Out CNN host Anderson Cooper could barely talk after he was left bewildered by a video in which Melania Trump promoted her book and claimed that she supports reproductive freedom.
“That’s the weirdest promo I’ve ever seen,” Cooper said.
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He was referring to a video released by Melania Trump to promote her memoirs, due out next week, entitledMelania. In the book,she defends the right to an abortion, even as she has spent the last several years campaigning for Republicans to win elections and roll back abortion rights.
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“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,” she wrote in her book.
In a video promoting the book, she went even further.
“Individual freedom is a fundamental principle that I safeguard,” she said in the grayscale video as manic stringed instruments played and only half her face was lit. “Without a doubt, there is no room for compromise when it comes to this essential right that all women possess from birth.”
“What does ‘My body, my choice’ really mean?”
Cooper played the clip on CNN and then had a hard time continuing. “Sorry, it’s the first time I’ve seen that,” he said.
“That’s the weirdest promo I’ve ever seen. Like, the lighting… Sorry, I’ve written four books, I’ve never seen a promo like that. I- Sorry, this… Wow.”
“That’s the weirdest promo I’ve ever seen.” – Anderson Cooper after seeing Melania’s ad on abortionpic.twitter.com/6f4kjuW5Ix
Melania Trump is Donald Trump’s current wife, and shehelped him campaignin his previoustwo presidential runs. His successful 2016 campaign led to him being able to put three far-right justices on the Supreme Court, who promptly helped overturnRoe v. Wadeand ended the federal right to an abortion in the U.S.
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