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Former United States President Donald Trump, known for not being fond of reading books, recently admitted that he hasn't read her wife's memoir.

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Shortly after dodging another assassination attempt, Trump was seen holding a campaign rally in Uniondale, New York, where he urged his supporters to buy the former first lady's book. However, he confessed humorously that he doesn't know what's written in Melania's memoir.

"Go out and get her book. She just wrote a book. I hope she said good things about me—I don’t know, I didn’t. So busy," he said during his speech on Wednesday. "She just wrote a book called Melania. Go out and buy it. It’s great. And if she says bad things about me, I’ll call you all up and I’ll say, ‘Don’t buy it. Get rid of it."

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Melania defends modelling nude

Melania has been actively promoting her book on social media. In a recent promotional video, she defended her decision to model nude, urging that people should appreciate the beauty of the human body. 

"Can we no longer appreciate the human form?" she asked in her video as she referred to the famous Italian Renaissance sculpture of "David" by Michelangelo. "We should celebrate our bodies and honour the tradition of using art as a means of self-expression."

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Previously, the former first lady was seen posing nude for the cover of GQ magazine in 2000. She also modelled for a French adult magazine in 1995 and others during her modelling career.

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Melania Trump is only the second foreign-born first lady the United States ever had after Louisa Adams. According to the description, her book titled Melania is about her "courtship" with Donald Trump and her "life in the spotlight, and experiencing the joy of motherhood."

"She shares behind-the-scenes stories from her time in the White House, shedding light on her advocacy work and the causes close to her heart," the description reads. 

Melania has remained out of the spotlight since Trump's second presidential campaign. It is speculated that she is more focused on her son Barron, who recently enrolled for his academic session at New York University.

(With inputs from agencies)