Former First Lady Melania Trump firmly dismissed claims from the Democrat left labeling her husband and former President Donald Trump as a “threat to democracy” during a passionate appearance on Fox News’ “The Five” on Tuesday. Although Melania typically avoids political campaigning and media appearances, she is currently on a media tour to promote her highly anticipated memoir.
She joined the show’s hosts—Greg Gutfeld, Jesse Watters, Jeanine Pirro, Dana Perino, and Harold Ford Jr.—to discuss the book, the current election race, and various other topics. “I think it’s a lot of misinformation out there about me. So that’s why I said I think it’s the time that people hear from me and my story, my perspective and the truth,” the former First Lady said when asked why she decided to write the book.
Pirro pointed out that left-wing rhetoric often labels former President Trump as a “threat to democracy,” contributing to a hyper-polarized political climate and a radicalized base. “The former president has survived two assassination attempts and Kamala’s camp has just issued yesterday that they’re going to go more negative. The Biden-Harris team continues with the negative rhetoric, you know, whether it’s Hitler or, you know, you know, he’s tearing down democracy. Are you worried about your husband’s safety in the next 29 days?” the former judge asked.
Without hesitation, Melania expressed her genuine concerns for the safety of her husband and their family following two nearly successful attempts on the former president’s life in under 100 days.
“Yes, I do. I think, you know, when they call him, he’s a threat to democracy. Let’s ask ourselves, who is really a threat to democracy? They are ongoing with the lawfare against the former president, as well as, you know, trying to get him off the voting ballot,” the former First Lady replied. “And trying to silence him. So, yes of course I was always afraid of what can happen, and that they are continuing with that kind of language. It’s just a toxic atmosphere.”
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If former President Trump returns to the White House in January, Melania plans to focus her efforts on supporting foster children and other children in need. “I will bring my experiences back, what I learned in the four years. And as well, I will continue my Be Best initiative for children, for women. And also, I will continue with Fostering the Future initiative that I established after I left the White House in 2021,” she said.
On Sunday, Melania disclosed that an unnamed university declined her donation to a foster care program solely because of her last name. “It was all agreed that they will accept my donations for the foster students and because of the board directors, they called back, they found out that it was me, they didn’t, they said we cannot go on,” she said. “And it’s very, very sad because who suffered? They were children from foster community. They didn’t have a scholarship that somebody would provide for them. They didn’t want to do business with me because of political affiliation, my political beliefs.”
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