Jill Biden spoke with Melania Trump in the wake of the attempted assassination on Donald Trump.
The two spoke by phone on Sunday afternoon, a White House official told DailyMail.com.
No other details about the call were available.
President Joe Biden spoke with Donald Trump on Saturday night, shortly after the horrific attempt on his life. He called it a ‘short but good’ call.
Jill and Melania are believed to have a cordial relationship. They have exchanged birthday cards in the past. They also have attended events together in their role as first ladies, such as the funeral of Rosalynn Carter.
Jill Biden spoke with Melania Trump by phone on Sunday afternoon
Thomas Matthew Crooks, a 20-year-old gunman, fired several rounds from an automatic weapon at Trump at his rally on Saturday in Butler, Pennsylvania.
He was on a rooftop just outside the rally’s security perimeter.
The Secret Service have denied they diverted resources from Donald Trump to protect Jill Biden, who was speaking at an event in Pittsburgh that same evening.
Anthony Guglielmi, chief of communications for the Secret Service, responded to speculation on X that the agency had to divert agents and resources.
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‘We did not divert resources from FPOTUS Trump & protection models don’t work that way,’ he wrote.
Meanwhile, Melania Trump spoke of the horror when she realized her and son Barron’s life were on the brink of ‘devastating change’ after the hearing the news about her husband.
The former first lady called the gunman a ‘monster’ and described the moment she watched the bullet strike her husband’s ear at a Pennsylvania rally in front of thousands of his adoring fans.
‘A monster who recognized my husband as an inhuman political machine attempted to ring out Donald’s passion – his laughter, ingenuity, love of music, and inspiration,’ Melania said in an emotional statement on X on Sunday morning.
‘When I watched that violent bullet strike my husband, Donald, I realized my life, and Barron’s life, were on the brink of devastating change. I am grateful to the brave secret service agents and law enforcement officials who risked their own lives to protect my husband.’
She called for people to ‘reunite’ and said she is thinking of her fellow Americans.
‘This morning, ascend above the hate, the vitriol, and the simple-minded ideas that ignite violence,’ her statement continued.
‘The winds of change have arrived. For those of you who cry in support, I thank you. I commend those of you who have reached out beyond the political divide – thank you for remembering that every single politician is a man or a woman with a loving family.’
Melania Trump has not appeared much on the campaign trail but will attend the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee
A bullet grazed Donald Trump’s right ear
Melania Trump has stayed off the campaign trail – unlike Jill Biden who campaigns frequently for her husband. She notably skipped the first presidential debate in Atlanta. Donald Trump walked off the stage alone while Joe Biden was accompanied by Jill Biden.
She will attend the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee but will not address the delegates.
Melania Trump has appeared publicly with her husband for campaign events just three times: his campaign kickoff in November 2022 at their Mar-a-Lago home, in March when she accompanied her husband to vote in the Florida presidential primary, and in April when she appeared at his side at a high-dollar fundraiser in Palm Beach.
In March, as she walked into the polling place, Melania was asked then if she would join the former president on the campaign trail.
Her response: ‘Stay tuned.’