Former first lady Melania Trump blamed the Democratic Party and establishment media for the "toxic atmosphere" that led to the assassination attempts against her husband, the UK Daily Mail reported. Trump sat down for a rare interview with Fox & Friends co-host Ainsley Earhardt, which aired on Thursday.
Melania Trump spoke from her perspective as the wife of GOP nominee and former President Donald Trump. She shared her feelings about the assassination attempts against him and about the couple's son, Barron Trump, among other personal topics.
The usually tight-lipped first lady will release her memoir "Melania" on Oct. 8. She has been in the press on a publicity tour promoting the book that will drop less than a month before Election Day.
Donald Trump has survived two assassination attempts in as many months, which Melania Trump chalked up to divine providence. "And, I think both of the events, they were really miracles," she said.
"Like, that much and he could, you know, he could not be with us," she said, holding her index finger and thumb closely together to describe how close the July 13 attempt came to succeeding. "I think something was watching over him. It's almost like country really needed him," the former first lady added.
Melania Trump believes that both assassination attempts stem from this rhetoric against Donald Trump. "Is it really shocking that all this outrageous violence goes against my husband?" the 54-year-old former first lady said.
"Especially that we hear the leaders from the opposition party and mainstream media branding him as threat to democracy, calling him vile names. They only fueling a toxic atmosphere and all of these people that they wanted to harm - this needs to stop," Melania Trump urged.
"This needs to stop. The country needs to unite, and I encourage everybody to read my letter that I wrote on July 14th again. Because that cannot continue," she added.
Melania Trump fiercely protected her and her family's privacy during her husband's first candidacy and term as president. However, something has certainly changed, as the former first lady opened up to Earhardt.
The former first lady called her husband "a family man. He loves his country. And all he wants is to build better. And prosperous." Melania Trump said she was happy just having one child, Barron, who has begun his first year at New York University this year.
"He wants to be New York and study in New York and live in his home. And I respect that. And he's incredible, young man. I'm very proud of what he grow up to. His strength, his intelligence. His knowledge. His kindness," she said the son she shares with Donald Trump.
The former first lady also recalled what it was like to come home to their Mar-o-lago residence after it was raided by the FBI in August 2022. "I saw unpleasant stuff that nobody wants to see. And you get angry because, you know, nobody should be putting up with that kind of stuff," Melania Trump said.
The Trump family has faced much adversity since Donald Trump first announced his run for president. Melania Trump has been by his side the whole time, and now she is ready to tell her side of the story.
