First Lady Melania Trump listens as her husband, outgoing US President Donald Trump, addresses guests at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on January 20, 2021.
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Melania Trump remained firmly pro-abortion on Sunday. republican party The campaign platform of her husband, former President Donald Trump.
“I want to be able to decide what to do with my body,” the former first lady said in a statement. interview It aired on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures.” “I don’t want the government to interfere in my personal business.”
“I accepted him as his own person,” she added, speaking of her visible disagreement with her husband’s views. “He has different beliefs, but if elected he will do what he believes.”
Melania Trump made her pro-choice stance official on Thursday in a promotional video previewing her upcoming book, “Melania.” The book, scheduled to be released on Tuesday, will include more of her views on abortion.
The Republican first lady’s position on this issue is a marked departure from party policy and her husband’s expressed views.
Donald Trump has said he believes access to abortion should be determined by states, not the federal government. He has repeatedly praised the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the 2022 ruling and claimed credit for it. Roe v. Wade established a constitutional right to abortion.
But voters have repeatedly ranked abortion in national polls as one of the former president’s least popular campaign positions.
Mr. Trump has been troubled by his views of late, trying to balance appeasing traditional Republican voters while appealing to undecided voters who could decide November’s election. It is said that
in social media After Tuesday, President Trump said for the first time that he would veto a federal abortion ban if elected to the White House for a second term.
The revelation that Melania Trump, who has been conspicuously absent from the campaign trail, appears to be more in line with Democrats on abortion comes on November 5, when her husband and Vice President Kamala Harris compete. The election is just one month away.
But she asserted in a Fox News interview that her beliefs were no surprise to Donald Trump, saying, “He knew my position and my beliefs from the day we met.”
The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment on Melania Trump’s stance on abortion.
