If Melania Trump remained in the shadows during her husband’s first presidential term, she is on the verge of stealing the spotlight, one month before the election. The former first lady has indeed come out of her reserve lately, willingly granting interviews and releasing unusual confidences. More than a sign of support for her illustrious husband, it is above all to ensure the promotion of his Memoirs that Melania Trump agreed to enter the light. “Melania”, which comes out this Tuesday in bookstores, contains surprising revelations, sometimes downright lunar, which the American press was able to consult. Here is an anthology.
Melania Trump reveals that she strongly supports the right to abortion, taking the opposite view from her husband. An unexpected position on a hot topic for the presidential election. “Why should anyone other than the woman herself have the power to determine what she does with her body? The fundamental right to individual freedom available to a woman (…) gives her the authority to terminate her pregnancy if she wishes,” writes the former first lady.
Donald Trump’s wife looks back on her visit to Saudi Arabia in 2018, during which she met King Salman. And if we are to believe her story, Melania really pleased her interlocutor: “I was warned that it was not in the Muslim tradition to shake women’s hands and that the king risked not responding. extend this courtesy. Yet when we met, he not only shook my hand, but kissed it! It was a promising start!” enthuses the author.
Oddly, no photo or video attests to the fifty-year-old’s statements, but Donald Trump delivered the same version of the facts during a fundraiser in 2018.
Melania Trump also talks about her meeting with Elizabeth II, who served her tea in the company of her corgis. She also claims to have a long-standing letter-writing relationship with King Charles III, with whom she met in 2005 in New York. “We still write to each other now,” she says.
The former first lady looks back on her meeting with Pope Francis in 2017 at the Vatican. On this occasion, she had brought a rosary to be blessed “as a symbol of my faith and my marriage.” The pope then asked Melania, speaking of her husband: “What do you feed him? From the trail?» “Not having heard correctly, I replied: “Yes, pizza!” And then I realized he was talking to me about trailthe traditional Slovenian dish,” says Melania Trump.
Donald Trump’s wife says she encountered a small diplomatic problem during a visit to Japan in 2019: there was sushi on the menu. “I let them know that I don’t eat raw fish,” writes the author, who adds that she was then served a menu containing “the best of Japanese cuisine.” However, according to “The Independent”, the famous traditional meal consisted of baked potatoes, salad, grilled chicken and wagyu.
As for her youth behind the Iron Curtain, Melania Trump describes it as much less austere than one might think. His family enjoyed trips to Italy, Formula 1 races, ski trips to the Alps and an Elton John concert. She also talks about a fleet of luxury cars and her mother’s stories of her travels to Paris and other European capitals. She refutes descriptions of her childhood under communist rule as “grim”, saying she was happy and joyful, and that she began modeling at age 6.
