‘Melania Became Melody’: Trump Jokes About Military Intervention Over Autocorrect Error

Last Updated:May 07, 2026, 15:50 IST

Speaking at a White House event honouring military mothers ahead of Mother’s Day, Trump said the problem occurred while posting messages online.

US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) said he once sought help from the military to stop his phone from autocorrecting his wife’s name, Melania Trump, to “Melody".

Speaking at a White House event honouring military mothers ahead of Mother’s Day, Trump said the problem occurred while posting messages online.

“They have spell correct and word correct on these crazy machines that we use to put out Truths, or they used to be called Tweets," Trump said. “Every time I wrote ‘Melania,’ it would correct to ‘Melody.’"

The US President said that he often typed quickly and did not always proofread his posts, leading to criticism online.

“I’d say ‘Melania is fantastic’ or ‘Happy Mother’s Day Melania,’ but it would spell correct to ‘Melody,’" he said. “They said, ‘He didn’t know the name of his wife.’"

Trump joked that he eventually turned to the military for help to solve the problem.

“You know who corrected it? The military. I said, ‘Come here, you got to correct this. You’re killing me,’" he remarked, drawing laughter from the audience.

The clip circulated on social media, with users reacting with a mix of humor and criticism. Some described the incident as “comedy gold," while others argued the reaction from the press at the time was excessive.

“If we didn’t have venomous press, it wouldn’t have been such a big deal," read one comment on X.

Several users also pointed out that smartphone autocorrect settings can be customized. “With iPhone, if you add any word as a contact, it will stop autocorrecting it," read another X comment.

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