Washington: Former first lady Melania Trump has broken ranks with her Republican husband on the vexed issue of abortion, declaring “there is no room for compromise” when it comes to a woman’s right to control her own body. In a video posted to X ahead of her new book release next week, the elusive former first lady has entered the political fray in dramatic fashion, with comments that have aligned her to the central theme of Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign: freedom. Melania Trump during her first interview in two years on Fox News.
Credit: Twitter “Individual freedom is a fundamental principle that I safeguard,” she says in the 27-second black-and-white clip. “Without a doubt, there is no room for compromise when it comes to this essential right that all women possess from birth: individual freedom. What does ‘my body, my choice’ really mean?” Melania, a memoir by former first lady Melania Trump.
Credit: Skyhorse Publishing The comments are in stark contrast to the Republican Party’s election platform – and at odds with the stance of her husband, the ex-president and current presidential candidate Donald Trump. As president, he appointed three of the conservative Supreme Court justices who ended up overturning Roe v Wade, the landmark ruling that granted women a constitutional right to terminate a pregnancy. As a result of that ruling, 41 states in the US now have abortion bans with only limited exceptions, according to the latest figures by the.
