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highplainsdem

(60,731 posts)
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 07:50 PM Monday

Exclusive: White House Advisor Pushed Bulk Sales for Melania Movie

Source: Meidas News

Bulk sales of the new documentary Melania: Twenty Days to History are being promoted through emails from the National Faith Advisory Board (NFAB), a faith coalition led by Paula White-Cain, who also served as a senior advisor in the White House Faith Office. The film had a $7 million opening weekend.

The message encourages supporters to purchase group tickets and private theater buyouts, directing them to a custom sales portal which offers private screenings for groups of more than 30 people. Recipients are encouraged to watch the movie to "support our first lady," because "supporting this film is about standing up for grace over the noise, dignity over distortion, and for the truth.”

The message then provided a link to purchase "a group of tickets" or to set up "private screenings." The customer service email for the group sales page has an Amazon domain, the same company that paid nearly $75 million to acquire and promote the movie.

A FAQ page indicates that buying out a showing of Melania varies but can "typically range from $1,500–$3,000” with "final quotes come directly from the theater." Private screening implies that the theater is empty except for the party intending to watch the movie. In order for this to happen, seats are paid for and count toward box office sales, yet could remain empty.

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Read more: https://meidasnews.com/news/exclusive-white-house-advisor-pushed-bulk-sales-for-melania-movie

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Exclusive: White House Advisor Pushed Bulk Sales for Melania Movie (Original Post) highplainsdem Monday OP
Maybe we here on DemocraticUnderground could buy a lot of tickets ! chouchou Monday #1
Stephen Cheung must have written the email. I thought Paula White can only speak in tongues. jls4561 Monday #2
OMG orangecrush Monday #10
I knew it. This stinker of big money ticket buys. underpants Monday #3
They always do that with their bogus book sales BumRushDaShow Monday #4
Going Rogue BaronChocula Monday #11
Quelle Suprise maxsolomon Monday #5
There is nothing they won't rig. brer cat Monday #6
This orangecrush Monday #9
How would you find THIRTY people to sit through this thing at the same time? mwb970 Monday #7
... orangecrush Monday #8
Looking at the local markodochartaigh Yesterday #12
Called it. n/t flvegan Yesterday #13

jls4561

(2,907 posts)
2. Stephen Cheung must have written the email. I thought Paula White can only speak in tongues.
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 08:00 PM
Monday

Come to think of it, so does Melania.

underpants

(195,486 posts)
3. I knew it. This stinker of big money ticket buys.
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 08:03 PM
Monday

Much more under the cover of the "pay-it-forward" like for Sound of Freedom.

BumRushDaShow

(166,970 posts)
4. They always do that with their bogus book sales
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 08:08 PM
Monday

so they shoot to the top of the "NYT Best Sellers" list.

One of their oldest tricks in the book.

BaronChocula

(4,156 posts)
11. Going Rogue
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 10:31 PM
Monday

by the former pageant contestant flutist was the first thing that came to mind when I read the headline.

maxsolomon

(38,377 posts)
5. Quelle Suprise
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 08:08 PM
Monday

It's all a facade. Endless Billionaire funding to prop up the Media Illusion of Legitimacy and Popularity.

markodochartaigh

(5,204 posts)
12. Looking at the local
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 02:12 AM
Yesterday

Regal theater, most showings before 8PM have almost all seats sold. The sidewalks are rolled up here before 9PM. The sold seats are in odd patterns. Entire rows sold with one seat on the end not sold. Entire screenings sold out except for a couple of seats in the middle. 75% of seats sold, all together in the middle with the only open seats around the edges. If these sold seats are to be filled it looks like the people are co-workers or part of some group.

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