The Wife of Republican Donald Trump, Melania Trump, uses a video to raise doubts about the official version of the assassination attempt on her husband. “There is definitely more to this story and we need to find out the truth,” says Melania Trump in a promotional clip published on her social media channels for a new book in which the 54-year-old wants to tell “her story” and “the truth”. It is due to be published in October – in the hot phase of the US election campaign.
The assassination attempt was “a terrible, shocking experience” The clip says that it was a “difficult decision to stay silent about it.” Now, Melanie Trump says, “it feels difficult to stay silent about it.” “I can’t help but wonder why law enforcement didn’t arrest the shooter before the speech.The former First Lady released the clip just hours before the start of the highly anticipated TV debate between Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris.
On July 13, a gunman shot at Trump from a nearby roof at a campaign event in Pennsylvania. Trump was wounded in the right ear by a bullet, the perpetrator was shot dead by security forces shortly afterwards, and a visitor died. After that, there was strong criticism of the Secret Service’s actions because the gunman was able to get onto a roof with a direct view of the stage. This fed the ground for all kinds of conspiracy theories. The head of the Secret Service took action and resigned.
Trump will run against Harris in the presidential election on November 5. His wife Melania has barely appeared in public since leaving the White House and has played a very reserved role in her husband’s election campaign. She made a rare appearance at the Republican Party convention in Milwaukee in mid-July – but she did not give a speech and only appeared on the last evening. It was unclear whether she would accompany her husband to the TV debate on Wednesday night. (dpa)
