Former first lady Melania Trump demanded answers Tuesday about the recent assassination attempt against her husband — and questioned law enforcement’s role in the bloody ordeal.
“The attempt to end my husband’s life was a horrible, distressing experience,” Donald Trump’s wife said in a 30-second clip posted on her social media accounts.
“Now, the silence around it feels heavy.”
Melania Trump is demanding answers about her husband’s assassination attempt.
“I can’t help but wonder: Why didn’t law enforcement officials arrest the shooter before the speech?” the 54-year-old Melania continued. “There is definitely more to this story and we need to uncover the truth.”
The video, which was posted ahead of the 45th president’s debate against Vice President Kamala Harris, ended with a push for Trump fans to pre-order her memoir, “Melania,” due out Oct. 8.
Tuesday’s comments are one of the few times the ex-first lady has addressed the attempt on her husband’s life during a July 13 campaign rally in Butler, Pa.
In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, Melania issued a lengthy statement thanking law enforcement for protecting the ex-commander-in-chief.
“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,” she said at the time.
“I am grateful to the brave Secret Service agents and law enforcement officials who risked their own lives to protect my husband.”
Gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, was killed by a counter-sniper after his bullets cut down audience member Corey Comperatore and wounded Trump, 78, as well as two other spectators.
Donald Trump is helped off the stage after the shooting. APFederal investigators said last month that Crooks had considered attacking a number of events featuring both the Republican nominee and President Biden before settling on the Butler rally as a “target of opportunity.”
Authorities also noted that while Crooks espoused a “mixture of ideologies,” he did not appear to have a “definitive” world view and could not determine a motive for the shooting.
Eight days before the rally, investigators revealed, Crooks had searched for “When is the DNC convention” and “When is the RNC in 2024.”
Other alarming searches asked, “Where will Trump speak from at Butler farm show,” “Butler farm show podium,” “Butler farm show photos,” “detonating cord,” “blasting cap,” “How to make a bomb from fertilizer” and “how do remote detonators work.”
As far back as September 2023, authorities found, an account associated with Crooks had searched Trump’s “schedule” for Pennsylvania events.
The Secret Service has also faced a firestorm of criticism after Crooks managed to crawl across the top of a shed about 130 yards from where Trump was speaking and squeeze off multiple rounds.
Kimberly Cheatle, the protective agency’s then-director, stepped down July 23 amid intense pressure, while at least five other officials have been moved to administrative duty over the debacle.
