Melania Trump with her husband Donald during the last day of the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 18, 2024.Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images

Melania Trump says she supports women's 'individual freedoms,' including abortion rights

Her views contrast sharply with the GOP's anti-abortion platform and with Donald Trump, who has repeatedly taken credit for his role in helping overturn Roe v. Wade

by · National Post

CHICAGO — Melania Trump revealed her support for abortion rights Thursday ahead of the release of her upcoming memoir, exposing a stark contrast with her husband, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, on the crucial election issue.

In a video posted to her X account Thursday morning, the former first lady defended women’s “individual freedoms” to do what they want with their bodies — a position at odds with much of the Republican Party and her own husband, who has struggled to find a consistent message on abortion while wedged between anti-abortion supporters within his base and the majority of Americans who support abortion rights.

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