Former first lady Melania Trump addressed the status of former President Donald Trump's bid for the White House in an interview Wednesday, while also reflecting on the recent assassination attempt on her husband's life.
meanwhile sit-down interview Melania Trump, along with Fox News Channel's Sean Hannity, was asked what's different now compared to the Republican candidate's past two presidential campaigns.
“I think the world, especially the United States, is more divided than ever,” she says. “We face many more dangers, especially seeing what's going on in the world, the threats we're under, and what my husband has been through in recent months. .”
Her comments come just over two months after a gunman opened fire during a Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The former president was grazed in the ear by a bullet during the July 13 incident, which left one event attendee dead and two injured. He plans to return to town at the weekend.
A few weeks later, the Secret Service noticed a rifle barrel stuck on the former Florida president's golf course and opened fire on the suspect as he fled. A man has since been arrested and charged with two felonies.
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence also briefed the former president on allegations of assassination threats against him originating from Iran.
After a rally in July, the former first lady implored Americans to “get over hate.” She later called it a “miracle” that her husband survived two attempts on his life.
She said Wednesday that she thinks Americans need to listen to each other's opinions, even if they have different beliefs.
Melania Trump told the host: “We need to respect freedom of speech, we need to respect individuality, we need to have ideas heard, we need to have very open communication, we need to share ideas, we need to have discussions. I think it's very important because I think it is.” If we do that, I think we will be able to innovate and succeed in this country. ”
“I feel like canceling people who don’t agree with it is a troubling characteristic of this country.” [with] on specific issues,” she said.
President Trump said that when her husband announced he was running for a second term, he knew it was “not going to be very fun.”
“In some ways, it’s not surprising,” she said, recalling her husband’s impeachment. “And every time something happens, you wonder what's going to happen next. What are they going to do?”
And you always fear that bad things will happen, and that they have happened,” Trump added.
