Outgoing first lady Melania Trump listens as her husband, outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump, addresses guests at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on January 20, 2021.
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Melania Trump Firmly support her choice abortion Sunday’s position, despite acknowledging the republican party Her husband, the former president’s campaign platform Donald Trump.
“I want to decide what to do with my body,” the former first lady said in a speech. interview airing on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures.” “I don’t want the government to get involved in my personal affairs.”
“I let him be his own person,” she added of the apparent disagreement with her husband’s views. “He has different beliefs and if elected he will do what he believes in.”
Melania Trump officially made her pro-life stance known in a public appearance on Thursday. promotional video Preview her upcoming book Melania. The book, due to be published on Tuesday, is expected to further detail her views on abortion.
The Republican first lady’s stance on the issue represents a clear departure from her party line and her husband’s stated views.
Donald Trump says he believes abortion access should be determined by states, not the federal government. He has repeatedly celebrated and praised the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision to overturn the law. Roe v. Wade established the constitutional right to abortion.
But voters have repeatedly listed abortion as one of the former president’s least popular campaign positions in national polls.
Trump has been vague about his views recently, trying to strike a balance between appeasing his traditional Republican base and appealing to undecided voters who could decide the November election.
in a social media On Tuesday, Trump said for the first time that he would veto any federal abortion ban if he wins a second term in the White House.
Melania Trump, who has been noticeably absent from the campaign trail this election cycle, appears to be more aligned with Democrats on abortion, just one month away from the Nov. 5 election of her husband and Vice President Kamala Harris In March, the news came to light.
But she assured in the Fox News interview that her beliefs were no surprise to Donald Trump: “He knew where I stood and what I believed 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.
