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BumRushDaShow

(146,417 posts)
Thu Oct 3, 2024, 08:19 AM Oct 2024

Melania Trump Stuns Anti-Abortion Activists: 'She Is Wrong'

Source: Newsweek

Published Oct 03, 2024 at 6:16 AM EDT Updated Oct 03, 2024 at 6:44 AM EDT


The revelation that Melania Trump defends a woman's right to an abortion in her upcoming memoir has stunned pro-life activists, with one saying the former first lady is wrong.

"Why should anyone other than the woman herself have the power to determine what she does with her own body?" Trump writes in her book, Melania, U.K. newspaper The Guardian reported on Wednesday.

"Restricting a woman's right to choose whether to terminate an unwanted pregnancy is the same as denying her control over her own body. I have carried this belief with me throughout my entire adult life."

Newsweek has contacted Melania Trump's office for comment.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/melania-trump-stuns-anti-abortion-activists-memoir-1963063



Link to "The Guardian" article - Melania Trump’s abortion views baffle both sides: ‘Hard to follow the logic’
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Melania Trump Stuns Anti-Abortion Activists: 'She Is Wrong' (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Oct 2024 OP
IT just keeps getting weirder and weirder (R) BoRaGard Oct 2024 #1
She is a monster. This is the lyingist bunch ever to have power. bullimiami Oct 2024 #2
She has believed in her whole life? But never spoke out about it. What a coward. Walleye Oct 2024 #3
Well. This could get interesting. Ocelot II Oct 2024 #4
Of course she did. Although she didn't write this, LuckyLib Oct 2024 #9
Just a way to try to get votes. I don't think she cares about anything but money and power. mucifer Oct 2024 #5
"I don't think she cares about anything but money and power." LudwigPastorius Oct 2024 #24
Yep. Just a ploy to try to soften the monstrous image of red don not fooled Oct 2024 #29
Other than assholes with casseroles, who gives a shit what Melania Dump says mdbl Oct 2024 #6
OK, I'm stealing that Mysterian Oct 2024 #15
I believe her, but it doesn't buy her any points. She's kept her mouth shut ms liberty Oct 2024 #7
Her husband is "wrong" right along with her. JohnnyRingo Oct 2024 #8
We could say the same thing about the entire Repuke Party FakeNoose Oct 2024 #16
At the debate, Vance said America has a mental health crisis. JohnnyRingo Oct 2024 #36
Absolutely FakeNoose Oct 2024 #43
She should publicly endorse VP Harris Aviation Pro Oct 2024 #10
Perhaps that would violate her prenuptial agreement Jose Garcia Oct 2024 #18
I like women; but not this one. twodogsbarking Oct 2024 #11
she is a disgusting liar - she doesn't care - she's just playing us samsingh Oct 2024 #12
Well, I'm not going to hate on her. She is CORRECT. TBF Oct 2024 #13
I agree with you on this. 70sEraVet Oct 2024 #17
Don't forget that Barron has been in elite private schools his entire life FakeNoose Oct 2024 #19
Ain't no Kennedy Progressive Catholic Guilt gonna be a factor there ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 2024 #37
Unfortunately the poor kid looks like his father - TBF Oct 2024 #39
No idea why anyone would give this reprobate any credit whatsoever... jvill Oct 2024 #23
Not everything is political, and she may not be a great TBF Oct 2024 #41
My guess is she probably had a few herself. Bev54 Oct 2024 #27
Perhaps so - TBF Oct 2024 #40
I'm sure she believes she should have that right tulipsandroses Oct 2024 #14
So Trump isn't "man enough" to keep "his woman" in check? Midnight Writer Oct 2024 #20
Right? And I wonder what the evangelicals think of this... LymphocyteLover Oct 2024 #45
Was she vocally opposed to Trumps choices for SCOTUS then? If not she can F herself. cstanleytech Oct 2024 #21
Hey, single-issue Evangelicals! Didja' hear this one? Grins Oct 2024 #22
Perhaps her female ghost writer slipped it in there. pandr32 Oct 2024 #25
I was just talking with my neighbour who said that CNN was reporting that they had Bev54 Oct 2024 #26
A NDA for an interview? Diraven Oct 2024 #32
Yeah I guess for the staff working on the interview but someone else posted an article seen here Bev54 Oct 2024 #34
At the end of the day, it's still classic Republican bait-and-switch Vogon_Glory Oct 2024 #28
Whatever. Don't buy books by crooks. generalbetrayus Oct 2024 #30
Plagiarism: Here she goes again. epreic01 Oct 2024 #31
Personally I think she's thinking about divorce Diraven Oct 2024 #33
Or she's thinking about playing the Merry Widow Vogon_Glory Oct 2024 #35
She's already made it clear she has no interest in the Presidential race FakeNoose Oct 2024 #44
More drumpf bullshit JoseBalow Oct 2024 #38
What is next? bmichaelh Oct 2024 #42

Ocelot II

(122,514 posts)
4. Well. This could get interesting.
Thu Oct 3, 2024, 08:26 AM
Oct 2024

I wonder if she's had a few herself? Or does she know of some others that her dear husband paid for?

