US President Donald Trump, left, and US First Lady Melania Trump depart the White House for a joint session of Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. Donald Trump's primetime address Tuesday night from Capitol Hill, billed as a chronicle of his "Renewal of the American Dream," comes at a critical juncture early in his second term, as voters who elected him to tackle inflation and improve the economy are beginning to weigh the impact of his agenda. Photographer: Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images
President Donald Trump (left) said an expletive after admitting that First Lady Melania Trump (right) does not like that (Picture: Getty Images)
President Donald Trump in a rare speech at the Justice Department headquarters blasting his enemies could not help but break a promise to his wife Melania Trump.
The president in his hourlong address digressed from his prepared remarks and railed against his ‘scum’ opponents and ‘weaponization’ of the department by the Biden administration.
Trump called out by name former prosecutors who launched investigations on him, and labeled former President Joe Biden the head of a ‘crime’ family, in his Friday afternoon rant in the department’s Great Hall.
Meanwhile, he lauded ‘absolute model’ federal judge Aileen Cannon, who dismissed criminal charges he faced for alleged mishandling of classified documents.
Trump breaks promise to Melania while torching enemies then does signature dance
President Donald Trump broke out his signature ‘YMCA’ dance at the end of his address at the Justice Department headquarters (Picture: X)
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 14: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) greets U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi (L) next to a display of "DEA Evidence" before speaking during a visit to the Justice Department March 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. As he has used the department to punish enemies, Trump is expected to deliver what the White House calls a??law-and-order speech and outline steps he will take to counter ???weaponization??? of the department. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump (right) greets US Attorney General Pam Bondi (left) next to a display of ‘DEA Evidence’ before speaking during a visit to the Justice Department (Picture: Getty Images)
In the process, Trump acknowledged breaking a vow to the first lady.
‘I will not use a bad word. I promised my wife I would never use a bad word,’ he said, before doing just that.
‘The case against me was bulls***.’
Trump used the speech, which was billed as renewing the department’s focus on fighting crime and drugs, to claim victory over his political foes, who ultimately were unable to take him down.
President Donald Trump speaks at the Justice Department in Washington, Friday, March 14, 2025. (Pool via AP)
President Donald Trump made a rare speech at the Justice Department headquarters on Friday (Picture: AP)
US First Lady Melania Trump walks to a meeting to urge passage of the Take It Down Act by the US Senate which protects victims of real and deepfake "revenge pornography" by criminalizing their publication, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 3, 2025. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
First Lady Melania Trump (middle) reportedly told her husband she does not like it when he curses or does his signature dance (Picture: Getty Images)
‘We’re turning the page on four long years of corruption, weaponization and surrender to violent criminals, and we’re restoring fair, equal and impartial justice,’ he said.
At the end of his address, Trump made another move his wife does not like – his signature dance with alternating fist pumps that his fans loved on the campaign trail.
The president clapped at the end of his own speech, then did the dance move as ‘YMCA’ blared in the background, and smiled and waved on his way out.
In 2023, Trump revealed Melania’s opinion of the dance: ‘She said it’s not presidential, and I understand. She also has two things, that, and she doesn’t like when I dance a little bit to the music.’
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