October 13, 2024

Melania by Melania Trump review – a blame-dodging masterclass

Claudio Ctin1 mins
Melania by Melania Trump review – a blame-dodging masterclass

Ex-first lady strategically avoids many key subjects in memoir seemingly at odds with Republican party

Melania Trump’s eponymously titled memoir is a 180-page exercise in buck-passing and blame-dodging. The former US first lady blames staffers for plagiarizing Michelle Obama; repeatedly stresses her love for her husband despite professing to abhor lying liars who lie; and declares abortion a fundamental right, without pausing to consider Donald Trump’s role in attacking it via the US supreme court.

Melania is by no means an exhaustive read, but it does leave the reader asking why she has chosen to bare her soul just weeks before the election. Or whether Kamala Harris might more accurately channel her policy preferences than her husband, the Republican nominee yet again.

Melania is published in the US by Skyhorse

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