{"id":2339235,"date":"2024-09-10T14:48:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T18:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/melania-trump-speaks-out-with-question-about-assassination-attempt-there-is-definitely-more-to-the-story\/"},"modified":"2024-09-10T14:52:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T18:52:35","slug":"melania-trump-speaks-out-with-question-about-assassination-attempt-there-is-definitely-more-to-the-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/melania-trump-speaks-out-with-question-about-assassination-attempt-there-is-definitely-more-to-the-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Melania Trump Speaks Out with Question About Assassination Attempt: &#8216;There Is Definitely More to the Story&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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-speaks-out-with-question-about-assassination-attempt-there-is-definitely-more-to-the-story%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=2339235&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>Former First Lady Melania Trump expressed her dissatisfaction with the information publicly disclosed regarding \u200cthe assassination attempt on her husband, Donald\u200b Trump, in \u2062July.\u2063 In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fraud-alert-analysis-of-3000-counties-reveals-joe-biden-received-5-6-more-votes-in-counties-using-dominion-voting-machines\/\" title=\"FRAUD ALERT: Analysis of 3,000 Counties Reveals Joe Biden Received 5.6% More Votes in Counties Using Dominion Voting Machines\">recent video post<\/a>\u2063 on \u200bX, \u200cshe \u200bdescribed the event as &#8220;horrible,\u2063 distressing,&#8221; and criticized the lack of \u200barrests of\u200b the shooter prior to \u2063the incident. Melania emphasized that there is more to the story that\u200c needs to be uncovered, suggesting that the authorities are withholding critical details.<\/p>\n<p>In the aftermath \u2063of the shooting, she released a heartfelt statement reflecting \u200con the terrifying \u2064moment when she saw \u200bthe bullet strike her husband, realizing that their lives were \u200babout\u200d to change drastically. She\u200c thanked \u2062the Secret\u2063 Service and law enforcement for their bravery.<\/p>\n<p>Investigations revealed that the shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, had been\u2064 on-site and had\u200d conducted extensive online searches \u200crelated to Trump&#8217;s \u2063events\u200b shortly before the attack, raising concerns about the adequacy of security\u2064 measures. Commentary \u2062from\u2064 politicians, including GOP \u200dRep. \u2063Eli Crane, highlighted\u2063 potential failures in security\u200c protocol on\u2063 the day of the attempt, \u2064suggesting that the \u2062public is \u2062not being given complete information about \u200bCrooks and the security surrounding\u2064 the event.<\/p>\n<p>Melania Trump and \u2064various\u2063 commentators \u200care \u2064calling for \u2064greater transparency \u2063and investigation into both the motivations behind the \u2064assassination attempt and the effectiveness of the security measures \u200din\u2064 place during the event, as significant \u200dquestions remain unanswered.  <\/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\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former first lady Melania Trump is not satisfied with what the public&rsquo;s been told so far about the assassination attempt on her husband, former President Donald Trump in July.<\/p>\n<p>In a Tuesday video post on X, she said, &ldquo;The attempt to end my husband&rsquo;s life was a horrible, distressing experience. Now, the silence around it feels heavy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I can&rsquo;t help but wonder; why didn&rsquo;t law enforcement officials arrest the shooter before the speech?&rdquo; Trump asked.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is definitely more to this story and we need to uncover the truth,&rdquo; she concluded.<\/p>\n<p>The video ends with an image of her upcoming memoir &ldquo;Melania&rdquo; set for release early next month.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZCTwZSqZND\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZCTwZSqZND<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KKA6anTEYC\">pic.twitter.com\/KKA6anTEYC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MELANIA TRUMP (@MELANIATRUMP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MELANIATRUMP\/status\/1833476085998063741?\">September 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The day after the July 13 assassination attempt on the 45th president, Mrs. Trump released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/melania-breaks-silence-issues-touching-statement-donald-passions-life-music-laughter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">powerful letter<\/a> writing in part, &ldquo;When I watched that violent bullet strike my husband, Donald, I realized my life, and [our son] Barron&rsquo;s life, were on the brink of a devastating change.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am grateful to the brave Secret Service agents and law enforcement officials who risked their own lives to protect my husband,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A monster who recognized my husband as an inhuman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-kevin-faulconer-californias-next-scrawny-schwarzenegger\/\" title=\"Is Kevin Faulconer California\u2019s Next (Scrawny) Schwarzenegger?