Melania Trump has issued her first statement regarding her husband President Donald Trump getting shot at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Melania wrote, “When I watched that violent bullet strike my husband, Donald, I realized my life, and Barron’s life, were on the brink of devastating change. I am grateful to the brave secret service agents and law enforcement officials who risked their own lives to protect my husband.”
She added, ‘This morning, ascend above the hate, the vitriol, and the simple-minded ideas that ignite violence.“
‘The winds of change have arrived. For those of you who cry in support, I thank you. I commend those of you who have reached out beyond the political divide – thank you for remembering that every single politician is a man or a woman with a loving family,” added Melania.
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— MELANIA TRUMP (@MELANIATRUMP) July 14, 2024
Statement from former First Lady Melania Trump on the attempted assassination of her husband. pic.twitter.com/SuqdNHiAcC
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Per The Daily Mail:
Melania Trump has broken her silence on the shooting of her husband Donald Trump by a would-be assassin and the horror when she realized her and son Barron’s life were on the brink of ‘devastating change’.
The former first lady called the gunman a ‘monster’ and described the moment she watched the bullet strike her husband’s ear at a Pennsylvania rally in front of thousands of his adoring fans.
‘A monster who recognized my husband as an inhuman political machine attempted to ring out Donald’s passion – his laughter, ingenuity, love of music, and inspiration,’ Melania said in a statement on X on Sunday morning.
‘When I watched that violent bullet strike my husband, Donald, I realized my life, and Barron’s life, were on the brink of devastating change. I am grateful to the brave secret service agents and law enforcement officials who risked their own lives to protect my husband.
First Lady Melania Trump puts out a powerful statement:
“Dawn is here again. Let us reunite. Now.
This morning, ascend above the hate, the vitriol, and the simple-minded ideas that ignite violence.
I am thinking of you, my fellow Americans.
The winds of change have arrived.” pic.twitter.com/KlaOebHjA9
— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) July 14, 2024
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