LuckyLib

(6,923 posts)
9. Of course she did. Although she didn't write this,
Thu Oct 3, 2024, 08:45 AM
Oct 2024

I’m sure it reflects her experience. Too bad she waited so long to reveal it.

LudwigPastorius

(11,450 posts)
24. "I don't think she cares about anything but money and power."
Thu Oct 3, 2024, 11:03 AM
Oct 2024

Yep.

The story is out today that her book tour publicist demanded she get a $250,000 fee for an interview with CNN.

That's a quarter of a million dollars just to appear on TV to sell her own book.

not fooled

(6,150 posts)
29. Yep. Just a ploy to try to soften the monstrous image of red don
Thu Oct 3, 2024, 11:28 AM
Oct 2024

and his even worse vp nominee.

"Don't believe what they say, believe what they do" applies here.


mdbl

(5,586 posts)
6. Other than assholes with casseroles, who gives a shit what Melania Dump says
Thu Oct 3, 2024, 08:32 AM
Oct 2024

She has the qualifications of a cockroach.

ms liberty

(9,924 posts)
7. I believe her, but it doesn't buy her any points. She's kept her mouth shut
Thu Oct 3, 2024, 08:32 AM
Oct 2024

While her POS husband and his friends, acquaintances and cronies have been the most vile, despicable creatures to walk the earth. With this "revelation " she's done nothing but prove herself to be as despicable a grifter as the rest of them.
Fuck off, Melania.

JohnnyRingo

(19,566 posts)
8. Her husband is "wrong" right along with her.
Thu Oct 3, 2024, 08:35 AM
Oct 2024

It's obvious to everyone that DJT is using the issue to pander for vote, obvious to everyone but the religious insane anyways.
If Trump knocked up a porn star you can bet he'd be calling the clinic.

FakeNoose

(36,433 posts)
16. We could say the same thing about the entire Repuke Party
Thu Oct 3, 2024, 09:29 AM
Oct 2024

... they're all pandering for the the so-called "religious right" vote. I'd venture a guess that the majority of Repukes favor the "Pro" side of the Pro-Choice issue. But back in the 1980's Reagan made an alliance with Pat Robertson and other "Evangelicals" that they would carry the banner for anti-abortion (striking down the Roe decision) IF the religious crazies voted R. It's completely transactional and it took nearly 40 years to finally keep their promise.

Now they're stuck with the crazies....

JohnnyRingo

(19,566 posts)
36. At the debate, Vance said America has a mental health crisis.
Thu Oct 3, 2024, 12:33 PM
Oct 2024

He's right, but the lunacy is coming from inside his house.

Jose Garcia

(3,032 posts)
18. Perhaps that would violate her prenuptial agreement
Thu Oct 3, 2024, 09:34 AM
Oct 2024

It is pretty well know that she did not want Trump to run back in 2016. This time she has been pretty much MIA during the campaign.

samsingh

(17,952 posts)
12. she is a disgusting liar - she doesn't care - she's just playing us
Thu Oct 3, 2024, 08:48 AM
Oct 2024

she's trying to sell books.

TBF

(34,976 posts)
13. Well, I'm not going to hate on her. She is CORRECT.
Thu Oct 3, 2024, 08:48 AM
Oct 2024

Abortion is a medical procedure that should only be discussed between the woman and her physician. I think the one thing she is guilty of is marrying Donald for money, and that she has gotten way more than she bargained for with that deal. I hope she divorces him and can get safely away from him (just as I'd wish for any woman married to a complete psychopath). Good luck, Melania.

70sEraVet

(4,316 posts)
17. I agree with you on this.
Thu Oct 3, 2024, 09:31 AM
Oct 2024

You can't blame every woman who marries an asshole. And I hold out hope that Barron will grow into a young man who is the moral opposite of his father and half-brothers.

FakeNoose

(36,433 posts)
19. Don't forget that Barron has been in elite private schools his entire life
Thu Oct 3, 2024, 09:45 AM
Oct 2024

... surrounded by rich, spoiled preppies. Even if he escapes the influence of the selfish greedy siblings, how can he meet someone who would inspire him to work towards liberal enlightenment?

ArkansasDemocrat1

(3,213 posts)
37. Ain't no Kennedy Progressive Catholic Guilt gonna be a factor there
Thu Oct 3, 2024, 01:04 PM
Oct 2024

At best, a amoral being who has never known want, at worst, a handsome sociopath.

TBF

(34,976 posts)
39. Unfortunately the poor kid looks like his father -
Thu Oct 3, 2024, 02:42 PM
Oct 2024

but hopefully he won't be as bad as the 3 older siblings (I know there is another girl too, closer to his age, she seems to stay out of the limelight too).

