Washinton: Defending her husband Donald Trump over the tape controversy, Melania Trump has claimed that he was “egged on” to make the comments and played down as “boy talk” the Republican presidential candidate’s lewd remarks about women.

Melania backed Trump in her first interview since the Republican nominee faced allegations of sexual misconduct, calling those accusations “lies”. “I said to my husband that, you know the language was inappropriate. It’s not acceptable. And I was surprised, because that is not the man that I know,” Melania (46) told CNN on Monday.