If you needed an example of the disconnect between legacy media and the country at large, look no further than “Melania.”

The new documentary on Melania Trump follows the first lady in the 20 days leading up to the 2025 presidential inauguration – and her second stint calling the White House home. 

The critics HATE it, giving it a lousy score of just 10%, according to Rotten Tomatoes (compare that with the 93% score critics gave the 2020 documentary “Becoming” about former first lady Michelle Obama). 

Yet, the Americans heading to the theater to watch “Melania” have a vastly different takeaway. They’ve given it a score of 99%. 

This discrepancy has broken the film rating site's 27-year record.

Rotten Tomatoes sums up the critics’ reviews this way: “Presented with great pomp and circumstance but little insight, this documentary purports to be an........

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