Melania Gets Personal in Rare Statement After Trump Assassination Attempt
Former first lady Melania Trump has issued a rare comment in response to an assassination attempt on her husband.
In a two-page statement, the famously reticent former first lady thanked the Secret Service, expressed condolences to the victims killed and injured by the shooting at Saturday’s rally, and praised former President Donald Trump’s personal qualities. She also called for Americans to come together across political divides.
The former first lady, who has always been protective of her 18-year-old son, Barron, named him in her statement.