Former First Lady Melania Trump broke her silence Sunday morning following the assassination attempt against her husband Donald, saying her family came to the “brink of devastating change.”
The former first lady said a “monster” saw “my husband as an inhuman political machine” before opening fire. She added that “political games are inferior to love.”
“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. I am grateful to the brave secret service agents and law enforcement officials who risked their own lives to protect my husband,” she said in a statement.
She also conveyed her sympathies to the other victims of the shooting as well as their families.
A gunman has been identified as 20-year-old Pennsylvanian Thomas Matthew Crooks, who was killed by the Secret Service, according to law enforcement.
The FBI is investigating the situation. Former President Donald Trump, who had blood coming out of his ear after the shooting, was described as “fine” afterward by his campaign and is expected to attend the Republican National Convention this week.