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OAN StaffΒ Abril Elfi
9:20 AM β Saturday, October 6, 2024
Former President Donald Trump has held a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, for the first time since the first assassination attempt on his life.
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On Saturday, Trump returned to the same place where on July 13th, gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire during a rally, injuring the 45th president and others. A rally goer, Corey Comperatore, was fatally shot.
Trump acknowledged Comperatoreβs death and thanked his relatives for attending.
βIt is 6:11, 12 weeks to the minute that the shooting began,β Trump said. βI would like to ask everyone to join me in a moment of silence.β
The former president was later joined by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who walked up to the podium to give a short speech.
βHi everyone, as you can see, Iβm not just MAGA, Iβm dark MAGA,β Musk joked, a reference to his black-on-black Make America Great Again cap.
βI want to say what an honor it is to be here and, you know, the true test of someoneβs character is how they behave under fire, right?β he continued. βAnd we had one president who couldnβt climb a flight of stairs, and another who was fist pumping after getting shot.β
βJust be a pest to everyone,β he laughed. βYou know, people on the street everywhere: Vote, vote, vote!β
βFight, fight, fight, vote, vote, vote,β Musk added.
Trumpβs running mate, JD Vance (R-Ohio), also joined him at the rally and spoke at the podium.
βWhat happened right here in Butler is a metaphor for the United States of America,β Vance said. βThere isβ¦no defeat we cannot turn into victory.β
The Secret Service stated prior to the rally that it had strengthened its security plan in response to intense scrutiny following the July rally shooting and another attempt on Trump in September.
They pledged that they had βmade comprehensive changes and enhancementsβ to their communications abilities and resources.
βThe former President is receiving heightened protection and we take the responsibility to ensure his safety and security very seriously,β spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said in a statement.
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