U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive to attend the 80th United Nations General Assembly, in New York City, New York, U.S., September 23, 2025. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
After attending the United Nation General Assembly's annual gathering at UN headquarters in New York City, U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump returned to the White House. And a video taken on Marine One on Wednesday night, September 24, according to the Daily Beast's Tom Latchem, shows them having what appears to be an argument.
"Donald and Melania Trump got into a heated exchange aboard Marine One after returning from the United Nations General Assembly," Latchem explains in an article published on September 26. "Footage shows the first couple sitting opposite each other on the helicopter as it landed on the White House South Lawn. In the video, shot on Wednesday night, the president can be seen pointing a finger at his wife, who shakes her head in response. Moments later, the couple disembarked the chopper, walking hand-in-hand across the South Lawn, looking somewhat tense."
Latchem adds, "The incident aboard Marine One comes as Trump continues to rage that he and Melania were targets of what he called 'three very sinister events' at the U.N. — a frozen escalator, a dead teleprompter, and muffled audio — demands he's now wrapped into an official complaint. The U.N. said Trump's own entourage likely caused the escalator to stop after a safety mechanism triggered when a White House videographer rode the top plate backward to film the couple."
The video, posted on the Daily Beast's website with Latchem's article, contains no audio. But Latchem observes that President Trump looks agitated.
"Trump is not the first world leader to have a tiff on a presidential aircraft," Latchem notes. "In May, French President Emmanuel Macron appeared to be shoved in the face by his wife, Brigitte, a moment upon which Trump was more than happy to opine."
The video is receiving a lot of comments on X, formerly Twitter.
The Daily Mirror observed, "Trump spotted sternly waving finger at Melania in awkward conversation."
The Daily Telegraph posted, "Donald and Melania Trump shared a heated exchange aboard Marine One, in a rare public show of marital discord."
Journalist Patrcia Centeno, in a Spanish-language post translated into English, wrote, "Caught Trump arguing with her (Trump points accusingly at her with his finger and she shakes her head in denial), after they caught Melania not applauding her husband's speech at the UN (she only gave 2 claps when a camera pointed at her). According to the first lady, she couldn't hear him well."