Melania Trump reveals her reaction to Donald Trump's desire to run for president in rare interview
WASHINGTON, DC: Melania Trump, who has largely stayed out of the spotlight, has recently shown her support for Donald Trump as the 2024 election approaches.
In a rare one-on-one interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity, the former model discussed the Republican leader's political ambitions and her initial reaction upon learning about his first White House run, as reported by HuffPost.
Melania claims Donald Trump has a ‘passion for this country’
During the interview on Wednesday, October 2, Sean Hannity told Melania Trump that when Donald Trump “was thinking about it [his 2016 run], we had a lot of late-night conversations about issues, and we would kind of go back and forth and debate.”
He also shared, “... And when he brought the issue to you that he was thinking of running, you’re quoted to say: ‘Well, you know, if you run, you’re going to win.’”
To which, the former first lady replied, “True story.”
She continued, “I saw how people react to him, and he [has] a passion for this country, and we travel all around the world, and he was making speeches at that time, and I saw what the people want, and I think the country was ready for change.”
The 54-year-old also stated that people “wanted to have somebody who was not in politics, politics all the time, and I saw it. I saw in him as well that he really wanted to do at that time. He was talking for many, many years, but he really felt 2016 was the right time.”
Melania Trump also discussed Donald Trump's first impeachment in 2019, which occurred after a formal House inquiry revealed that he had improperly sought assistance from a foreign nation to boost his reelection chances.
She claimed that his critics and the media “are afraid of his strength.”
Melania Trump shares her pro-choice stance in upcoming memoir
Meanwhile, Melania Trump's upcoming book, 'Melania', has started to garner attention for various reasons, including her views on reproductive rights.
The Guardian reported that the mother of one stated in her memoir that she is pro-choice.
She reportedly wrote, “It is imperative to guarantee that women have autonomy in deciding their preference of having children, based on their own convictions, free from any intervention or pressure from the government.”
“Why should anyone other than the woman herself have the power to determine what she does with her own body?” she questioned.
Melania added, “A woman’s fundamental right of individual liberty, to her own life, grants her the authority to terminate her pregnancy if she wishes. Restricting a woman’s right to choose whether to terminate an unwanted pregnancy is the same as denying her control over her own body.”
