"Mr. President, Amazon paid $75 million to make and market this film. It's an exorbitant fee. Many Americans think that this is maybe Jeff Bezos trying to get in good with you, and they would call it an act of corporate corruption. Who are you with? The New York Times. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: (SCOFFS) The New York Times! The fake news New York Times! No, I don't know, I mean, I don't know really, I'm not involved in that."
"Several minutes later, another reporter asked about the criticism, and this time, Trump lashed out at former President Barack Obama: REPORTER: Mr.President, what do you say to those that are critical of the fact that Amazon paid $40 million dollars to acquire the rights of this movie? PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Well, I think they'd have to go and ask President Obama who got paid a lot of money and hasn't done anything. So"
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attended the Kennedy Center premiere of the Amazon MGM Studios biographical documentary about Melania Trump. The film had a reported $40 million production budget and $35 million promotion pricetag, with Amazon reported to have paid $75 million to make and market the film. Early indications suggested a weak opening and poor box-office performance. A New York Times correspondent confronted Trump about the fee and accusations of corporate corruption. Trump dismissed the question, attacked the New York Times as fake news, defended the film, and later redirected criticism toward former President Barack Obama.
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