Five days after the historic invasion of the Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump, Melania broke the silence in a statement, condemning the violence.
In the note posted on the White House website, the first lady of the United States stressed that “violence is never acceptable”, but he also made it clear that his “heart” is with family members mortal victims of the Capitol robbery: Ashli Babbitt, Benjamin Philips, Kevin Greeson and Roseanne Boyland – these four protesters were supporters of far-right groups. Melania also regrets the death of security officers at the US legislative headquarters: Brian Sicknick and Howard Liebengood.
“We have to listen to each other, focus on what unites us and go beyond what divides us,” said the first lady.
At the end of the text, Melania thanks everyone who supported the four years that she and Donald Trump were in the White House and speaks of inspiration in these elections. “It is inspiring to see that so many have found passion and enthusiasm in participating in an election, but we cannot allow passion to turn into violence.”
“More importantly, I ask for healing, grace, understanding and peace for our great nation,” he concluded without saying a word about the new presidential family or whether or not he will be in the swearing-in of Joe Biden. Trump has already announced that he will not be at the ceremony on January 20.
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