In her memoirs, which will be published this Tuesday, October 8 in the United States, Melania Trump revealed that she disagrees with her husband, Donald, on a crucial subject of her election campaign. Revelations that have been compared to a betrayal by the American media.
A speech that is controversial. To promote her memoirs, Melania Trump recently released a teaser video in which she gives a pro-abortion speech. "There is no doubt that there is no room for compromise when it comes to this essential right that all women have from birth," she said, before continuing: "What does 'My body, my choice' really mean?" A statement that is all the more surprising since Donald Trump, campaigning for the presidential election in the United States, is firmly opposed to voluntary termination of pregnancy (IVG). For some media outlets, this stance has been compared to a real betrayal of her husband.
"I don't think we've ever seen, in history, the wife of a candidate say: 'I totally disagree with my husband's party on a key issue'", declared Van Jones, CNN columnist. On American talk show sets, some journalists even go so far as to say that Melania "hates" Donald Trump. "Maybe Melania will show up at a meeting with Kamala Harris!", added Van Jones. Faced with the controversy, the former Slovenian-American model was forced to justify herself. "Donald knows my beliefs [...] and lets me be who I am", recalled Melania Trump during her recent appearance on Fox News.
Melania Trump opposed to her husband: "This belief has accompanied me throughout my life"
The reactions to Melania Trump's comments could become even more widespread. The reason? In her memoirs, the former First Lady of the United States goes even further in her reasoning on abortion. "It is imperative to guarantee women the autonomy necessary to decide their preference for having children, based on their personal convictions, without any government intervention or pressure," she wrote, as reported by Midi Libre this Saturday, October 5. And she concludes: "Restricting a woman's right to choose to terminate an unwanted pregnancy amounts to denying her control over her own body. This conviction has accompanied me throughout my adult life."
