To promote her new memoir, Melania emerges with dangerous conspiracy push

The MoJo Daily newsletter, Monday through Friday. [View in browser]( [Support our nonprofit journalism]( [Mother Jones Daily Newsletter](     September 10, 2024 A new Melania Trump video [just dropped](...and, believe it or not, it could be dangerous. That's because in the video, the former first lady hints at some of the unfounded conspiracy theories that [some of her other family members](—[and high-profile Republicans](—have made suggesting political forces were behind the attempted assassination of her husband, former President Donald Trump. "I can’t help but wonder," Melania asks in the video, "why didn’t law enforcement officials arrest the shooter before the speech?” "There is definitely more to the story," she adds, "and we need to uncover the truth." But then comes, perhaps, the weirdest part: The video flashes to the cover of her forthcoming book—due to be published in October—along with a message encouraging followers to order it at her website. This isn't just desperate: Experts have [been]( [telling]( my colleague Mark Follman that amplifying these kinds of conspiratorial claims is downright dangerous and could lead to more retaliatory political violence. But it appears that, like her husband, Melania [won't let pesky ethics]( [get in the way of a chance to make money](. [Check out my post]( for the full scoop. —Julianne McShane Advertisement [Stolen Pride: Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right]( [Top Story] [Top Story]( [Melania Pushes Conspiracy Theory About Trump Shooting to Promote Her Memoir]( The former first lady emerged in a rare video. BY JULIANNE MCSHANE SPONSORED CONTENT FROM THE NEW PRESS   Stolen Pride: Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right In her first book since the widely acclaimed Strangers in Their Own Land, National Book Award finalist and bestselling author Arlie Russell Hochschild ventures to Pikeville, Kentucky, in the heart of Appalachia to uncover the “pride paradox” that has given the right’s appeals such resonance. [Learn more here.]( [Trending] [Ten tough climate and energy questions for tonight's Harris-Trump debate]( BY MARIANNE LAVELLE, KILEY BENSE, AND LIZA GROSS   [Republicans are a party of blatant racists]( BY INAE OH   [Believe it or not—there is logic behind Trump's debate strategy]( BY JACKIE FLYNN MOGENSEN   [The weather gods who want us to believe they can make rain on demand]( BY AMIT KATWALA Advertisement [Stolen Pride: Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right]( [Special Feature] [Special Feature]( [The myth of Kamala Harris as “border czar”]( As vice president, Harris was tasked with addressing the “root causes” of migration. That did not mean she was in charge of “the border” or its “czar.” BY ISABELA DIAS MOTHER JONES MEMBERSHIP UPDATE   A HUGE OPPORTUNITY A generous board member just chipped in a $50,000 digital matching gift, and we need newsletter readers to help us make the most of it. [Any donation you make online from now until September 30]( will be matched dollar-for-dollar. You know the stakes right now. And with your support going twice as far, Mother Jones can lead the way these next 60 days in showing the corporate media how to cover the unique danger that Trump represents and not make the same mistakes they did in 2016 and 2020. [Please help with a donation if you can](. Even just a few bucks would make a difference—and it will be doubled. [Donate Now]( Did you enjoy this newsletter? Share it on [Facebook]( and [Twitter](. [Mother Jones]( [Donate]( [Donate Monthly]( [Subscribe]( This message was sent to {EMAIL}. To change the messages you receive from us, you can [edit your email preferences]( or [unsubscribe from all mailings.]( For advertising opportunities see our online [media kit.]( Were you forwarded this email? [Sign up for Mother Jones' newsletters today.]( [www.MotherJones.com]( PO Box 8539, Big Sandy, TX 75755