory workers in Pennsylvania Tuesday.
  • He visited a Mack Trucks facility in the battleground state as he attempted to shift attention to the U.S. economy in his first major public event outside the nation’s capital since he signed an interim agreement to end the Iran war.
  • Trump has performed the weightlifter impersonation, which involves mimicking weightlifting and grunting, on several occasions, including at the University of Alabama’s graduation speech in May.
  • This is despite him admitting that his wife, Melania Trump, hates it.
  • Trump said the first lady has asked him not to perform “unpresidential” impersonations but he has seemingly ignored her pleas.

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