Donald Trump described how Melania Trump heartbreakingly watched the attempt on his life on live television in a new interview.
Trump miraculously survived the assassination attempt by 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks on July 13.
He was asked by Laura Ingraham how his wife Melania experienced the traumatic day from home.
‘She was watching,’ he said. ‘She was watching live. It was all over the place. It was on television.’
Trump added that his wife is unable to even speak to him about that horrible day, though he’s able to see it as a sign she truly cares for him.
Donald Trump described how Melania Trump heartbreakingly watched the attempt on his life on live television in a new interview
Trump added that his wife is unable to even speak to him about that horrible day, though he’s able to see it as a sign she truly cares for him
‘She can’t even really talk about it. That’s okay, that means she likes me — she loves me. She could talk about it freely, I’m not so sure which is better. She either likes or loves me, that’s nice.’
Melania believed ‘the worst had happened’ when she witnessed the shooting live because of how he’d been taken down by the Secret Service.
Trump continued to have sympathy for the Secret Service agents that ultimately failed him.
‘I just want to say one thing about Secret Service… they were very brave. They were coming. Bullets were flying over me. I went down and they were — they were on top of me, I had a lot of very big, strong people on top of me.’
Trump reiterated that multiple times but totally understood where things went wrong that fateful day.
‘Should’ve been somebody on the roof, should’ve been communication with the local police and we’re seeing this guy, who was a very disturbed person… how about the Trump fans who were screaming about him?’
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned after the assassination attempt.
Trump added that the Secret Service counter-sniper who took out Crooks did a good job ‘but it should’ve happened nine seconds earlier’.
Melania believed ‘the worst had happened’ when she witnessed the shooting live because of how he’d been taken down by the Secret Service
Trump miraculously survived the assassination attempt by 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks on July 13
He added that he’s set to speak to the FBI to provide a ‘victim statement’ on Thursday.
A group chat of those meant to protect Trump were aware that gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, was in their midst over 90 minutes before Trump was shot at, rather than an hour as the FBI had previously claimed.
When one of the three countersnipers was about to call off at the end of their shift at around 4:26pm, they noticed a man who they later confirmed to be Crooks sitting on a picnic table.
It emerged the gunman’s’ father called police on the day of the shooting because Crooks didn’t return from what he thought was a routine Saturday trip to the local gun range.
And it was revealed Crooks was at the former president’s rally three hours before opening fire, even sparking the suspicions of the Secret Service during that time because he was carrying a rangefinder used by hunters to take long shots.
But he was never stopped or questioned.
He later climbed onto the roof of the building he was lurking near, shot Trump and killed retired volunteer fire chief Corey Comperatore.
Crooks had told his boss he needed the day off from work Saturday and gave colleagues a final chilling message: That he would be back on Sunday.
Trump continued to have sympathy for the Secret Service agents that ultimately failed him
Trump added that the Secret Service counter-sniper who took out Crooks did a good job ‘but it should’ve happened nine seconds earlier’
The gunman searched online ‘how far’ Lee Harvey Oswald was from John F. Kennedy when he shot him, FBI Director Christopher Wray revealed in stunning testimony to Congress earlier this week.
FBI Director Christopher Wray also told lawmakers the 20-year-old gunman flew a drone 200 yards from the stage just two hours before he opened fire in Butler, Pennsylvania, and had three explosives in his car.
Trump managed to survive the attempt on his life during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania and was quickly bundled off stage by the Secret Service.
The FBI’s assessment continues to be that Crooks, who was killed by a Secret Service counter sniper, acted alone.
On Tuesday, Kimberly Cheatle resigned as the agency’s director amid mounting questions over her the colossal security failures at the rally.
Cheatle took responsibility for the catastrophic lapses after she was lambasted by Republicans and Democrats alike when she appeared before Congress on Monday.
In a staggering moment, Cheatle admitted on Monday her agents on the ground were warned between two and five times that there was a ‘suspicious person’ reported before Trump took the stage.
The security chief had faced mounting questions over why an agent was not stationed on the roof from where Crooks opened fire on the former president, and why Trump was allowed to take the stage even when a threat was detected.
