Five takeaways from Melania Trump's new book

The book discusses abortion rights, her first date with Trump and the first assassination attempt.

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Ahead of the book's release on Tuesday, several media outlets had published reports on some of its revelations, including her views on abortion - sparking backlash given her husband's anti-abortion stance.

But the 256-page work, called Melania, mostly leaves out personal details of the former Slovenian model's life.

Here are the biggest takeaways from the memoir.

The former first lady spends the first part of her book discussing her work as a model, which brought her to New York and paved the way for her first encounter with Trump.

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