Former President Donald Trump arrived in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, his first return to the scene of his near assassination.
Trump nearly lost his life when a gunman opened fire on him and the crowd at a July rally in Butler. former president returned At the venue for a campaign event honoring the life of Corey Comperatore, The firefighter and father of two children killed in an assassination attempt was declared a “hero” and a memorial was raised during the rally. (Related: ‘He was a hero’: Doctor who tried to save Corey Comperatore recalls assassination attempt as President Trump returns to office)
“Cory… was a protector who put his life on the line, and he loved doing it,” President Trump said at the rally. “And then, that July night, when the gunshots pierced their ears…Corey jumped into the fire one last time at the last second. He didn’t want to.” [his family] He was hurt, he knew what was going on…and he gave his life to save theirs,” Trump said, recalling Comperatore’s attempts to protect his family from the gunman’s bullets. he said.
BUTLER, PA – OCTOBER 5: Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump dances off stage at the end of a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show trade fairgrounds on October 5, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. It will be Trump’s first return to Butler since he was injured in an assassination attempt on July 13. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
“[The gunman] “It has not stopped our movement, it has not crushed our spirit, it has not wavered in our unyielding resolve to save America from the evils of poverty and destruction,” President Trump said.
Mr. Cory’s widow, Helen Comperatore, attended Saturday’s rally at Mr. Trump’s invitation. busy Helen recalled to the New York Times the moment the gunman began firing at Trump, the crowd and her husband, who was trying to protect his family.
“I went back to the scene where my husband was killed and tried to close the wound, but my children hadn’t started going back to work yet and I was worried it would relapse,” Helen told The Times. spoke. “[But] We decided this is what we needed. We had to go honor Corey. ”
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