Melania Trump slams cops for not seizing Donald’s shooter sooner & claims there is ‘definitely more’ to case in new vid
MELANIA Trump has called for an investigation into the police response to the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.
The former first lady took to X to hit out at those who seem to have forgotten what happened to her husband in July as she vowed to uncover the truth.
“The attempt to end my husband’s life was a horrible distressing experience,” she tells viewers in the powerful video.
“Now, the silence around it feels heavy. I can’t help but wonder why didn’t law enforcement officials arrest the shooter before the speech.
“There is definitely more to this story and we need to uncover the truth.”
In the clip, the former first lady wore all black and had a black background so that nothing would distract from her words.
The Secret Service and law enforcement were heavily criticized after Trump was shot in the ear on July 13 during a rally in Pennsylvania.
The gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks managed to shoot at the former president from a roof roughly 400 to 450 feet away from the stage.
It comes just days after Trump revealed the impact it had on their son Barron, 18.
“Barron was outside having a tennis lesson,” the 78-year-old told Fox News host Mark Levin on an episode of Life, Liberty, and Levin.
“He’s a good tennis player, he’s outside playing tennis and someone ran up and said ‘Barron, Barron, your father’s been shot.”
Melania Trump's response to shooting
On Sunday morning, Melania broke her silence with a statement about the shooting.
“I am thinking of you now, my fellow Americans.
“We have always been a unique union. America, the fabric of our gentle nation is tattered, but our courage and common sense must ascent and bring us back together as one.
“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.
“To the families of the innocent victims who are now suffering from this heinous act, I humbly offer my sincerest sympathy. 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 the 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.
“We are all humans, fundamentally, instinctively, we want to help one another. American politics are only one vehicle that can uplift our communities. Love, compassion, kindness, and empathy are necessities.
“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.”
“Dawn is here again. Let us reunite. Now.
“This morning ascend above the hate, the vitriol, and the single-minded ideas that ignite violence. We want a world where respect is paramount, family is first, and love transcends. We can realize this world again. Each of us must demand to get it back. We must insist that respect fills the cornerstone of our relationships, again.
“I am thinking of you, my fellow Americans.
“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.”
“He ran, ‘Mom, what’s going on?’
“She couldn’t believe it,” Trump said of Melania. “She was actually watching it live, can you imagine?”
“And then I got up and let people know I was okay. Fight. Fight. Fight,” he said before admitting that it was a “big hit” and a “miracle” that he survived.
Melania’s new comments about the shooting come as part of a promotional clip for her new memoir Melania.
Her book promises to be a “powerful and inspiring story of a woman who has defined personal excellence, overcome adversity, and carved her own path.”
It will “invite readers into her world” while offering them an “intimate portrait” with personal stories that have never before been made public.
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