President Trump says ‘just as I said’ in Butler for first time since assassination attempt
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Donald Trump has returned to the venue in Butler, Pennsylvania, where he survived an assassination attempt just three months ago.
Billionaire and ardent Trump supporter Elon Musk also joined on stage at the rally, marking the first time Trump has been elected since the Tesla CEO endorsed him shortly after the July shootings. It was the first time he appeared in public at an event.
Mr. Musk falsely claimed that Democratic officials wanted to disenfranchise Americans and suggested that if Mr. Trump did not defeat Kamala Harris in November, “this would be the last election.”
J.D. Vance, Eric Trump and his wife Lara Trump (co-chair of the Republican National Committee), and other prominent Trump allies and donors attended the rally. The family of former Fire Chief Corey Comperatore, who was killed in the attack, was also in attendance.
After a series of failures by the Secret Service at the July 13 rally revealed in a damning Congressional report, the Secret Service has provided numerous security enhancements. There will be a “large, organized law enforcement presence” at the rally, a law enforcement source familiar with the plans told The Independent.
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Photo: Elon Musk joins President Trump on stage at The Butler
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