Donald Trump’s wife Melania has branded the gunman who carried out the assassination attempt on the former US president a 'monster'.
The former first lady said her and their son Barron’s lives 'were on the brink of devastating change' when she saw 'that violent bullet strike my husband'.
Mrs Trump wrote that she was thinking of her 'fellow Americans', saying the fabric of the nation was 'tattered' in an emotional social media statement. READ MORE What we know about Donald Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks as father breaks silence In a social media post, she said: “When I watched that violent bullet strike my husband, Donald, I realised 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. “To the families of the innocent victims who are now suffering from this heinous act, I humbly offer my sincerest sympathy.
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