The former first lady of the United States (USA) Melania Trump reveals in her autobiography that she supports the right to abortion, what she felt when she met Donald Trump in a nightclub in New York and how she reacted to the "cruel" rumors that her son has autism.
Before the book was published on October 8, several media outlets published some interesting facts from her memoirs, including what she thinks about the right to abortion, which caused stormy reactions considering that her husband is an opponent of abortion.
But the 256-page book, titled Melania, contains very few personal stories of the former model born in Slovenia.
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1. Tram's energy attracts like a 'magnet'
In the first part of the book, the former first lady of the USA talks about the time when she was engaged in modeling, which took her to New York and allowed her to meet Trump.
The future spouses met on a Friday night in September 1988, when Melania Trump visited the Kit Kat nightclub in New York during Fashion Week.
Donald Trump and his companion, an "attractive blonde", came to the table in the VIP section of the club to greet her, writes Melania.
"From the moment our conversation began, I was enchanted by his charm and relaxed demeanor," she adds.
Trump asked for her phone number.
She refused to give him his number, and instead asked for his, according to the book.
She called him a few days later, and the first love meeting was at Trump's estate in Seven Springs in the town of Bedford, New York.
2. 'Cruel' autism rumors hurt Melania's son
In one of the parts of the book in which she reveals personal things, Melania Trump writes how she felt when there were rumors that her son Barron was autistic.
Comedian Rosie O'Donnell suggested on social media that Baron, then 10, was autistic, and posted a link to a video showing his behavior and body language at various events.
"I was appalled by such cruelty.
"It was clear to me that she was not interested in raising awareness about autism.
"I felt she was attacking my son because she didn't love my husband," writes the former first lady of America.
Although "autism is nothing to be ashamed of," her son, now 18, is not autistic.
O'Donnell later apologized for this post, which made Melania, as she writes, "furious."
"I knew that the tweet and the video would go viral and I knew how much it would hurt him (Barona)," reveals Melanija.
This incident prompted her to launch a White House campaign against online violence and opioid abuse called "Be the Best," she writes.
3. Supporting Trump's false claims about the 2020 election
Although Melania does not agree with her husband on the issue of abortion rights, she largely shares Trump's opinion on many topics, including the outcome of the 2020 presidential election in which Joseph Biden defeated Trump.
She too questions the election results, albeit in a milder tone than her husband, and claims that all votes should have been counted on election day.
In 2020, the counting of ballots was prolonged due to a greater number of votes via the Internet and by mail due to the covid-19 pandemic.
"There was general chaos.
"I am not the only one who questions the results of the election," Melanija writes.
The book explains in detail January 6, 2020 when her husband's supporters attacks on the US Capitol building.
Explaining the decision not to condemn the violence, which her press secretary requested, she claims that she was "not aware of the events" in the Congress building.
"If I had been fully informed of all the details, of course, I would have immediately condemned the violence that took place in the Congress building," she writes.
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4. Attempted assassination of Trump in Pennsylvania
Near the end of the book, Melania Trump describes how she felt as she watched a gunman try to kill her husband on television.
They tried to kill Trump twice during this presidential campaign - the first time in July while addressing supporters at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
At that time, Melania, who mostly does not participate in her husband's presidential campaign, was in the small town of Bedminster, New Jersey.
"I watched the chaos unfold: the shooting, Donald instinctively covering his head with his hand, and the quick reaction of the Secret Service agents who were protecting him," Melnania writes in her book.
After "what seemed like an eternity," she finally spoke to her husband.
Most of all, she says, she feared how it would affect her son, who also watched everything on television.
"Every time we saw Donald's bloody face, I had to remind myself that I had just talked to him," she writes.
He adds that it is "a real miracle" that Trump survived.
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5. Support the right to abortion
Melania revealed some of the most controversial details from her book even before it was published.
Last week, she wrote on social networks that women have the right to "individual freedom".
She expresses her position on this issue in her autobiography.
"It is necessary to guarantee that women have the autonomy to decide whether they want to have children, based on their own beliefs, without any intervention or pressure from the authorities," she writes.
"A woman's fundamental right to personal freedom, to her own life, gives her the right to terminate a pregnancy if she wishes," he continues.
Since then, she has faced numerous reactions from people, including supporters of the Republican Party who are against the right to abortion.
Since the Democratic Party is using the issue of abortion rights against Trump, the former American president is changing his position on the issue.
He takes credit for the decision of the Supreme Court in 2022, which 50-year-old Roe v. Wade ruling overturned, which protected abortion rights in all states (because he appointed the judges who decided the vote), and on other occasions says that abortion bans advocated by Republicans are too strict.
But Trump said he encouraged his wife to express her opinion on the matter.
"We talked about it. And I said, 'You have to write what you believe in,'" he told the American cable news channel Foks news (Fox News), in early October.
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