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Donald Trump, Melania air-kiss at inauguration goes viral

I missed the kiss.

Donald Trump and Melania Trump shared an awkward moment that went viral at the presidential inauguration on January 20th.

Before the 47th president took to the podium to take the oath of office inside the Capitol, he leaned toward his wife and tried to kiss her on the cheek.

Melania Trump and Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol on January 20th. Kevin Lamarck Poole via Imagn Images
Donald Trump can't kiss his wife because of his hat. AP
Donald Trump tried to kiss Melania Trump at the inauguration. Pool/AFP (via Getty Images)

However, President Trump, 78, was unable to contact First Lady Melania Trump because he was wearing a navy wide-brimmed hat designed by Eric Javits.

The top of Melania Trump's hat touched Trump's forehead, and the couple shared an air kiss before Trump sat down next to Vice President J.D. Vance.

First Lady Melania Trump and Donald Trump embrace at the inauguration ceremony. Pool/AFP (via Getty Images)
Melania Trump and Donald Trump attend the 2025 presidential inauguration. AP
Melania Trump watches her husband be sworn in as the 47th president. shutter stock

Melania, 54, sat next to her son Barron Trump as her husband was officially sworn in as president.

After President Trump took the oath of office while being hugged by all five of his children, he kissed Melania Trump on the cheek — and he didn't miss a kiss this time.

The first lady attended the inauguration wearing a navy silk wool coat, navy silk wool pencil skirt, and ivory silk crepe blouse tailored by Adam Lipps. All were designed by Lippes and hand-sewn in New York City.

She paired her ensemble with a large hat and black leather gloves.

Melania Trump arrives for a church service on Inauguration Day. Reuters

“The presidential inauguration tradition embodies the beauty of American democracy, and today we had the honor of dressing our first lady, Melania Trump,” Lipps told the Post in a statement. spoke. “Mrs. Trump's costume was created by some of America's finest craftsmen, and I take great pride in presenting such work to the world.”

Before Melania, the last first lady to wear a hat at the inauguration was Nancy Reagan in 1985.

Melania Trump attended the 2025 inauguration ceremony. Getty Images

Emma McClendon, assistant professor of fashion studies at St. John's University, spoke to the Post about the significance of Melania Trump wearing a hat at the ceremony.

“There's still a very old world tradition to the use of hats,” McClendon said. “For most people, there is a renewed interest in some of these elements that have probably disappeared from the everyday wardrobe. This is not happening in a vacuum.”

In addition to Melania and Barron, President Trump's four oldest children — Ivanka, Don Jr., Eric and Tiffany — attended the inauguration.

President Donald Trump and his family attend the inauguration. AP
Melania Trump, Donald Trump, and Donald Trump Jr. attended the inauguration. Getty Images

Ivanka's husband Jared Kushner, their children Arabella (13), Joseph (11), and Theodore (8), Tiffany's husband Michael Boulos, and Eric's wife Lara Trump. was also in attendance.

Other politicians at the ceremony included Joe Biden and his wife Dr. Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband Douglas Emhoff, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, George W. Former first lady Laura Bush and others were in attendance.

In his inaugural address, President Trump proclaimed Monday as America's “Liberation Day” and vowed that his second term would begin with a “revolution of common sense.”

Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States. via Reuters

“Our sovereignty will be restored. Our security will be restored. The scales of justice will be rebalanced. The heinous, violent and unjust use of weapons by the Department of Justice and our government will end.” he told an audience of 600 gathered in the amphitheater.

A week before the inauguration, first lady Melania Trump said: fox news She will spend most of her time here in her second stint as first lady.

Melania Trump and Donald Trump go to church before the inauguration in Washington, DC. Getty Images

“I'm in the White House. And when I need to be in New York, I'm in New York. When I need to be in Palm Beach, I'm in Palm Beach,” she said. “My top priorities are being a mother, being a first lady, and being a wife.”

After leaving the White House in 2021, the Trumps moved to Palm Beach, Florida. Barron, 18, is a student at New York University's Stern School of Business and lives in Trump Tower in Midtown.

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