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The Guardian - US
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Martin Pengelly in Washington

‘No room for compromise’: Melania Trump reiterates abortion rights support

Melania Trump wears a black jacket as she speaks into a microphone on stage, American flags behind her
Melania Trump speaks at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, on 20 January 2021. Photograph: Luis M Alvarez/AP

Melania Trump doubled down in her first public response to news of her passionate support for abortion rights, a position starkly at odds with that of her husband, Donald Trump, and the Republican party he leads.

“Individual freedom is a fundamental principle that I safeguard,” the former first lady said in a video released on Thursday. “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?”

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