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Melania Trump Breaks Her Silence

October 17, 2016 · 6:37 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“Two months after she was humiliated when she delivered a plagiarized speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Melania Trump emerged from near-total silence to defend her husband during the worst stretch of his candidacy, calling his behavior toward women ‘inappropriate’ but adding, ‘We are moving on,'” the New York Times reports.

“The campaign’s decision to deploy Ms. Trump as a character witness for her embattled husband came as top aides have struggled how to respond to reports that Mr. Trump forced himself on several women and the emergence of the ‘Access Hollywood’ tape.”

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