‘The View’ Co-Host Joy Behar Accuses Melania Trump of Lying About Her Stance on Abortion: ‘It’s a Big Scam’

“The View” co-host Joy Behar said Thursday that former first lady Melania Trump was lying about her stance on abortion, which she revealed in her memoir, and said he was acting as a “scam” to appease voters.

“Sixty-two percent of Americans oppose overturning Roe v. Wade, 62%, the Republican Party knows that. I think they incited her to do this. I think it’s a big scam “They put it forward, you know, as the face of the American population who want to have the right to abortion,” Behar said.

Melania reveals in her new memoir that she is pro-choice, according to reports. The former first lady doubled down on what she wrote in a video posted on social media Thursday and said, “Without a doubt, there is no room for compromise when it comes to this right essential that all women have from birth. What does my choice really mean for my body?

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

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The other co-hosts also had their theories on the former first lady’s position, given that former President Trump had expressed support for the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin acknowledged it was a “strategic” decision.

“I think she hates him. Okay, so we can all agree on that. That’s a no-brainer. I also think she wants to eliminate him. She doesn’t want to be first lady anymore .She doesn’t want to be the first lady anymore. She destroyed the Rose Garden. Who hates Christmas? She doesn’t want anything to do with him. tolerate,” Hostin suggested.

The audience applauded Hostin after she claimed Melania wanted to eliminate her husband.

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Whoopi Goldberg chimed in to say “allegedly” following Hostin’s statements.

“I really think this is his way of undermining her candidacy for president, because then she won’t have to deal with him anymore,” the host added. “I think she wants to eliminate it and she’s doing a really good job with that.”

The former first lady wrote in her memoir that a woman’s fundamental right to “individual liberty” grants her the right to have an abortion if she wishes.

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“It is imperative to ensure that women have the autonomy to decide their preference in having children, based on their own beliefs, without any government intervention or pressure,” Melania wrote, according to reports .

“Restricting a woman’s right to choose whether or not to terminate an unwanted pregnancy is tantamount to denying her control over her own body. I have carried this belief with me throughout my adult life,” she said. -she continued.

Melania Trump’s office did not respond to a request for comment.