Amidst Donald trump returning to Pennsylvania’s Butler, where an assassination attempt was done, Supporters knelt in respect while others bowed their heads as Trump led a moment of silence at 6:11 pm, the exact time shots were fired at a rally held on the same rural Pennsylvania fairground 12 weeks earlier.
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Throughout the event, the crowd in Butler, Pennsylvania, broke into chants of “fight, fight, fight,” mirroring Trump’s rallying cry after the July 13 shooting that grazed his ear and momentarily derailed his campaign for the November election.
Additionally, an opera singer delivered a powerful rendition of “Ave Maria” as Secret Service snipers scanned the horizon through binoculars, and a surveillance drone hovered above the large crowd. Heavily armed officers secured the area behind the stage.
Even though no official count was provided, Saturday’s event drew significantly more people than the previous rally. Trump’s return to the deeply conservative Butler community in the key swing state of Pennsylvania was accompanied by noticeably heightened security measures.
Moreover, the chart Trump had been pointing to when the would-be assassin opened fire three months earlier was displayed on a large screen. As a result, it drew a lot of cheers from the audience.
But when Trump began his speech, the sound of a bell tolled four times in tribute to the victims of the July 13 shooting, including the former president himself.
Later, an artist also created a memorial for Comperatore, which was complete with his firefighter’s helmet. In remembrance of the tragic event, a singer performed a song.
Meanwhile, the assassination attempt in July, along with a subsequent incident at Trump’s Florida golf course in September—classified by the FBI as another assassination attempt—has raised serious concerns that both the campaign and the upcoming November election could be further marred by violence.
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