Former CNN commentator Don Lemon has faced widespread criticism for silently mocking an emotional video of First Lady Melania Trump speaking about the July 13 assassination attempt on her husband.
In a 30-second video she shared on social media on Tuesday to promote her upcoming memoir, first lady Melania Trump briefly addressed the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, saying she wanted an explanation.
Blaze News previously reported that the U.S. House of Representatives Special Investigative Team on the Assassination Attempt of Donald J. Trump Record collection from local, state and federal authorities, including the U.S. Secret Service and the Department of Homeland Security;
Investigators from the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee are also conducting recorded interviews with officials connected to the Butler rally.
Until this week, the former first lady had not spoken on camera about the shooting of her husband by Thomas Matthew Crooks.
issued “When I watched those vicious bullets strike my husband, Donald, I realized my life – and Barron's – was on the brink of devastating change,” she said in a heartfelt statement on July 14.
Months have passed, and there is still no significant information about the assassination attempt, but Melania Trump said, “The attempt on my husband's life was a horrifying and heartbreaking experience, and the silence surrounding it now feels heavy.”
“I can't help but wonder: Why didn't law enforcement arrest the shooter before the speech?” Melania continued. “There is certainly more to this story and we need to find out the truth.”
The video shows President Trump debating with Kamala Harris and telling the nation, “I probably [Democrats] What do you say about me?”
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Claimed One liberal who said Trump had been a “bully” during Tuesday's debate was quick to mock the former first lady.
“There are no more pathetic, attention-hungry people on Earth.”
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Reaction videos posted on TikTok, Lemon rolled his eyes, shook his head in disapproval and threw up his hands in frustration as the former first lady's remarks were replayed.
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Joe Concha, conservative columnist
Tweeted“There is no more pathetic, attention-hungry person on the planet. What sane person would ridicule a wife over an assassination attempt on her husband? Don Lemon, people!”
Army Veteran Rob Smith
Suggested “Lemon is a classic example of someone who needs direction and a script from the cable news establishment.”
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Shown Representatives for Lemon Co. have not yet responded to requests for comment.
Lemon is not the first person in the liberal media to mock the victim of the Butler rally assassination attempt.
The Onion is owned by longtime Democrats.
donor Co-founder of Twilio Jeff Lawsonjoked Tuesday night about the death of Corey Comperatore, the heroic former firefighter who died trying to save his family during an assassination attempt on President Trump.
During the debate, The Onion joked that people don't leave at Trump rallies, they “carry them out in body bags.”
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