Former President Donald Trump said Sunday morning that it was “God alone who prevented” his death after he survived a Saturday evening assassination attempt at a campaign rally north of Pittsburgh.
On Truth Social, Trump said that the country should “stand united” and not allow evil to win.
“Thank you to everyone for your thoughts and prayers yesterday, as it was God alone who prevented the unthinkable from happening,” Trump wrote. “We will FEAR NOT, but instead remain resilient in our Faith and Defiant in the face of Wickedness.”
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“Our love goes out to the other victims and their families,” Trump wrote. “We pray for the recovery of those who were wounded and hold in our hearts the memory of the citizen who was so horribly killed.”
Despite the attack, Trump commented that he will attend the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee this week, where he will formally accept the GOP nomination to run for president against President Joe Biden.
“In this moment, it is more important than ever that we stand United, and show our True Character as Americans, remaining Strong and Determined, and not allowing Evil to Win,” he wrote. “I truly love our Country, and love you all, and look forward to speaking to our Great Nation this week from Wisconsin.”
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Former First Lady Melania Trump issued a statement Sunday condemning political violence after an assassination attempt injured her husband.
In her statement, the former first lady said she watched the “violent bullet strike my husband” and realized “my life, and Barron’s life, were on the brink of devastating change.”
Melania called the gunman a “monster” and blamed the dehumanization of political figures for the violence.
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“A monster who recognized my husband as an inhuman political machine attempted to ring out Donald’s passion – his laughter, ingenuity, love of music, and inspiration,” she wrote. “The core facets of my husband’s life – his human side – 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.”
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