Melania suggests conspiracy behind Trump’s assassination attempt as she calls for the ‘truth’

Melania Trump insisted there must be more to the story of her husband’s assassination attempt as she demanded the “truth” in a new social media video promotingher memoir.

“The attempt to end my husband's life was a horrible, distressing experience,” she said in a video shared on X on Tuesday morning. “Now the silence around it feels heavy. I can’t help but wonder why didn’t law enforcement officials arrest the shooter before the speech. There is definitely more to this story, and we need to uncover the truth.”

Former President Donald Trump was grazed by a bullet that struck him in the ear during an outdoor rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. One attendee was shot and killed, and two others were wounded. Trump was immediately covered by Secret Service agents who moved him to his secure vehicle, but not before the former president got to the front of the stage, stuck his fist up in the air, and urged his supporters to “fight,” which has since become a rallying cry for the MAGA faithful.

The gunman, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, fired eight shots before he was shot and killed by Secret Service snipers. Bystanders spotted him before the shooting took place, and the many security failures that day ultimately led to Secret Service’s chief, Kimberly Cheatle, stepping down.

The FBI announced late last month that Crooks had a “mixture of ideologies” and that he didn’t appear to have any collaborators. Investigators think Crooks “engaged in detailed attack planning,” the head of the FBI field office in Pittsburgh, Kevin Rojek, said during an August press briefing, according to CBS News. He added that Crooks was “hyper-focused” on the rally in Butler following its announcement and “looked at it as a target of