Donald Trump let it slip that he can’t be bothered making time for his wife, Melania Trump, on her upcoming birthday.

On Friday, April 25, the president was asked: “Are you taking Melania to dinner or have you had time to get her a present?” “I haven’t had much time to buy presents. I’ve been pretty busy. But it’s working out. People are starting to understand how good tariffs are… for us,” he said in a clip, which was posted on X.

Trump replied, “I’ll take her for dinner on the—on the Boeing. I’ll take her for dinner on Air Force One.”

After attending the funeral in Vatican City, the two may return to the U.S. as soon as late Saturday night.

On Melania’s birthday last year, Trump used a recess in his felony business fraud trial in New York to note the occasion—only to immediately complain about being subjected to a “rigged trial.”

In 2023, he made no social media post about his wife’s birthday, but did find the time to grumble about another legal trouble. In this case, it was the defamation trial brought by writer E. Jean Carroll, whom Trump had denied sexually assaulting.

As for any gifts Trump has given his partner, his public statements are sparse. On April 26, 2018, though, the billionaire did reveal one: “a beautiful card.”

Of course, social media loved the interaction, as the pair barely spend time together.

One person wrote, ‘Wrong Answer… this is where you say ‘of course… we’re planning a nice celebration. She’s the love of my life.’ You don’t say ‘uhh how bout those tariffs,'” one person wrote, while another said, “Says the guy that spends every weekend golfing.”

A third person added, “Yeah her birthday is okay, but have you heard about my great tariffs?” while a fourth joked, “Just what Melania wants, a Trump 2028 hat personally signed by her loving husband.”

Trump’s comment comes after it was revealed that Donald now sells Trump 2028 hats on his website, hinting he might run for another term — even though that’s not allowed.

“They told me I could attend via Skype. I said, ‘I’ve been there every year. I’m not doing it via Skype. Instead, I’m going to be there. It’s not that far,'” he told attendees at the National Prayer Breakfast in February. “You know, it’s like about two minutes down the road. In fact, it was easier to do this than put up a Skype deal — destroy the White House, putting up all that stuff.”

“But no, I want to be here with you. And I have been here with you,” the commander-in-chief continued. “And I do that despite the fact that they say I can’t run again … Then somebody said, ‘I don’t think you can.'”

Donald even has people in his corner, as Republican House member Andy Ogles of Tennessee proposed to amend the U.S. Constitution back in January, which could allow Donald to serve a third term.

Andy proposed extending the current two-term limit, as he said Donald has “proven himself to be the only figure in modern history capable of reversing our nation’s decay and restoring America to greatness, and he must be given the time necessary to accomplish that goal.”

He said he believes it is “imperative” to give Donald “every resource necessary to correct the disastrous course set by the Biden administration.”

Reporter: Are you taking Melania to dinner or have you had time to get her a present?

Trump: I haven’t had much time to buy presents. I’ve been pretty busy. But it’s working out. People are starting to understand how good tariffs are… for us. pic.twitter.com/PJz9sXk93v

— Acyn (@Acyn) April 25, 2025