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Melania Trump's Surprising Memories of Childhood Under Communism Raises Eyebrows

Melania Trump said she had a beautiful childhood under communism and said her team is working to reunite Ukrainian children with their parents.

  • On Wednesday, First Lady Melania Trump joined Fox & Friends and described her childhood under communism as positive, stating, "I grew up, under the communism, and actually, I didn't miss anything."
  • Born in 1970 in Novo Mesto, Slovenia, she grew up in the former Yugoslavia before the nation declared independence on June 25, 1991; her parents provided a beautiful life during her childhood.
  • The First Lady added that while she had a beautiful childhood, "It's not as free as here in the United States now," noting citizens had to watch their actions under the previous system.
  • Melania also discussed efforts to reunite Ukrainian children taken by Russia, calling their situation "heartbreaking" and confirming her team maintains direct communication with both countries.
  • These comments contrast sharply with President Donald Trump's frequent use of "communist" to criticize Democrats, rhetoric he has intensified amid the rise of the Democratic Socialists.
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Communism has frequently been invoked by US President as the worst threat to the United States

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The First Lady talks about her childhood in Slovenia in Fox and distances herself from her husband's rhetoric, which regularly attacks the American left to the cry of "communists"

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Melania Trump has returned to demonstrate independence towards her husband Donald Trump: in an interview with Fox New Business, the First Lady has proclaimed that she had "a beautiful childhood" under communism, a political system invoked frequent me... (ANSA)

·Rome, Italy
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