First lady of the United States, Melania Trump, made her first statement on Monday in response to last Wednesday’s attack on the Capitol by supporters of the president to respond to criticisms leveled against her and lamented the deaths as a result of the event.
“My heart goes out to Air Force veteran Ashli Babbit, Benjamin Philips, Kevin Greeson, Rosanne Boyland and Capitol Police Officers Brian Sicknick and Howard Liebengood. I pray that their families will be comforted and strengthened in this difficult time.” The statement indicates, which first mentions the deceased who were part of the mob that attacked the Legislative Assembly headquarters, including the one killed by a shot by the security forces.
The first lady included in the list of victims Howard Liebengood, one of the Capitol police officers who took part in the custody of the Legislature Headquarters and who, according to local media, died in an apparent suicide last Saturday, without it being clear whether his death is directly related to the sexual assault.
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Melania Trump was “disappointed” by what happened on Capitol Hill last week and criticized the “lusty gossip and baseless personal attacks” against her.
“This moment is only meant to heal our country and its citizens. It should not be used for personal ambitions,” he says.
While it does not clarify these personal attacks in the press release, the CNN channel has assured that during the violent attack on the Capitol, the same day that both houses of the Legislature They gathered to confirm the election results that gave Democrat Joe Biden the winner, Melania did a photo shoot.
Protests in the Washington Capitol.
According to media sources, Melania did not interrupt the session, despite several officials asking her to intervene, prompting Donald Trump to call for an end to the violence and attack on the Capitol. something the president did not do until hours later, after inciting his supporters to march to the Legislative Assembly headquarters and then justify the attack shortly after it took place.
“Don’t call yourself a mistake, I absolutely condemn the violence that has taken place in the Capitol. Violence is never acceptable,” the first lady said Monday.
Melania Trump, who on Wednesday is not taking a self-critical test for the president’s role in stirring up crowds on Wednesday, attributes the violence to “passion and enthusiasm” during the election and asked that “that passion does not translate into violence.”
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The first lady’s chief of staff, Stephanie Grisham, and her press officer, Anna Cristina Niceta, resigned the same Wednesday after the attack on the Capitol.
“It has been the honor of my life to serve as your First Lady. I want to thank the millions of Americans who have supported my husband and me over the past four years and shown the incredible impact of the American spirit,” added Melania Trump. , that next week, he leaves the White House.
Trump has announced that he will not attend the handover of the command ceremony to Biden.