{"id":11666,"date":"2024-07-17T13:48:37","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T13:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=11666"},"modified":"2024-07-17T13:58:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T13:58:51","slug":"lara-trump-frightening-assassination-attempt-a-defining-moment-for-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=11666","title":{"rendered":"Lara Trump: \u2018Frightening\u2019 Assassination Attempt a \u2018Defining Moment\u2019 for Country"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lara Trump, co-chair of the Republican National Committee and daughter-in-law of former President Donald Trump, appeared saddened but proud when recalling the “frightening” assassination attempt Saturday against her father-in-law at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no doubt that Saturday was one of the most frightening moments of my father-in-law\u2019s life,\u201d Lara Trump told the audience at Tuesday night’s Republican National Convention. \u201cMillimeters separated him from life and certain death. And yet, it was in the midst of it all, as he was jostled off stage by Secret Service, that he knew how defining that moment would be for our country, and he hoisted his fist in the air.\u201d<\/p>\n

The crowd erupted into chants of \u201cfight, fight, fight!\u201d<\/p>\n

The assassination attempt on Trump, and a general belief among Republicans that a win for their candidate in November will refortify national security, dominated the topics discussed during the later portion of the Republican National Convention\u2019s second night, themed \u201cMake America Safe Again,\u201d in Milwaukee, Wis.<\/p>\n

Lara Trump, who is married to the GOP presidential nominee’s son, Eric Trump, wrapped up convention night Tuesday as the keynote speaker.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast Saturday was a jarring reminder that we as Americans must always remember: there is more that unites us than divides us,\u201d she said. \u201cWe all want this country to be great, even if we don’t always agree on the best way of doing that. And with every bone in my body, I can tell you that all Donald Trump wants to do, and has ever wanted to do, is make this country great again for all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n

She referenced Trump\u2019s presidential record of tax cuts, energy independence, unemployment rates, prison reform, border security, peace agreements in the Middle East, and the creation of the U.S. Space Force as proof that a second Trump administration would benefit American peace and prosperity.<\/p>\n

Florida U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, who was on the shortlist for Trump\u2019s vice-presidential candidate picks, spoke just before Lara Trump Tuesday night, and argued there is nothing divisive about Trump\u2019s America-first agenda, and nothing dangerous about Trump\u2019s supporters, as Democrats maintain.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat they ask for is not hateful or extreme,\u201d Rubio said of Trump’s supporters. \u201cWhat they want is good jobs and lower prices. They want borders that are secure, and for those who come here to do so legally. They want to be safe from criminals and from terrorists. And they want our leaders to care more about our problems here at home than about the problems of other countries far away.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr. Ben Carson, the 17th U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under the Trump administration, talked briefly as well, noting how the assassination attempt put the stakes of the election into perspective.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese events brought unusual clarity to the times we are living in. We have all harbored the nagging feeling that everything we love is slipping away,\u201d said Carson. \u201cThis is a man who is a gift to us as a nation.\u201d<\/p>\n

The night concluded with speakers calling for unity, for votes, and for grit.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must stand up, and we must fight,\u201d Rubio said. \u201cFight not with violence or destruction, but with our voices and our votes. Fight not against each other, but for the hopes and dreams we share in common and make us one. And fight for an America where we are safe from those who seek to harm us on our streets, and from abroad.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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