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Brittany Luce

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It's Been a Minute
Melania Trump just made a lot of money (and a documentary)

According to NPR, ticket buyers were 75% white, 70% women, and 72% 55 or older.

It's Been a Minute
Melania Trump just made a lot of money (and a documentary)

A lot of these, the bulk of these tickets were being purchased in the areas that you mentioned, Bob, markets like Dallas, Orlando, Tampa, Phoenix, Houston, Atlanta, West Palm Beach.

It's Been a Minute
Melania Trump just made a lot of money (and a documentary)

I mean, I'm looking right now on Rotten Tomatoes and seeing a 99% fan rating and only a 5% critics rating.

It's Been a Minute
Melania Trump just made a lot of money (and a documentary)

Sometimes people will do things like review bomb.

It's Been a Minute
Melania Trump just made a lot of money (and a documentary)

Right.

It's Been a Minute
Melania Trump just made a lot of money (and a documentary)

So that might account for some things on Rotten Tomatoes.

It's Been a Minute
Melania Trump just made a lot of money (and a documentary)

But also, though, given all of these things, is it fair even to call this documentary?

It's Been a Minute
Melania Trump just made a lot of money (and a documentary)

Like, where does it sit on the line between fan service and propaganda?

It's Been a Minute
Melania Trump just made a lot of money (and a documentary)

I will say, when they pulled off the candlelit dinner at the National Building Museum, which actually is a fab, having lived in D.C.

It's Been a Minute
Melania Trump just made a lot of money (and a documentary)

in the past, it's a fab place for a fancy party.

It's Been a Minute
Melania Trump just made a lot of money (and a documentary)

But, you know, thinking about the Amazon of it all, Alison, what do you think โ€“

It's Been a Minute
Melania Trump just made a lot of money (and a documentary)

The point is for Amazon to partner with the administration to make this film.

It's Been a Minute
Melania Trump just made a lot of money (and a documentary)

Yeah, I mean, I have, there's so many things rolling in my head from Bezos owning the Washington Post to the Amazon Prime deal with Melania for this documentary, to also the fact that Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos's wife, has been, you know, seen hitting some of the biggest fashion shows in the world with Law Roach, for

It's Been a Minute
Melania Trump just made a lot of money (and a documentary)

famed celebrity stylist, and Anna Wintour, who isn't just the head of Conde Nast globally from an editorial perspective, but she also has been one of the biggest and most influential donors and supporters of the Democratic Party.

It's Been a Minute
Melania Trump just made a lot of money (and a documentary)

So I'm just kind of looking at everything like, what is going on?

It's Been a Minute
Melania Trump just made a lot of money (and a documentary)

What is this culture play that we're seeing from Jeff Bezos, at the very least, if not Amazon?

It's Been a Minute
Melania Trump just made a lot of money (and a documentary)

It's just an example of how so much of this moment can be confusing.

It's Been a Minute
Melania Trump just made a lot of money (and a documentary)

And as a public, we're witnesses to just a sliver of the lives of the rich and powerful and their business dealings.

It's Been a Minute
Melania Trump just made a lot of money (and a documentary)

And that we only get glimpses, you know, these really curated glimpses into how they want to be seen.

It's Been a Minute
Melania Trump just made a lot of money (and a documentary)

You know, for Bezos, this seems like maybe a strategic culture move.