The View's Joy Behar accuses Melania Trump of lying about her stance on abortion

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The view The hosts are not convinced by Melania Trump's support for abortion rights, which is expressed in the former first lady's new memoir.

Melania, 54, the wife of former President Donald Trump, made headlines this week after an excerpt from her upcoming book was released The Guardian.

“Why should anyone other than the woman have the power to decide what she does with her own body?” she writes Melania. “A woman’s fundamental right to individual freedom and her own life gives her the power to terminate her pregnancy if she wishes.”

Her pro-choice stance stands in stark contrast to her husband's history of dismantling abortion protections. To The view On Thursday, co-host Joy Behar said it was all “one big scam.”

“62 percent of Americans are against a coup Roe v. Wade – 62 percent – ​​the Republican Party knows that. I think they did that to her,” Behar said on the ABC talk show. “I think it's a big scam. They portray her as the face of the American people who want abortion rights.

“I think that’s just a big lie,” she said. “I don’t buy it.”

Behar's co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin agreed that it was a “strategic” move and went even further, suggesting that she thought it was also intended to increase book sales .

“Who other than die-hard MAGA fans wanted to buy this book?” Griffin said. “But now it’s on everyone’s lips, now we’re talking about it because she’s coming out with stuff that’s more interesting.”

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Sunny Hostin chimed in with a more extreme speculation, saying, “I think she hates him. This is a given. I also think she wants to get him out. She doesn't want to be the first lady anymore. She doesn't want to be the first lady.

“She destroyed the Rose Garden,” Hostin added, referring to Melania’s controversial redesign of the White House Rose Garden. “Who hates Christmas? Melania Trump hates Christmas. She doesn't want to decorate for Christmas. She doesn't want anything to do with him. She doesn't want to sleep in the same room with him. She can’t stand him.”

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Whoopi Goldberg interrupted, noting that Hostin's claims were “alleged” before continuing, “I really think this is her way of undermining his bid for the presidency because then she won't have to deal with him anymore.”

“I think she wants to get him out and she’s doing a damn good job of it.”

The Independent has reached out to Melania's rep for comment.

Trump, who had previously bragged about his role in the Supreme Court overturning the ruling Roe v. WadeHe has since broken his silence about his wife's support for abortion rights.

“We talked about it,” he told Fox News’ Bill Melugin. “And I said, you have to write what you believe. I'm not going to tell you what to do. You have to write what you believe. I said you have to stay with your heart. I told everyone: you have to go with your heart.”