\">political machine<\/a> attempted to ring out Donald&rsquo;s passion&mdash;his laughter, ingenuity, love of music, and inspiration. The core facets of my husband&rsquo;s life&mdash;his human side&mdash;were buried below the political machine. Donald, the generous and caring man who I have been with through the best of times and the worst of times,&rdquo; Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Of course we learned a lot in the weeks following 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks&rsquo; assassination attempt, which came within an inch or less of taking Donald Trump&rsquo;s life.<\/p>\n<p>We&rsquo;ve learned that he had been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-video-clearest-earliest-yet-thomas-matthew-crooks-shooting-else-notice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">walking around the grounds<\/a> for hours ahead of his rooftop shooting attack. We&rsquo;ve learned he had a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-shooter-walked-secret-service-security-gun-accessory-tragedy-looks-even-worse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> range finder<\/a> on him when he attempted to go through a security checkpoint.<\/p>\n<p>We&rsquo;ve learned rally attendees near the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-shooter-spotted-30-min-firing-reported-multiple-times-pics-taken-no-one-stopped-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rooftop<\/a> on the AGR building he shot from were desperately trying to signal the Secret Service and law enforcement of Crooks&rsquo; presence.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s all just odd, and now the FBI is revealing very little about the shooter, even two months later.<\/p>\n<p>Usually after a high profile incident, the public knows something about the assailant&rsquo;s motivations.<\/p>\n<p>At an August 28 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/news\/speeches\/remarks-to-media-on-the-butler-pennsylvania-assassination-attempt-08282024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news briefing<\/a> in Washington, FBI Pittsburgh Special Agent in Charge Kevin Rojek told reporters Crooks did an online search as early as September 2023 regarding Trump&rsquo;s campaign schedule and appearances in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>However, from April 2024 to July 12, he searched both campaign events for President Joe Biden and Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In the 30 days prior to the attack the subject conducted more than 60 searches related to President Biden and former President Trump. Of particular note our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-navy-seal-congressman-finds-it-telling-what-fbi-has-left-out-about-trump-shooter\/\" title=\"Former Navy SEAL Congressman Finds It &#039;Telling&#039; What FBI Has Left Out About Trump Shooter\">investigation identified specific searches conducted<\/a> on July 5 to include, &lsquo;When is the DNC convention&rsquo; and &lsquo;When is the RNC in 2024,&rsquo;&rdquo; Rojek said.<\/p>\n<p>At a news conference in Phoenix shortly after Rojek&rsquo;s briefing, The Western Journal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/former-navy-seal-congressman-finds-telling-fbi-left-trump-shooter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asked<\/a> Arizona GOP Rep. Eli Crane, a former Navy SEAL sniper, what he makes of the FBI not releasing much information about Crooks to date.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not surprised one bit. I&rsquo;m not surprised at all. It&rsquo;s on par with what I&rsquo;ve seen from them in the past,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think that they want to be transparent about what happened.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8294;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepEliCrane?\">@RepEliCrane<\/a>&#8297; tells &#8294;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WestJournalism?\">@WestJournalism<\/a>&#8297; it is &ldquo;telling&rdquo; what information the FBI has left out about the &#8294;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a>&#8297; shooter. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KbUsjwvmmy\">pic.twitter.com\/KbUsjwvmmy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Randy DeSoto (@RandyDeSoto) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RandyDeSoto\/status\/1831019555160014996?\">September 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  &ldquo;The other day, when they released some of their findings, they were talking about how many times President Trump was Googled by Thomas Crooks. They said they couldn&rsquo;t figure out his ideology because he also looked up President Biden,&rdquo; Crane noted, referring to the FBI briefing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You notice what they didn&rsquo;t say. They didn&rsquo;t say what he was looking up about President Biden. They did tell you though that he was looking up, when it came to President Trump, when was the Butler rally going to be, where would the stage be. He was looking up the AGR building, so he&rsquo;d know where he could take his shots from. He was even looking up the weather,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The combat veteran explained the information Crooks sought was, &ldquo;Anything that anybody that was doing mission planning for an assassination would have to look up.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Then with regards to Crooks&rsquo; online Biden search, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/counter-sniper-butler-rally-confirms-something-isnt-right-integrity-trump-shooting-evidence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crane<\/a> argued for all the public knows, he may have wanted to know the president&rsquo;s positions on health care, Medicare or some other policy issue.