Donald Trump knew Melania Trump supported abortion rights “from the day they met,” the former US first lady said on Sunday.
“And I believe in personal freedom. I want to decide what to do with my body. I don’t want government in private business,” Melania Trump added in an interview with Fox News, adding that In the interview, she spoke in detail about her political stance, which is in conflict with the Republican Party led by her husband.
The Guardian reported for the first time on Wednesday that Melania Trump’s long-awaited memoir includes an impassioned defense of a woman’s right to control her own body, including access to abortion.
The book, “Melania,” is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, less than a month before Donald Trump seeks a second term as president in the Nov. 5 election. She responded to the Guardian’s report on Wednesday and on social media on Thursday, declaring: “Personal freedom is a fundamental principle I stand by.”
Melania Trump defended her decision to make her views on abortion clear as her election showdown with her husband, Vice President and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris looms.
Polls have long shown that most Americans support access to abortion, and Democrats have turned that support into political victories during President Joe Biden’s term. However, since the U.S. Supreme Court stripped away abortion rights at the federal level in June 2022, many Republican-led state legislatures have sought to restrict access to abortion, primarily based on conservative religious beliefs. came.
“Well, it wasn’t written last week or last month,” Melania Trump said. “That book was written months ago and printed months ago.
“That’s what I believe, that’s what I believe, and I wanted to put that in the book because I want to be authentic.”
Harris appeared on the popular podcast “Call Her Daddy” on Sunday and said the three U.S. Supreme Court justices appointed by President Trump will continue to uphold the federal mandate previously established by the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. He reminded listeners that he formed part of a conservative bloc that abolished abortion rights.
President Trump has previously spoken proudly about these judicial appointees and their decisions on Roe. Additionally, the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank that supports President Trump, has publicly called on the Food and Drug Administration to completely revoke approval of the abortion drug mifepristone, and its Project 2025 plan also We are pushing for criminal prosecution of the people who sent them. You can receive abortion pills and devices by mail.
Still, Melania Trump insisted the former US president “lets me be who I am.”
“He made me believe in what I believe,” the former first lady said. “He lets me be myself, and he respects that and I respect that because I accept him as his own person.
“He has different beliefs, but he will do what he believes.”
