Melania Trump and abortion.

“It is necessary to ensure that women decide for themselves their preference to have children, based on their personal beliefs, without government interference or pressure.” soberly titled in his memoirs to be published in the US on October 8 Melania (in Skyhorse Publishing), Donald Trump’s wife talks about the very sensitive topic of abortion rights. And on which no one was waiting for him. The one who is usually so reserved and never gets involved in political debates. “Why should anyone but the woman herself have the power to decide what to do with her body? A woman’s fundamental right to individual freedom, to her own life, gives her the power to terminate a pregnancy if she wishes,” he writes again.

If her commitment to women’s rights and abortion is surprising, Melania Trump nevertheless claims to have defended her for years. This belief has accompanied me throughout my adult life.” Politician and historian Nikol Bachara, US specialist and co-author. First Ladies: Shadow Councillors (Tempus Perrin, 2020) analyzes this position.

Madame Figaro: British daily this week The Guardian: published excerpts from Melania Trump’s forthcoming memoir. He is passionately pro-abortion. Is this bias surprising five weeks before the presidential election?
Nikol Bacharan: Yes, it is very surprising. By making these pro-abortion remarks in the middle of the campaign, Melania Trump becomes a thorn in the side of Republicans and Donald Trump. She doesn’t really know how to get rid of the position of a woman. When it comes to abortion, she has always blown hot and cold.

Can we really think that the position was not “confirmed” by her husband?
No one knows. Melania Trump does not talk to anyone and her teams remain very closed. The same applies to Donald Trump. Therefore, we have two possibilities. either melania says what she thinks and i have no doubt that those are her true beliefs and since her book is coming out soon she is using that as a launching pad. Therefore, this will clearly be a commercial issue. Or, since this abortion issue could lead to Trump’s election loss, Melania’s position is timely. he brings a different perspective on the issue and may appease voters who are very chilled by the Republican Party’s official, conservative, anti-abortion stance. .

You mention a commercial issue. Melania Trump is the wife of a billionaire. Is he still trying to make money?
Melania Trump will never have enough money. You cannot imagine the financial greed of this woman. CNN reports that the publisher of his memoir asked for $250,000 to get him to agree to speak to the media.

LISTEN TO SCANDALS

Usually very reserved, the former first lady of the United States finally speaks up. Moreover, on a sensitive topic at the heart of the November 5 election. What stands out about this story?
We do not know what is behind the Trump couple. Is this really a couple? Or a criminal association? Maybe “partners”. Donald and Melania Trump have a child together, Barron, who is very important to Melania. But the Trump couple is so opaque as such. On the other hand, it is certain that everyone benefits from the other. The Donald brings Melania financial stability and a social role, but not a political one, as she hates it. As for her, even though she is absent from his campaign, she is allowing Trump to run as a running mate. He embodies a First lady glamorous and perfectly in line with her husband’s feminine ideals. Just look at the women who surround Donald Trump. His wife, daughters, daughters-in-law, his advisers… They are all tall, beautiful, thin, with long hair. They wear tight clothes, very high heels… They look at him with adoration.

What have historically been Donald Trump’s positions on abortion?
I studied all of Trump’s statements when he spoke, especially on the topic of abortion. I came back when he was about 30 years old. I remember the interview with Maureen Dowd New York Times. He asked her. “Have you ever paid for an abortion for one of your partners?” He got this answer: “Next question.” That said, Donald Trump’s opposition to abortion is very recent. This is from 2015 and is purely electoral.

But since then, Donald Trump has basically torpedoed abortion rights in the US…
Clearly. He promoted anti-abortion ideas. He put 3 justices on the Supreme Court that overturned Roe v. Wade, who since 1973 has granted abortion rights to American women across the country. He has also appointed 300 federal judges, and all of them are anti-abortion. Now, two years later, the country is in the midst of a real public health crisis because women are no longer able to get treatment. So Donald Trump doesn’t know which foot to dance on anymore. Florida will hold two referendums on November 5th, one to include the right to abortion in the Constitution, and the other to limit abortion after 6 weeks, which is almost tantamount to banning it. Donald Trump originally advocated enshrining abortion rights in the constitution before withdrawing due to dissent from the evangelical segment of his electorate.

In addition to Melania and Donald, do we know the position of other members of the Trump clan on the right to abortion?
Not that I know of. Ivanka, once ubiquitous, is radically absent from her father’s campaign. While her other children do not talk about the abortion.

On this topic, Donald Trump is therefore only looking for electoral opportunities.
Yes! Because deep down I believe that abortion does not cause moral problems for her.