Melania Trump Stays Home — But Her Doc Director Brett Ratner Tags Along With The President to China

Flying in style to China on Air Force One; shmoozing it up with some of President Trump’s closest allies; and documenting the entire trip on Instagram. It wasn’t Melania Trump joining her husband on his high-profile trip to China, but actually the director closest to America’s leading lady. Why did Melania not join the Commander in Chief? And why was Hollywood director Brett Ratner on the trip instead? Here’s what you need to know. Read more at https://nypost.com/2026/05/14/us-news/melania-trump-stays-home-while-her-director-brett-ratner-joins-president-trump-in-china/ The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Check out our three new podcasts: NYNext (week): https://www.youtube.com/@nynext1 Pod Force One with MIranda Devine (weekly): https://www.youtube.com/@PodForce1 NY POSTcast (daily): https://www.youtube.com/@NYPOSTcast Get The Post’s latest headlines everyday with our Morning Report newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/NYPOSTSIGNUP Catch the latest news at http://www.nypost.com. Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/nypost Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NYPost