Donald and Melania Trump caught in fiery row as US President seen waving finger at First Lady as she shakes her head

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Lewis Henderson

By Lewis Henderson


Published: 27/09/2025

- 13:33

The pair were leaving the UN General Assembly, where the US President had been angry with the acts of 'sabotage'

Donald and Melania Trump have been caught in a fiery row as the US President waved his finger at the First Lady as she shook her head.

The couple were returning from the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York when the argument occurred.


At one point, the US President points a finger at Melania as the pair engage in conversation.

The incident concludes with the pair getting out of Marine One and holding hands as they walk across the South Lawn of the White House.

Mr Trump had previously offered some marital advice to Emmanuel Macron after shocking footage showed the French President being shoved in the face by his wife, Brigitte.

The moment was captured by the media as the Macrons arrived in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Brigitte Macron can be seen pushing her husband on board the presidential aircraft.

When Mr Trump was asked about what Mr Macron should do, the US President said: "Make sure the door remains closed."

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Mr Trump continued: "I spoke to him (Macron). He's fine. They're fine. They're two really good people. I know him very well, and I don't know what that was all about."

The US President and First Lady were at the UN General Assembly, where he claimed the pair were victims of a "triple sabotage".

The escalator the pair was travelling on broke, his speech had very poor audio quality, and the teleprompter was not working.

Taking to Truth Social, Mr Trump wrote: "A real disgrace took place at the United Nations yesterday - not one, not two, but three very sinister events."

The US President and First Lady aboard the 'sabotaged' escalator

The US President and First Lady aboard the 'sabotaged' escalator

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The US President described the incident as "absolute sabotage," calling for "the people who did it [to] be arrested".

Commenting on the audio quality of his speech, he stated: "I was told that the sound was completely off in the auditorium where the speech was made, that world leaders, unless they used the interpreters' earpieces, couldn't hear a thing.

"The first person I saw at the conclusion of the speech was Melania, who was sitting right up front. I said, 'How did I do?' And she said, 'I couldn't hear a word you said.'"

A UN official told the Daily Mail: "The sound system was designed to allow people at their seats to hear speeches being translated into six different languages through earpieces. It has been like this for decades."

Emmanuel Macron was slapped his by wife as the couple arrived in Vietnam


Mr Trump continued: "I then proceeded to make a speech without a teleprompter, which kicked in about 15 minutes later. The good news is the speech has gotten fantastic reviews.

"Maybe they appreciated the fact that very few people could have done what I did."

UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told the Daily Mail that the White House was operating Trump's teleprompter at the time.

The US President called for all security tapes to be saved and wrote a letter to UN Secretary General António Guterres, asking him to investigate the matter.

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