Melania Trump Issues First Statement Following Assassination Attempt on Donald Trump
- Milton Quintanilla Crosswalk Headlines Contributor
- Updated Jul 15, 2024
First Lady Melania Trump has issued a statement in response to the assassination attempt on her husband, former President Donald Trump, during a rally on Saturday.
“I am thinking of you now, my fellow Americans,” she said in a statement on Sunday.
“When I watched the 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.”
“To the families of the innocent victims who are now suffering from this heinous act, I humbly offer my sincerest sympathy,” she added. “Your need to summon your inner strength for such a terrible reason saddens me.”
“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. The core facets of my husband’s life — his human side — were buried below the political machine. Donald, the generous and caring man who I have been with through the best of times and worst of times.
“Let us not forget that differing opinions, policy, and political games are inferior to love. Our personal, structural, and life commitment —until death — is at serious risk. Political concepts are simple when compared to us human beings. …
“And let us remember that when the time comes to look beyond the left and the right, beyond the red and the blue, we all come from families with the passion to fight for a better life together while we are here, in this earthly realm.”
— MELANIA TRUMP (@MELANIATRUMP) July 14, 2024
During a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, 20-year-old gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks fired several shots at Trump while he was delivering a speech. As reported by The Christian Post, Trump indistinctly took cover after he was shot at the top of his right ear.
Although Trump survived, one attendee was killed, and two others were wounded from the gunfire.
“The FBI has identified Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, as the subject involved in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump on July 13, in Butler, Pennsylvania,” the FBI confirmed Sunday.
“This remains an active and ongoing investigation, and anyone with information that may assist with the investigation is encouraged to submit photos or videos online at FBI.gov/butleror call 1-800-CALL-FBI.”
The FBI identified the attendee who was killed at the rally as Corey Comperatore, a former fire chief in Butler County. Comperatore was hailed as a hero because he shielded his daughters to protect them from the gunfire.
“The PA Trump Rally claimed the life of my brother,” Dawn Comperatore Schafer posted on Facebook, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “The hatred for one man took the life of the one man we loved the most.
“He was a hero that shielded his daughters. His wife and girls just lived through the unthinkable and unimaginable. My baby brother just turned 50 and had so much life left to experience. Hatred has no limits, and love has no bounds. Pray for my sister-in-law, nieces, my mother, sister, me, and his nieces and nephews, as this feels like a terrible nightmare, but we know it is our painful reality.”
Trump authorized a GoFundMe page for the victims, organized by Meredith O’Rourke, the national finance director for his 2024 election campaign. As of morning afternoon, the campaign has raised nearly $4 million, exceeding its $1 million goal.
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