Melania says Trump knew her stance on abortion, shares his response to new

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Former First Lady Melania Trump made headlines for her vocal stance on abortion rights and she just shared how her husband, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump reacted.

Writing about her abortion stance in her new memoir, “Melania,” the wife of former President Donald Trump revealed that she supports a woman’s right to choose what she does with her own body. And, she told Fox News host Maria Bartiromo, her husband not only knew she would include her views in the book, but he has always supported her and “let me be who I am.”

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“Had you spoken to President Trump about that before you wrote that in the book?” Bartiromo asked during a “Sunday Morning Futures” interview.

“Yes, he knew my position, my beliefs since the day we met, and I believe in individual freedom. I want to decide what I want to do with my body. I don’t want government in my personal business,” the former first lady replied.

“I think it’s very important and, as I said in the book, and it’s very well explained in the chapter, what does really my body, my choice mean? Because timing really matters and also the restrictions, so I encourage people to read it because we live in the world that everybody should have individual freedom,” she continued.

An excerpt from her memoir reportedly states:

“It is imperative to guarantee that women have autonomy in deciding their preference of having children, based on their own convictions, free from any intervention or pressure from the government.”

“Why should anyone other than the woman herself have the power to determine what she does with her own body? A woman’s fundamental right of individual liberty, to her own life, grants her the authority to terminate her pregnancy if she wishes. Restricting a woman’s right to choose whether to terminate an unwanted pregnancy is the same as denying her control over her own body. I have carried this belief with me throughout my entire adult life.”

Bartiromo asked Trump about the timing of the revelation of her abortion stance just weeks before a pivotal election that could land her back in the White House if her husband is victorious on Election Day.

“That was not written in the last week or the last month,” Trump replied.

“That book was written months before, and it was in print months before, so that was my belief, and it is my belief, and I wanted to put it in the book because I want to be authentic,” she told Bartiromo.

“I want people to read the book because they could find out a lot of things that were never discussed. I’m very selective in what I do, and when I’m doing interviews or not or where I am or not, and this is my story. This is my perspective and the truth,” she continued, “and there is a lot of misinformation about me and falsehoods written about me, so that book, ‘Melania,’ will bring out my truth.”

Bartiromo wondered how the former president and Republicans have handled the issue of abortion. Trump has long lauded the Supreme Court decision to overturn the historic Roe v. Wade case and he has recently noted in his pro-life stance that he believes in exceptions in cases of rape, incest and to save the life of the mother.

“He knew my beliefs, as I said, so he knew it would be in the book,” Melania Trump reiterated.

“He let me be who I am. And he let me believe what I believe,” she added. “He let me be my own person, and he respects that.”

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