Former first lady Melania Trump appeared to defend abortion rights in a video posted on X this morning.
“Individual freedom is a fundamental principle that I safeguard. Without a doubt there is no room for compromise when it comes to this essential right that all women possess from birth. Individual freedom. What does my body, my choice really mean?” she says in the video.
Reached for comment, Harris campaign spokeswoman Sarafina Chitika said in a statement, “Sadly for the women across America, Mrs. Trump’s husband firmly disagrees with her and is the reason that more than one in three American women live under a Trump Abortion Ban that threatens their health, their freedom, and their lives.”
“Donald Trump has made it abundantly clear: If he wins in November, he will ban abortion nationwide, punish women, and restrict women’s access to reproductive health care,” she added.
The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to NBC News’ request for comment.
Her post comes after The Guardian reported that the former first lady wrote about defending abortion rights in her upcoming memoir.
The former president has said that the issue of abortion should be left up to the states after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022.
During the presidential debate last month, Trump said he would not sign a federal abortion ban if re-elected because it would not be needed — breaking with the stance of his running mate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio. During the vice presidential debate Tuesday, Trump released a Truth Social post saying for the first time that he would veto such a ban.