 

jvill

(459 posts)
23. No idea why anyone would give this reprobate any credit whatsoever...
Thu Oct 3, 2024, 10:17 AM
Oct 2024
https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/melania-trump-seen-wearing-i-dont-care-jacket

She presumably also thinks rape is wrong, yet she still protects a rapist.

Get back to me when standing up for her beliefs actually costs her something.

TBF

(34,976 posts)
41. Not everything is political, and she may not be a great
Thu Oct 3, 2024, 02:56 PM
Oct 2024

person. But I do know enough about narcissists, divorce, and child custody to see why she had a reason to keep quiet until now.

TBF

(34,976 posts)
40. Perhaps so -
Thu Oct 3, 2024, 02:49 PM
Oct 2024

and she may have not wanted to say anything until Barron turned 18. She wouldn't want to lose him, and that's absolutely what Trump would've threatened her with if she spoke up at all (about anything). I'm not saying she's a completely innocent party, but I do think that's the reason she didn't say anything until this point.

tulipsandroses

(6,644 posts)
14. I'm sure she believes she should have that right
Thu Oct 3, 2024, 08:53 AM
Oct 2024

She doesn’t care if other women have that right. When people show you who they are, believe them.

Grins

(8,006 posts)
22. Hey, single-issue Evangelicals! Didja' hear this one?
Thu Oct 3, 2024, 10:14 AM
Oct 2024

I'd like to think the single-issue Evangelicals would look at that and think there is a real conflict in Mar-a-Lago, and that maybe the left has been right all along - that Trump will say and do ANYTHING to get their vote.

("Like" being the key word in that sentence. Some will, but most will not, abandon the guy they pretend is as religious as them.)

pandr32

(12,439 posts)
25. Perhaps her female ghost writer slipped it in there.
Thu Oct 3, 2024, 11:08 AM
Oct 2024

I doubt very much that Melania spent any time reading the final copy. She was more interested in counting the advance dollars going into her private bank account.

Bev54

(11,961 posts)
26. I was just talking with my neighbour who said that CNN was reporting that they had
Thu Oct 3, 2024, 11:16 AM
Oct 2024

been requesting an interview with her to discuss her book (sounds like CNN let's do something nobody cares about) and she requested they pay her $250,000. fee and sign an NDA? That they back tracked and said it was a staff error. I am getting this second hand, perhaps if anyone else saw it they could let me know if that is the way it went down???? But sounds about right.

Vogon_Glory

(9,649 posts)
28. At the end of the day, it's still classic Republican bait-and-switch
Thu Oct 3, 2024, 11:27 AM
Oct 2024

Melania say she’s pro choice. She might even be pro-choice.

Donald John said that he’d veto a national abortion ban. This, after packing the Supreme Court with anti-abortion justices.

At the end of the end of the day, this is still classic bait-and-switch, an old and reliable Republican tactic. Melania had the better part of a decade to let her views be known. Her husband has vigorously campaigned on being anti-abortion.

Self-appointed pundits and corporate media talking heads and gullible potential voters may choose to believe that what the Trumps say is how Donald Trump II will operate. They’re fools for doing so. It is crystal clear that how people act is worth far more than empty words. And the truth of the matter is that no matter what either Trump says, their actions have given the rest of us no reason whatsoever to trust either one of them or the Republican Party.

Diraven

(1,167 posts)
33. Personally I think she's thinking about divorce
Thu Oct 3, 2024, 11:43 AM
Oct 2024

Figuring out ways to distance herself from Trumpist ideology when he loses, because that will make her a pariah in rich socialite circles. Of course if he wins she'll stay with him because a divorce would be bad PR.

Vogon_Glory

(9,649 posts)
35. Or she's thinking about playing the Merry Widow
Thu Oct 3, 2024, 12:33 PM
Oct 2024

I’m not accusing Melania of plotting to do in the Donald, but I suspect that she’s thinking about her options in the event that Donald John succumbs to full-blown dementia or his health catches up with him.

FakeNoose

(36,433 posts)
44. She's already made it clear she has no interest in the Presidential race
Thu Oct 3, 2024, 06:21 PM
Oct 2024

Even if he wins (he won't) she has already said she won't live in the White House.

She didn't live there when he was President before, but the White House press staff kept it a secret. She lived in her own house with her son and parents, only showed up when she was required for state functions. Her mom is dead now, but I think her dad is still living there. Barron is off to college now. Hopefully he'll find a way to break free from the Chump curse.

There's probably going to be a divorce sooner or later, not that it matters to anyone.

JoseBalow

(6,243 posts)
38. More drumpf bullshit
Thu Oct 3, 2024, 01:51 PM
Oct 2024

She's doing damage control for the asshole's flailing campaign, just disregard.

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