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President Trump concluded his speech in Butler, telling rally attendees, “Election Day will be the most important day in the history of our country,” before leaving the rally dancing to the Village YMCA. The former president spoke for an hour and a half.
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Updated to 19.35 EDT
Vice presidential candidate and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is scheduled to appear on “Fox News Sunday” tomorrow with host Shannon Bream.
Walz’s appearance on the traditional conservative channel comes as the Harris-Waltz campaign is gaining support among establishment Republicans like former Vice President Dick Cheney. Waltz, in particular, has attracted attention for his ability to communicate effectively with conservative audiences.
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As President Trump slowly began to conclude his speech in Butler, he asked the audience to “send prayers and support to all the families affected by Hurricane Helen.”
“This is the worst hurricane response by a president and vice president since Katrina, and it is completely unacceptable.”
He went on to criticize Kamala Harris, calling her “even more left-wing than crazy Bernie Sanders” and “the originator of ‘defund the police,'” before going on to talk about immigration, dismantling the Department of Education, energy independence, and inflation. Back to the usual topic. And transgender athletes.
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Updated to 19.32 EDT
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Elon Musk has announced that Trump’s rallies will come as Musk-backed America Pac has spent nearly $14 million since August to essentially run the Trump campaign’s extensive ground campaign in battleground states. People watching are urged to register to vote.
Mr. Musk has political ambitions and recently floated the idea of running a government efficiency commission, but Mr. Trump said he would “absolutely” consider adding Mr. Musk to his Cabinet in a second administration. .
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Updated to 19.09 EDT
Musk speaks at Trump rally
Elon Musk took to the Butler stage with Trump wearing a “Dark Maga” hat.
Mr. Musk echoed the same core theme that Mr. Trump and his surrogates have been emphasizing: inflammatory and untested concerns that noncitizens will vote in the 2024 election and vote against Mr. Trump. I’m trying to get back to it. He urges the crowd to register to vote and encourage their friends and family to do the same.
“Fight, fight, fight. Vote, vote, vote,” he concluded.
Musk has become a major contributor to Trump’s campaign in recent months, and the two are bonded over many of their shared beliefs.
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Updated to 18.57 EDT
President Trump resumed his speech, returning to the inflammatory rhetoric about immigration that has been a hallmark of his campaign since he first ran for president in 2015.
“Crime rates are falling all over the world, and we are taking gang members and criminals, putting our people in prison and releasing them into our country,” he said, adding that xenophobic comments such as continued. China Virus” and Venezuela.
Despite President Trump’s claims, violent crime in the United States is on the decline.
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Updated to 18.45 EDT
President Trump paused his speech as emergency workers rescued a rally attendee who appeared to be sick. Participants began gathering for the rally eight hours early. Temperatures in Butler are only in the low 60s, but attendees at other political rallies have collapsed from heat exhaustion this election season.
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Updated to 18.53 EDT
President Trump is now returning to core themes he has hammered at previous rallies and debates, including immigration, gender-affirming health care, fracking and political opponents.
President Trump begins by slamming immigrants and transgender Americans, returns to Kamala Harris’ claim that she will pay for “transgender surgery on illegal aliens,” then goes on to say that fracking greatly benefits states. He reiterated his promise not to ban fracking, a controversial issue in Pennsylvania. economy.
And while the presidential race remains close, with Kamala Harris leading by a small margin in national polls, she claims to have a wide lead in the polls.
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Updated to 18.38 EDT
President Trump is now talking about his mission to “Make America Great Again.”
“We need a great military to protect us from evil, and everything must be the best. We must have the best schools. We must have strong borders. We don’t want bad people to come in and hurt us,” he said.
“You deserve a nation that builds again, improves things again, reaches for the stars again, and is respected again. We want to be respected like we were four years ago.
“We’re going to win the biggest election in the history of this country. Probably the biggest election in history.”
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Updated to 18.34 EDT
President Trump addresses Corey Comperatore’s family
President Trump addresses the family of first responder Corey Comperatore, who was killed at the Butler rally on July 13.
