Last week at the White House Congressional Ball, President Donald Trump brought up the 2017 shooting incident involving then-House Majority Leader Steve Scalisepraising his courage and the emotional strength of his wife, Jennifer Scalise.
What happened: Trump revisited the event in which Scalise was targeted by a left-wing activist during a Republican congressional baseball team practice. The president praised Scalise’s courage and his wife’s emotional strength.
Trump, accompanied by First Lady Melania Trumpnoted, “I always say he has a lot of courage, because he was hit very hard.”
He further detailed Jennifer Scalise’s emotional state in the hospital, proverb”I found out that night that you have a wife who loves you very much. I know a lot of women who wouldn’t even cry. Your wife was an absolute mess. She cried. She was inconsolable, Steve.”
Trump also highlighted Scalise’s recovery, noting that he took part in the congressional baseball game just four months after the incident. The president called Scalise’s survival a “miracle.”
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This is not the first time Trump has told this story. He also recounted the incident during his July 4 speech, where he again praised Scalise’s resilience and recovery.
The president’s repeated recounting of this incident underscores his admiration for Scalise’s resilience and his wife’s emotional strength. It also highlights the dangers public figures face and the courage it takes to overcome such adversity.
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