Trump explains Melania thought he died in assassination attempt: ‘Thought the worst had happened’

Published July 29, 2024 8:06pm ET



Former President Donald Trump said former first lady Melania Trump still cannot talk about the assassination attempt that took place earlier this month. 

“She was watching live,” Donald Trump told Fox News’s The Ingraham Angle, explaining he later asked her what she felt in the moment. “She can’t even really talk about it.”

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