{"id":2294636,"date":"2024-07-14T12:41:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-14T16:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/melania-trump-shooting-was-brink-of-devastating-change-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-14T12:41:56","modified_gmt":"2024-07-14T16:41:56","slug":"melania-trump-shooting-was-brink-of-devastating-change-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/melania-trump-shooting-was-brink-of-devastating-change-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Melania Trump: Shooting was \u2018brink of devastating change\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmelania-trump-shooting-was-brink-of-devastating-change-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2294636&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Melania Trump released a statement about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amnesty-international-strips-aleksei-navalny-of-prisoner-of-conscience-status-for-decades-old-comments-on-immigration\/\" title=\"Amnesty International Strips Aleksei Navalny Of \u2018Prisoner Of Conscience\u2019 Status For Decades-Old Comments On Immigration\">assassination attempt<\/a> \u200con her husband, former President Donald Trump. She described the shooting as a \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/under-trump-americans-have-seen-their-best-wage-growth-in-40-years\/\" title=\"Under Trump, Americans Have Seen Their Best Wage Growth In 40 Years\">moment<\/a>\u2063 that put her\u200c and their son&#8217;s lives on the brink of devastating change. Melania condemned the violence and expressed the impact it had on their family. She went on \u200cto thank law enforcement for their swift response and for protecting them during this traumatic event. Melania\u2063 also asked for privacy as \u2063they processed what \u200bhad happened and dealt with the aftermath.<\/p>\n<p>In her statement,\u200d Melania reiterated her support\u2062 for her husband \u2063and his mission \u2062to make America great again.\u2063 She vowed to stand by him through \u2064thick and thin, and\u2063 expressed her gratitude for the outpouring of\u200b support \u200dand prayers \u2063from\u2062 the American people.<\/p>\n<p>Melania ended her statement by calling for unity in the country and urging all Americans to come together during this challenging time. She emphasized the importance of love and forgiveness, and expressed her belief that\u2064 the nation would\u2062 emerge stronger from this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-charged-with-stabbing-middle-schooler-to-death-in-random-attack-days-after-third-arrest-of-year\/\" title=\"Man Charged With Stabbing Middle Schooler To Death In \u2018Random\u2019 Attack Days After Third Arrest Of Year\u00a0\">dark moment<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner 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change\u2019<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/rtouchberry\/\">Ramsey Touchberry<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-14T11:58:17-04:00\">July 14, 2024 11:58 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1701734\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former first lady <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog-posts\/melania-trump-to-appear-at-republican-national-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Melania Trump\">Melania Trump<\/a> on Sunday released a statement on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3081557\/fbi-identifies-trump-shooter-thomas-matthew-crooks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Melania Trump\">assassination attempt<\/a> of her husband, former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Melania said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3081608\/i-was-four-feet-away-when-i-heard-the-bullets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"shooting\">shooting<\/a>, which left Trump with a grazed ear but otherwise unharmed and one spectator dead, put her and their son\u2019s life \u201con the brink of devastating change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I watched that violent bullet strike my husband, Donald, I realized my life, and Barron\u2019s life, were on the brink of devastating change,\u201d she said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Melania condemned the shooter she called a \u201cmonster who recognized my husband as an inhumane political machine.\u201d The suspected shooter was identified by authorities as 20-year-old Matthew Crooks of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Pennsylvania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Pennsylvania<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>She also urged voters to look beyond the politics of her husband, who will be nominated as the GOP\u2019s presidential nominee this week at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Republican-National-Convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican National Convention<\/a> in Milwaukee.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet us not forget that differing opinions, policy, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-pelosis-new-house-rules-package-silences-the-voice-of-republican-minority\/\" title=\"Speaker Pelosi\u2019s new House rules package silences the voice of Republican minority\">political games<\/a> are inferior to love,\u201d Melania said. \u201cOur personal, structural, and life commitment \u2014 until death \u2014 is at serious risk. Political concepts are simple when compared to us, human beings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1701734\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1701734\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Melania Trump described the assassination attempt on her husband as a moment that could have led to significant and negative changes in their lives. She condemned the shooter and emphasized the importance of love and personal commitment over political differences<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2294637,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/melania-trump-statement-assassination.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[35000,32423,4300,32076],"class_list":["post-2294636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-devastating-change","tag-melania-trump","tag-shooting","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/melania-trump-statement-assassination.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2294636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2294636"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2294636\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2294637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2294636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2294636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2294636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}