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Months after receiving asuspicious lettercontaining a white, powdery substance earlier this year,Donald Trump Jr.’sexVanessais opening up about the incident for the first time.
Vanessa’s decision to speak on the terrifying February occurrence, which led to her being hospitalized as a precaution, comes just two days after the country was left on high alert afternumerous bombs and suspicious objectswere sent to political high profile figures as well as media outlets across the country.
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Vanessa received the suspicious letter on Feb. 12. A spokeswoman for the NYPD’s office of the Deputy Commissioner of Public Information confirmed to PEOPLE at the time that Trump Jr.’s family received a letter containing a powdery substance that was tested and proven to be non-hazardous.
“I was rushed to the hospital, evaluated and put on Cipro for the longest two weeks of my life, and while they worked to identify whether the white powder was deadly, I spent the entire time thinking about the horrifying possibility that I would never see my 5 beautiful children again,” she recalled.
“It was a cowardly act against a mother. And even today, every time I open the mail, I feel the same fear in my heart as I did that day. These recent acts are the acts of a coward and nothing more than terrorism, pure and simple. No one, regardless of political party or ideology, should ever go through what I went through,” she concluded.
The letter was addressed to Trump Jr., the eldest child of the president and his ex-wife Ivana. The outlet also reported that “there is no indication anyone suffered any injuries,” NBC Newssaid.
Shortly after the incident, Donald Trump Jr.gave an updateon his now-estranged wife’s condition on Twitter.
“Thankful that Vanessa & my children are safe and unharmed after the incredibly scary situation that occurred this morning,” President Trump’s oldest son tweeted. “Truly disgusting that certain individuals choose to express their opposing views with such disturbing behavior.”
source: people.com
