Former President Donald Trump will return to the scene of his first assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, with several special guests for a campaign rally on Saturday.
Trump’s special guest list It is made up of 60 people, including SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. The family of Corey Comperatore, who was shot and killed on July 13 at the Republican candidate’s first Butler rally. Several rally attendees witnessed the shooting, which left President Trump with injuries to his ear.
I’ll be there to support you too! https://t.co/nokR0g3dn1
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 4, 2024
Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, President Trump’s running mate, will also be attending the rally. The former president’s family, including his son Eric Trump and Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump, will also be in attendance when he takes the stage at 5 p.m.
Other notable guests include David Dutch, who was wounded by gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks at the first Butler rally. County sheriff in Pennsylvania. Butler County Leadership. First responders. Republican National Committee Chairman (RNC) Michael Whatley. and Dave McCormick, a Republican candidate for a Pennsylvania state Senate seat.
The following members of Congress have been named as special guests: Missouri State Senator Eric Schmidt. Texas Congressman Ronnie Jackson. Pennsylvania Congressman Dan Muser. Pennsylvania Congressman Guy Reschenthaler. Pennsylvania Congressman Mike Kelly. and Florida Congressman Mike Walz.
American musician Lee Greenwood and artist Scott Robaid will also be in attendance to watch President Trump finish the rally he started about three months ago.
video Video posted early Saturday morning shows thousands of enthusiastic supporters waiting in line to enter Trump’s rally.
🔴Look at that crowd! Thousands lined up at Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania 🎥https://t.co/bb8kfnmIlc pic.twitter.com/iZHea9NCI4
— RSBN 🇺🇸 (@RSBNetwork) October 5, 2024
Rally attendee Rene White, whose name was on Saturday’s special guest list, told the Daily Caller in July that she was sitting in the back when Trump was shot.
“I was looking at the jumbotron to my right, and I heard the first gunshot, and it was just that sound, like I was following it back towards Trump. And then there were the next two shots. I saw President Trump grab his ear. I saw him go down to the ground. I saw the Secret Service pile on top of him. And rifles, snipers. , you see guys in camouflage and black clothes. And they were walking around the stage. And that’s when, like, it started to get more real.” White told the Caller at Trump’s rally in Charlotte, 11 days after the deadly attack on Trump.
On live television, Crooks, 20, shot at President Trump from a “high vantage point” atop a building about 400 feet from the stage. The U.S. Secret Service neutralized the impostor shortly after the former president was shot and killed.
Trump stood up and shouted, “Fight!” fight! fight! “The Secret Service escorted him from the scene after blood dripped from his head. (Related: ‘Fight! Fight! Fight!’: Crowd erupts as bandaged Trump appears at RNC for the first time)
President Trump returns to Butler, Pennsylvania for a rally today at 5 p.m.
Special guests include Corey Comperatore’s family, rally attendees who witnessed the first assassination attempt, and Elon Musk. https://t.co/UPiKI392sc
— Julianna Freeman (@JuliannaFrieman) October 5, 2024
“The doctors at the hospital said they had never seen anything like this before, and called it a miracle,” Trump told the New York Post in an interview published the day after his near-death experience.
“I shouldn’t be here. I should be dead,” Trump told the outlet.
Former U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, who was subpoenaed by the House Oversight Committee, resigned 10 days after President Trump was shot and killed under her leadership.
The second assassination attempt occurred on September 15, when Republican candidate Ryan Routh, who was hiding in the bushes at a golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, pointed a rifle over a fence at Trump as he played golf. Ta.
LouthThe defendant, who was charged with attempted assassination, assault on a federal officer, and multiple firearms charges, complained: innocence That’s the case on all five counts, CBS News reported.
Secret Service agents will be stationed inside and outside the secure perimeter to protect Trump as he returns to Butler. According to Go to CBS News. Planning for the event began two weeks ago, according to multiple law enforcement officials.
U.S. Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said, “We are coordinating closely with the Pennsylvania State Police and local law enforcement in and around Butler Township regarding the October 5th incident in Butler.” . “We are also leveraging other federal security resources to expand our personnel and technology.”
The Secret Service is lining the venue with parked agricultural vehicles, stage reinforcements and bulletproof glass to combat line-of-sight vulnerabilities caused by tall buildings, the paper said.
Additional security measures include magnetometers, anti-sniper teams, enhanced anti-drone technology and anti-assault teams, the newspaper reported. Pennsylvania State Police troopers and tactical team members will work alongside Secret Service teams during this event.
