Former first lady Melania Trump revealed Sunday that it was still difficult to trust the Secret Service to protect her husband after former President Donald Trump was shot by a would-be assassin in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13.
The former first lady said she and her husband had a “great team” on the ground protecting them, but questioned the leaders of the agency in charge of their security.
“It’s hard to say who you really trust,” he said. “You want to do it, but it’s always a question mark.”
Melania Trump said she hoped recent leadership changes at the top of the agency would improve its level of protection.
Melania Trump spoke about the Secret Service in an interview with María Bartiromo
“I think there’s something about how something is happening at the top level or that’s when the shooting happened,” he said. “I know some people changed positions, but let’s hope that doesn’t happen again.”
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned ten days after the assassination attempt, as the Secret Service was slow to release details about the agency’s failure to protect the president that day.
His replacement, acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe, also faced questions after a gunman approached the former president outside the fence of his golf course in Palm Beach, Florida.
Melania Trump detailed her thoughts on the Secret Service in an exclusive interview with Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo on Sunday.
Republican presidential candidate and former US President Donald Trump gestures with a bloodied face while being assisted by US Secret Service personnel after being shot in the right ear during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania.
The interview aired after former President Trump returned to a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, finishing the speech he was never able to finish after a would-be assassin shot him in the ear.
Melania Trump said she fully supported her husband’s return to the scene.
“I think he’s great, I support him and he’s a fighter,” he said. “He will never stop, he is on the move every day, he is helping this country.”
Melania Trump spoke about the Secret Service in an interview with María Bartiromo
She said it was important for her husband to return to Butler.
“I think he wants to finish what he came to do, finish his comments, his speech and show that we will not stop…that one shooter will not stop him.”
She admitted it was still difficult to relive the day she saw her husband shot on television, especially after seeing new videos detailing how close the bullet came to killing him.
“It’s still very difficult to see,” he said. “It’s very difficult to watch.”
