Donald, abortion, Barron and more: All the best revelations from Melania Trump’s new book

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Melania Trump kisses her husband and Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, Moving to the US and courting Donald At the age of 26, Melania moved in 1996 to New York, where “the city’s fast pace fueled my drive, keeping me motivated as I booked jobs, shot campaigns, and sought new projects,” she writes, cryptically referring to the rest of model life. Lauding her husband’s “tenderness and thoughtfulness,” she writes: “Donald to this day calls my personal doctor to check on my health.” The couple married in January 2005, holding the reception “in the new ballroom at Mar-a-Lago, which Donald was racing to complete in time.” open image in gallery Former President Donald J. Trump, Melania Trump and Barron Trump exit the funeral of Ivana Trump at St. Vincent Ferrer Roman Catholic Church July 20, 2022 in New York City Motherhood The couple welcomed Barron in March 2006, and Melania writes more warmly about her son – the first First Boy to occupy the White House since John-John. open image in gallery Melania Trump acknowledges that she had read out Michelle Obama’s speech to her speechwriter for inspiration “During my review of many speeches of previous First Ladies, Michelle’s emphasis on the fundamental values of hard work, integrity, and kindness resonated deeply, reflecting the core principles that were instilled in me by my parents during my upbringing in Slovenia,” Melania writes. At times, Melania writes almost glowingly about him: “This man is remarkably confident under pressure.” “Donald struck the perfect tone.” Her description of telling Donald she was pregnant is one of the more lively portions of the book; she “burst out:” “You are going to be a daddy!” Her husband’s face, she writes, “lit up with joy,” and they were “both over the moon.” Melania describes tending to him when he fell ill with Covid as president, before his transfer to Walter Reed, which she encouraged for better care; she talks about desperately trying to reach Trump after the July assassination attempt: “It was only when I heard his voice that I could finally believe that he really was fine.” At other times, however, there is an unmistakable formality to the marriage description.