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Donald Trump’s wife is going to publish her memoirs, where she does not hesitate to assert political positions contrary to her husband’s.
What surprises await us in Melania Trump’s memoirs? You’ll have to wait until next Tuesday, October 8, to find out, when her book, soberly titled Melania: But at the same time keeper, who explains that he had access to a copy of his work, published an excerpt from it. And not just anyone. In it, Donald Trump’s wife defends abortion rights and thus opposes her husband. “It is important to guarantee the autonomy of women to determine their preference in having a child based on their personal beliefs,” writes the former. first lady. Women should be “free from any government interference or pressure”, the wife of the Republican candidate in the US presidential elections claims.
Melania’s voice
If this position of Melania Trump is so surprising, it is primarily because the former first lady of America has never expressed a political opinion or any opinion at all. Even when her husband occupied the Oval Office. Second, it’s surprising that he would choose this moment to champion this particular cause, since abortion rights are a key issue in the US presidential election. His opinion as reported Keeperdiffers from Donald Trump, who believes that each state should be free to decide on its own possible restrictions on abortion. Still, the issue of abortion rights is central to the Nov. 5 showdown between Republican Trump and Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, which continues to draw condemnation from its faces.
Donald Trump boasted that his appointment of three conservative justices to the United States Supreme Court during his tenure led to the repeal of the federal guarantee of abortion rights in June 2022. Ending a half-century of jurisprudence, the Supreme Court gave states complete freedom to legislate in this area. At least 20 of them have since introduced partial or complete restrictions on voluntary abortion. But faced with the support of the majority of public opinion for the right to abortion, Donald Trump has decided to change his position on this issue anyway. The Republican candidate is now trying to portray himself as a defender of “reproductive rights,” which has given him the opportunity to be accused by conservatives of betraying the anti-abortion movement.
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“I’ve had this belief all my adult life.”
Meanwhile, Melania does not delay. “Why should anyone but himself have a wife to decide what he does with his body? The fundamental right of individual freedom available to a woman (…) gives her the right to terminate a pregnancy if she wishes,” he writes in his work, according to Keeper. “Restricting a woman’s right to choose to terminate an unwanted pregnancy is tantamount to denying her control over her own body. I have had such a belief throughout my adult life,” he adds, according to the British newspaper. Is this a Republican strategy to convince the public that Donald Trump, under the influence of his wife, could really reconsider his position on this issue? Or are we witnessing a new era, the liberation of Melania? The question remains unanswered.
Source: Le Figaro
