Anderson Cooper Struggles To Speak After Watching Weird Melania Trump Clip Live On Air

Anderson Cooper momentarily struggled to string a sentence together as he processed a bizarre video of Melania Trump promoting her new book.

Sorry, its the first time Im seeing that. Thats the weirdest promo Ive ever seen, the CNN host said after the clip was shown on air.

Like, the lighting, he continued, making an unintelligible noise. Im sorry, Ive written four books, Ive never seen a promo like that.

Chuckling, Cooper stammered some more: Im sorry, this, wow.

The promo in question  shows an airbrushed, black-and-white rendering of the former first lady speaking about her support for abortion rights to a backing of instrumental music. She claims that individual freedom is a fundamental principle that I safeguard and concludes by saying, What does my body, my choice really mean? 

The video then shows a copy of her memoir, Melania, with a prompt to order it now. Its due out on Oct. 8.

Earlier this week, The Guardian revealed that the former first lady had come out in support of abortion in her book.

Her view stands in contrast to that of her husband, Donald Trump , who has bragged about tearing down federal abortion protections .

The Republican nominee has been evasive about the issue during the 2024 campaign, apparently attempting to moderate his stance to appeal to a majority of Americans who support abortion rights. He claims to believe that abortion regulations should be left up to the states and has said he would veto a national abortion ban.

Some have speculated that Melania Trumps decision to speak on the subject is a calculated ploy to appeal to moderate voters who support abortion.

After sharing Trumps response to his wifes pro-choice stance in which the former president said he told his wife , Im not going to tell you what to do Cooper informed viewers, Ive recovered from my shock.