“We have another hero, but he’s not with us anymore so he can’t come back here tonight, right? You know, Corey, that’s our beautiful Corey,” he said. . “Corey Comperatore was a wonderful husband and father, a devout Christian, a veteran, and a proud former fire chief. He is well-respected in the town.
“On that July evening, as gunshots pierced the air, Corey jumped into the fire once more, throwing himself on top of his wife and daughters in his last seconds on earth. He didn’t want them to be hurt. I didn’t want that.”
President Trump later acknowledged that the time was 6:11 p.m. ET, the exact same time as the shooting in Butler in July, and that opera singer Christopher Macchio was singing “Ave Maria.” He asked the audience to observe a moment of silence before the performance.
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Updated to 18.39 EDT
President Trump has thanked the U.S. Secret Service for saving his life from an assassination attempt on July 13 and another two weeks ago.
“They got on me so fast, and they got on top of me, and there wasn’t even a moment’s doubt in their minds,” he said. “In that moment, these agents demonstrated an indescribable dedication to their job. And they did an absolutely amazing job, and yet less than three weeks ago they did it again. Ta.”
The Secret Service is currently investigating a security failure that occurred on July 13th.
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Updated to 18.21 EDT
President Trump began addressing rally attendees in Butler. Beginning with “And as I was saying,” President Trump briefly followed up on the points he had made about border crossings on July 13, before a gunman opened fire on him.
The former president continued, “Exactly 12 weeks ago tonight, in this very place, a cold-blooded assassin sought to silence me and silence MAGA, the greatest movement in the history of this country.” .
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Updated to 18.20 EDT
President Trump takes the stage in Butler, Pennsylvania
President Trump took to the stage in Butler, Pennsylvania, to a cinematic narration and Lee Greenwood’s song “God Bless the USA.”
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Updated to 18.10 EDT
As rallygoers in Butler, Pennsylvania, wait for Mr. Trump to take the stage, Kamala Harris in Charlotte, North Carolina, visits a donation center after Hurricane Helen devastated the state.
Amid rampant misinformation, the White House and FEMA are trying to quell the spread of rumors that disaster relief is available.
Since Hurricane Helen made landfall, former President Trump, Republicans in Congress and others have made false claims and misinformation about the federal aid available to survivors.
These claims are not true. 🧵
— White House (@WhiteHouse) October 5, 2024share
Updated to 18.11 EDT
Conservative activist Scott Pressler joined Eric Trump and Lara Trump on stage at a Trump rally in Butler and urged attendees to register to vote. Pressler specifically appeals to Pennsylvania union members, the Amish community, hunters, sorority sisters and fraternity brothers to vote for Trump.
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Republican National Committee Chairwoman Lara Trump took to the stage with her husband, Eric Trump, at Trump’s rally in Butler.
“This is no longer a battle of Republicans versus Democrats, left versus right. It’s good versus evil,” she said. “And if you had any questions: Does God exist? Does God perform miracles? We got the answer here on July 13th in Butler, Pennsylvania.”
Echoing Vance’s call of Trump as a messianic figure, Lara Trump continued: And he did it not once, but twice. I’ve said it many times, and I feel it now more than ever: Donald Trump was made for times like these. ”
Lara Trump went on to talk about her efforts to “ensure free, fair and transparent elections here in the United States of America, and that only legal citizens can vote.” She added, “If you are an illegal citizen voting in our elections, we will track you down and prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law so you can leave this country.” ” he added, encouraging the crowd gathered in Butler to register. Vote.
Although President Trump and the Republican Party claim that vast numbers of noncitizens vote in U.S. elections, there is no evidence that any meaningful number of noncitizens are voting or registering to vote.
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Updated at 18.00 EDT
Eric Trump and his wife, RNC co-chair Lara Trump, speak at a Trump rally in Butler.
“This is a big family. They tried to take away someone we all love,” Eric Trump said. “They’ve been trying to catch my dad every second since he went down that golden escalator. Lara and I have witnessed it every day. They tried to defile us. They tried to bankrupt us. They came after us.
“And folks, they tried to kill him. They tried to kill him because the Democrats can’t do anything right.”
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Updated to 17.44 EDT
