Melania Defends Husband's Attacks on Bill Clinton's Past: 'They're Asking for It'

In an interview on Monday with Fox News' Ainsley Earhardt, Melania Trump defended her husband's attacks on Bill Clinton's past.

"They're asking for it. They started. They started from the -- from the beginning of the campaign putting my -- my picture from modeling days," Melania Trump said in the interview, which will be previewed tonight on "The Five" and will air on Tuesday on "Fox & Friends." "That was my modeling days and I'm proud what I did. I worked very hard."

Donald Trump's campaign invited four of Bill Clinton's accusers to the most recent presidential debate, and Trump referred to some of their claims of sexual assault against Clinton as he squared off against his wife, Hillary Clinton.

Melania Trump also told Earhardt that her husband's lewd and vulgar language on an "Access Hollywood" recording were "offensive to me and they were inappropriate. And he apologized to me. And I expect -- I accept his apology. And we are moving on."

"I -- this is not the man that I know," she said. "This is -- we could see, as I always said, as my husband said, as well, for a successful businessman, entrepreneur, entertainer to achieving so much in his life, being in so many shows, so many tapes, it's very hard to run for public office. And he did this anyway. He said, I want to help American people. I want to keep America safe. I want to bring back jobs, bring back economy, so our children, our futures will be the best way possible."

Melania Trump was also interviewed on Monday by CNN's Anderson Cooper, and that one-on-one will air on tonight's "Anderson Cooper 360."

Polls show that Donald Trump is running far behind Hillary Clinton with women. The Trump campaign has often put the spotlight on Trump's daughter Ivanka in trying to improve its standing among women, while Melania Trump has kept a low profile.