Trump breaks silence over abortion rift with Melania

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Donald Trump has broken his silence over his apparent rift with wife Melania Trump around abortion rights, insisting that he told her “I’m not going to tell you what to do.” In her upcoming memoir, as well as a video posted on X this week, the former first lady has signaled her support for a woman’s right to choose – a stance that appears to put her at odds with her husband and the Republican party. Donald Trump told Fox News host Bill Melugin about the rift with wife Melania around abortion rights In an excerpt of the memoir obtained by The Guardian, Melania writes of her belief that a woman should be granted “authority to terminate her pregnancy if she wishes.” “Why should anyone other than the woman herself have the power to determine what she does with her own body?” she writes. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his wife Melania have revealed differing views on reproductive rights At the presidential debate last month, when the two candidates were asked about the key election issue, Trump also falsely claimed that Democrats support abortion “after birth” and “executing” babies. “Like Ronald Reagan before me, I fully support the three exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the mother.” On Tuesday, Melania told Fox News’ Sean Hannity in a rare interview that she and her husband sometimes have “political disagreements.” Former first lady speaks to a small group of supporters at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on January 20, 2021.