Don Lemon mocks Melania Trump for questioning investigation into Thomas Crooks assassination try

Don Lemon sparked backlash after mocking Melania Trump for questioning the official narrative behind the assassination try on her husband. 

The ousted CNN anchor, 58, shared after which deleted a video to TikTok of himself shaking his head and rolling his eyes on the former First Woman’s latest video on the taking pictures. 

In Melania’s video, she hinted at a conspiracy as she insisted there may be ‘extra to the story’ of Thomas Crooks’ try on Donald’s life on July 13, saying ‘we have to uncover the reality.’ 

Lemon did not say something in his sneering response, however let his disagreement with Melania’s remarks clear as he concluded his clip by placing his head in his palms. 

A consultant for Don Lemon didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark over his video, or why he determined to delete it. 

Lemon’s clip drew a wave of backlash from conservatives, at a time when many Republicans have raised issues over the FBI investigation and blatant safety lapses at Trump’s fateful rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. 

One critic responded: ‘What do you suppose Don Lemon is extra upset about? The shortage of solutions round Jul 13? Or that Trump continues to be alive?’ 

‘Reprehensible of him,’ added one other commenter. 

A 3rd concluded: ‘Mocking a girl speaking about her husband practically being killed exhibits all the pieces we have to find out about who you’re and what’s in your soul. 

‘You’ll be able to delete it, however the web is ceaselessly.’ 

In her video shared earlier this month, Melania raised eyebrows as she implied there was a conspiracy behind the assassination try on her husband. 

‘The try to finish my husband’s life was a horrible, distressing expertise,’ she started within the transient video, which lasted 10 seconds and was posted to her social media accounts. 

‘Now the silence round it feels heavy. I can not assist however surprise why did not regulation enforcement officers arrest shooter earlier than the speech. There may be positively extra to this story. And we have to uncover the reality,’ she added. 

Within the video, the 54-year-old is wearing black and talking in entrance of a black display with ominous music enjoying within the background. 

The video ends with a shot selling her forthcoming memoir ‘Melania’, which will likely be launched in October. 

It is unclear what the assassination try has to do with Melania Trump’s ebook, which is being printed October 1st. She introduced her memoir about two weeks after the assassination try and it is unclear if she’ll deal with it within the ebook. 

Whereas Lemon appeared lower than impressed with scrutiny across the assassination try, many conservatives have cited quite a few issues and inconsistencies with the investigation within the two months since. 

Regardless of proof that Crooks was on the radar of regulation enforcement on the rally as much as an hour earlier than he opened fireplace, it stays unexplained how he was capable of climb onto the roof of a constructing with the one direct line of sight to Trump. 

There are additionally questions on what function the Secret Service performed versus native regulation enforcement and if the 2 entities have been in correct communication that day.

The gunman shot at Trump from about 150 yards away, on high of a roof that was close to the outside rally however exterior the venue, that means he did not undergo the traditional screening course of that rally attendees did.

It is unclear why the Secret Service did not safe that space and why it took officers so lengthy to reply to the taking pictures. Trump was grazed by a bullet, inflicting his ear to bleed. 

The stunning safety lapses led to the resignation of Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, earlier than additional outrage was sounded because it was revealed that the FBI secretly permitted Crooks’ physique to be cremated simply 10 days after the taking pictures.