U.S. First Lady Melania Trump issued her first statement on Monday in reaction to last Wednesday’s assault on the Capitol by presidential supporters in response to criticism of her and lamenting the deaths she left behind. the event.
“My heart goes out to Air Force veteran Ashli Babbit, Benjamin Philips, Kevin Greeson, Rosanne Boyland and Capitol cops Brian Sicknick and Howard Liebengood. I pray for your families to be comforted and to give them quite at this difficult time, “the statement said, mentioning first the dead who were part of the mob that stormed the Legislature’s headquarters, including the one killed by security forces.
The first lady included in the list of victims Howard Liebengood, one of the officers of the Capitol who participated in the custody of the seat of the legislature and who according to local media died last Saturday in an apparent suicide, without it being clear if his death is directly related to the assault.
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Melania Trump was “disappointed” by what happened at the Capitol last week and criticized the “salacious gossip and unwarranted personal attacks” against her.
“This moment is just to heal our country and its citizens. It should not be used for personal ambitions,” he notes.
Although it does not clarify these personal attacks in the press release, the CNN channel has assured that during the violent assault on the Capitol, the same day as the two chambers of the Legislature gathered to certify the election result that gave Democrat Joe Biden as the winner, Melania was conducting a photo shoot.
Protests at the Washington Capitol.
According to sources consulted by the media, Melania did not interrupt the session, although several officials asked her to intercede for Donald Trump to call for an end to the violence and the attack on the Capitol, which the president did not do until hours later, after urging his supporters to march to the Legislature’s headquarters and then justify the assault, shortly after it took place.
“Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely condemn the violence that took place in the Capitol. Violence is never acceptable,” the first lady said Monday.
Melania Trump, who does not take a self-criticism test for her role as president in inciting crowds on Wednesday, attributes the violence to “passion and enthusiasm” during the election and has called for “this passion not to translate into violence.” .
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First Lady Chief of Staff Stephanie Grisham and her press chief, Anna Cristina Niceta, resigned the same Wednesday after the assault 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 northern spirit. -American, “added Melania Trump, who will leave the White House next week.
Trump has announced who will not attend the command transfer ceremony at Biden.