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Sadik Hossain

Trump speaks warmly about his wife of 20 years at premiere, then struggles to remember basic fact about where she was born

President Donald Trump attended the world premiere of the documentary Melania and spoke enthusiastically about his wife’s journey. However, when asked about the film, he struggled to recall which country the first lady was born in. After 20 years of marriage, this seemed like a surprising detail to forget.

When reporters asked how he felt about Melania making the film, for which she was reportedly paid $28 million, Trump said he was “proud” of her because of where she came from. But when it came time to name the country, he gave a vague description instead.

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