Melania Trump blames Democrats and media for ‘fueling toxic atmosphere’ that led to husband’s assassination attempts

Melania Trump has blamed Democrats and the mainstream media for “fueling a toxic atmosphere” that led to two assassination attempts on her husband.

In her first interview in over two years, the former first lady spoke of the “outrageous violence” against Donald Trump, echoing her husband’s rhetoric that his political rivals are to blame.

“It is really shocking that all this outrageous violence goes against my husband,” she told Fox & Friends’s Ainsley Earhardt, referring to the assassination attempt on July 13 at a Butler, Pennsylvania, rally and the second foiled attempt in West Palm Beach, Florida, on September 15.

“Especially that we hear the leaders from the opposition party and mainstream media branding him as a threat to democracy, calling him vile names,” Melania continued.

“They’re only fueling a toxic atmosphere and giving power to all of these people that want to do harm to him.”

She added: “This needs to stop. The country needs to unite.”

In Butler, Trump was grazed on the ear by a bullet fired by would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks.

Melania recalled how she “ran to the TV” after learning of the attempted assassination and watched as her husband was bundled to the ground.

“I didn’t really see [it] live, but maybe, you know, three minutes, a few minutes later. But when I saw it, I, you know, it was only… Nobody really knew yet. Because when you see him on the floor, and you don’t know, you don’t know what really happened,” she said.

She described both events as “miracles” and when Earhardt asked if it was “like God sparing his life?,” Melania replied, “Yes.”

“I think something was watching over him,” she elaborated. “If you really think about it, July 13 was a miracle. That much...” she said – gesturing a