After former US President Donald Trump survived an assassination, his wife and former First Lady Melania Trump urged Americans to "ascend above the hate" and work towards realising a world where "love transcends". A 20-year-old gunman fired multiple shots at Trump, 78, at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, injuring his right ear. In her first public response, 54-year-old Melania said, "This morning, ascend above the hate, the vitriol, and the simple-minded ideas that ignite violence.
We all want a world where respect is paramount, family is first, and love transcends. We can realise this world again. Each of us must demand to get it back.
We must insist that respect fills the cornerstone of our relationships again." In the statement posted on Sunday morning on X, Melania thanked Secret Service agents and law enforcement officials for protecting her husband. She said she was thinking of her "fellow Americans" as she watched that violent bullet strike her husband.
"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." "America, the fabric of our gentle nation is tattered, but our courage and common sense must ascend and bring us back together as one," she said.
Offering her sympathy to the families of the innocent victims of the attack, Melania said: "Your need to summon your inner strength for such a terrible reas.