Anna Paulina Luna responds to ‘gross' headline claiming Trump offered his bed, asked to keep it secret from Melania
A 'Daily Beast' article published on March 17 claimed that a bombshell book, 'Revenge: The Inside Story of Trump's Return to Power,' reveals a 2023 incident when Trump offered 'the MAGA newcomer' his bed when she was experiencing illness from her pregnancy.
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'If you need a bed to lay down in, there's one here on the plane. If you feel sick and you need to lay there, you can lay on it,' the Daily Beast quoted Trump. 'Just don't tell Melania. She doesn't like other women on my bed.'
Luna fired back on X, formerly known as Twitter, later that afternoon, writing:
I seldom respond to nasty headlines because I don't like giving trash credibility, however, being that there is allegedly a book coming out with me named and attacking @POTUS, his marriage, our first lady, and frankly implying something distasteful about me, I am responding.
I was very pregnant and at the time experiencing pre-eclampsia symptoms, but was not diagnosed. As soon as @realDonaldTrump boarded the plane, being the gentleman and good person that he is, said if I did not feel well, I could use the back room. He did this in a respectful way and in front of my husband, of which we thanked him. He also assured me that they had a medical team on board in case anything happened and they were aware of how pregnant I was.
This was the most compassionate thing that could've been done at the time. I find it disgusting that the author fails to recognize that. A few weeks later, I was induced because I did have pre-eclampsia . The author of this book never reached out to me for comment. Which means that this book is likely going to be a s*** hit piece. If people in POTUS orbit are talking to this author, they need to be cut off immediately. This is gross.
Comments under the representative's post urged her to file a lawsuit, suing the publication for defamation. Many users backed her up, calling out the outlet for spinning the story and lying.
The book is written by Alex Isenstadt, a White House reporter for Axios. The news outlet refers to the content of the book as 'never-before-reported moments' about Trump, labeling him as a flattering, gossipy, and blunt man both in public and behind closed doors.
The 'fly-on-the-wall' approach will take readers inside the president's Mar-a-Lago estate, his courtroom appearances, and behind the scenes of his 2024 presidential campaign and rise to power.
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