under A week before Melania Trump released her memoir, the former first lady appeared to be breaking ranks.
“Melania Trump Passionately Defends Abortion Rights in Upcoming Memoir.” read the headline. that guardianan early copy of which we obtained, includes a statement in which Melania declared that ensuring women’s autonomy was “imperative.” “Restricting a woman’s right to choose whether or not to terminate an unwanted pregnancy is tantamount to denying her control over her own body,” she wrote. “I have had this belief my whole adult life.”
Of course, this view stands in direct contrast to her husband, Donald Trump, who has established an extreme anti-abortion record as he seeks to return to the White House. They arrive as former presidents who often boasted about their prominent role in helping to overthrow. Roe vs. WadeDistorting themselves on issues that have proven to be electorally diabolical for Republicans.
So here comes Melania. And with her comes one of the most persistent stories of the Trump era. Donald Trump may be an extremist, but the women around him probably are. The power to control. His wife, in particular, served as a convenient vehicle for this story, projecting a sense of mystery and speculation that she was the silent victim of a terrible man.
If people do We are still invested in the fiction that Melania is a secret defender of progressive values, that she is the rebellious and least terrible member of MAGA. So haven’t the past eight years shown how useless she is?
It was a strange thing to believe in the first place. But with nearly a decade of evidence proving otherwise, it seems both baffling and damning that the narrative survives. Actually, a lot of people posted this. guardianExcerpts from social media without context seem like bombshells. (that guardian This morning we posted another excerpt claiming Melania tried to persuade the Trump administration to abandon its family separation policy.
Then a familiar news cycle occurred. National news outlets repeated both headlines. Here’s what CBS News concluded: This is the former first lady’s unmistakable pro-election message.
Now, to be clear, it may be true that Melania secretly harbors pro-choice views. But should we care? The former first lady, who eagerly spread vicious lies about Barack Obama, has always been a willing contributor to her husband’s corruption, and has been a longtime co-conspirator, most recently Melania Trump, who debunked conspiracy theories surrounding the Trump shooting. Experts have warned that such partisan exploitation could lead to retaliatory violence.
But if people do There is still an investment in the fiction that Melania is a secret defender of more progressive values, that she is the rebellious and least horrible member of the MAGA kingdom. So haven’t the past eight years shown just how reckless she is? at last, roe disappeared; A family separation has occurred, but “It really doesn’t matter, right?”; And a return to the White House is almost certain to be much worse.
Still, you have a book to sell, novel or not, and a secret video to shoot. Meanwhile, the media seems perfectly happy, even happy, to continue laundering this fraudster. I don’t think it’s $250,000.
