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First Lady Melania Trump has promised to usher in a “new era in publishing” after announcing her memoir, Melania, will be narrated using AI in her own voice.
“A NEW ERA IN PUBLISHING,” she tweeted.
“I am honored to bring you Melania – The AI Audiobook – narrated entirely using artificial intelligence in my own voice.”
“Let the future of publishing begin,” she added.
A preview of Melania Trump’s AI voice can be heard in a promotional video for the audiobook, which the president also shared Thursday.
“My story, my perspective, the truth,” the voice says.
The AI audiobook is only available on Trump’s website for $25. While it’s currently only offered in English, multiple foreign language versions are expected to be released in the fall.
Released in October 2024, Melania offers a curated glimpse into her life, spanning from her upbringing in socialist Slovenia to becoming First Lady of the United States.
The book recounts her early years, modeling career, meeting Donald Trump and their eventual marriage in 2005, among other things.
“From the moment our conversation began, I was captivated by his charm and easygoing nature,” Melania Trump said of Donald. “There was so much bustling activity around us, but his intent focus on our interaction made me feel like the center of his world … I found myself drawn to his magnetic energy.”
“When his companion left for a moment, he asked me for my phone number. I politely declined his request. He was a little surprised,” she recalled.
Melania Trump notably wrote about her pro-choice stance on abortion, a position that contrasts with her husband's policies.
“Why should anyone other than the woman herself have the power to determine what she does with her own body?” she said in the book.
“A woman’s fundamental right of individual liberty, to her own life, grants her the authority to terminate her pregnancy if she wishes.”
The book also addresses controversies, including her 2016 RNC speech that appeared to be plagiarized from former First Lady Michelle Obama's 2008 DNC address.
Melania Trump attributed the incident to staff oversight and expressed her renewed commitment to overseeing her public engagements more closely.
“My initial reaction was one of disbelief, but upon closer examination, the undeniable similarities between the two speeches left me reeling,” she wrote. “The weight of this realization hit me with a force I had never experienced. Looking back, I realized that I had relied too much on others in this crucial endeavor.”
Before the release of Melania Trump’s memoir in September 2024, Donald indicated that he had not read his wife’s book because he is “so busy.”
“People love our First Lady. Go out and get a book. She just wrote a book. I hope she said good things about... I don’t know. I didn’t... so busy,” Trump said at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
However, the president may have found the time to read the book, as a month later, on the Nelk Boys' YouTube channel, he said, “She wrote something very good. I was a little bit nervous before I read it. You never know, maybe she said bad things, but she didn't.”
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