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They left that out, which I found to be interesting and also telling,&rdquo; the congressman said.<\/p>\n<p>He traveled to Butler, Pennsylvania, with other GOP members of Congress shortly after the Trump assassination attempt, and he identified many problems with security provided that day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I&rsquo;m on the roof of the building in Butler, PA where shots were fired in an attempt to assassinate President Trump.<\/p>\n<p>As a former Navy SEAL sniper, it was clear to me that many security measures were dropped making Pres. Trump extremely vulnerable.<\/p>\n<p>Many questions still remain. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p2EhBTFg1M\">pic.twitter.com\/p2EhBTFg1M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rep. Eli Crane (@RepEliCrane) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepEliCrane\/status\/1815432341373780041?\">July 22, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In particular, Crane noticed a nearby water tower the Secret Service did not utilize that would have given the agents a full view of the entire venue, including the rooftop Crooks used to carry out his attack.<\/p>\n<p>Melania could very well be on to something. The public is not being told everything there is to know about Crooks and the security provided that day, and the truth needs to come out.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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In a video posted on X on Tuesday, she expressed, \u201cThe effort to take my husband\u2019s life was a terrible and distressing ordeal. The ongoing silence surrounding it feels burdensome.\u201d She questioned why law enforcement did not apprehend the shooter prior to his speech and emphasized that there is more to this story that needs to be revealed. The video concludes with a preview of her upcoming memoir titled &#8220;Melania,&#8221; which will be released next month.<\/p>\n<p>The day after the July 13 incident, Mrs. Trump issued a poignant letter stating, \u201cWhen I saw that violent bullet hit my husband, I realized our lives were about to change drastically.\u201d She expressed gratitude for the Secret Service agents and law enforcement who risked their lives for her husband&#8217;s safety. In her letter, she described how an individual who viewed her husband as an impersonal political figure attempted to extinguish his passion\u2014his joy, creativity, love for music, and inspiration\u2014elements of his humanity overshadowed by politics.<\/p>\n<p>In the weeks following 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks\u2019 assassination attempt\u2014which came alarmingly close to taking Donald Trump&#8217;s life\u2014we learned he had roamed around for hours before launching his attack from a rooftop. He was found carrying equipment like a range finder when he tried passing through security checks. Attendees at the rally nearby were reportedly trying desperately to alert authorities about Crooks&#8217; presence.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these developments two months later, little information has been disclosed by the FBI regarding Crooks&#8217; motivations or background. Typically after such high-profile incidents, details about an assailant&#8217;s motives are made public; however, during an August 28 briefing in Washington D.C., FBI Pittsburgh Special Agent Kevin Rojek noted that Crooks had conducted numerous online searches related to both President Biden&#8217;s and Trump&#8217;s campaign schedules leading up to the attack.<\/p>\n<p>Arizona GOP Rep. Eli Crane commented on this lack of transparency from the FBI during a news conference shortly after Rojek&#8217;s briefing: \u201cI\u2019m not surprised at all; it aligns with what I&#8217;ve seen from them previously,\u201d suggesting they may not want full disclosure about what transpired.<\/p>\n<p>Crane pointed out inconsistencies in how much detail was provided regarding Crooks\u2019 online activity concerning Trump compared to Biden\u2014indicating potential gaps in understanding Crooks&#8217; true intentions based on what he searched online before attempting assassination.<\/p>\n<p>After visiting Butler where Trump\u2019s assassination attempt occurred alongside other GOP members of Congress shortly thereafter Crane identified significant security flaws present during that event which left President Trump vulnerable\u2014a sentiment echoed by Melania as she calls for greater transparency surrounding these events and those involved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2339236,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/trumps.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[34943,6733,32423,40567],"class_list":["post-2339235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-assassination-attempt","tag-controversy","tag-melania-trump","tag-public-statement"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/trumps.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339235","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2339235"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339235\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2339236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2339235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2339235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2339235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}