Trump shares tragic detail about wife Melania and attempted assassination
Topics: Donald Trump, Gun Crime, Politics, Sex and Relationships, US News, Melania Trump
Kit Roberts
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Topics: Donald Trump, Gun Crime, Politics, Sex and Relationships, US News, Melania Trump
Donald Trump has shared a detail about the attempt on his life at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.
The Republican presidential candidate narrowly avoided death when a shooter opened fire at the rally, with one of the bullets grazing Trump's ear.
An attendee at the rally, 50-year-old former fire chief Corey Comperatore, was killed in the attack on July 13.
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Speaking to TV host Laura Ingraham, Trump spoke about how his wife Melania had reacted to the assassination attempt.
He said: "She was watching. She was watching live. It was all over the place. It was on television."
The presidential hopeful went on to say that his wife still finds talking about the assassination attempt by 20-year-old Thomas Crooks difficult.
He said: "She can't even really talk about it."
Trump added that he thinks this is indicative of Melania's feelings for him.
He said: "That's okay, that means she likes me - she loves me. She could talk about it freely, I'm not so sure which is better. She either likes or loves me, that's nice."
The assassination attempt has prompted a furious review into how a would-be assassin was able to get so close to a presidential candidate while carrying a firearm.
Crooks had climbed onto a roof carrying an AR-15 assault rifle, with the roof having a clear view over the stage where Trump had been giving his speech.
The Secret Service has been heavily criticised over its handling of the attack, with agents even allowing Trump to stay on an elevated position to pump his fist for the crowd.
For his part, Trump praised the agents despite the mishandling of the situation.
He said: "I just want to say one thing about Secret Service... they were very brave. They were coming.
"Bullets were flying over me. I went down and they were -- they were on top of me, I had a lot of very big, strong people on top of me."
Nonetheless, Trump did admit that there were failings in how the attempt on his life was handled.
He said: "Should've been somebody on the roof, should've been communication with the local police and we're seeing this guy, who was a very disturbed person... how about the Trump fans who were screaming about him?"
Director of the Secret Service Kimberly Cheatle resigned from her position after appearing before an investigative committee.
Questions still remain about why the position Crooks occupied, which was well within the lethal range of the very common weapon he used, was not within a vetted perimeter.