Trump's former chief of communications attempts suicide: saved
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September 29, 2020 New details emerge on the story of Brad Parscale, the former campaign director of Donald Trump, who allegedly threatened to kill himself and was only stopped by police intervention.
The bodycam videos of the intervening agents tell another story: Parscale, who had 10 firearms at home, allegedly beat his wife and threatened to take his own life at the height of an argument at their home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Sunday night.
The images show Parscale's wife Candice outside the house in a bikini and towel as she tells police that her husband is "acting like crazy" and loaded a gun.
"I saw him open the shutters in the front yard and I heard what I thought was a shot," he said.
In the video Parscale, 44, comes out of the house shirtless and holding a can of beer and is knocked down by the police while repeating: "I didn't do anything".
According to the police report, he was drunk and his wife reported that he had become violent in recent weeks.
"I noticed several large bruises on both arms, cheek and forehead," Detective Steven Smith wrote in the report.
“When I asked how she was made of them she stated that Brad Parscale had hit her.“ Two shotguns, two shotguns and six pistols were found in the house.
Parscale was referred to a mental health facility for evaluation.
Parscale was fired as campaign manager when Trump was crashing in the polls.
The low point was the demonstration in Tulsa, Oklahoma, widely ridiculed in the media for its lack of participation.