Trump was shot in his right ear Saturday at a rally in Pennsylvania, where one attendee was killed and two others were seriously hurt.
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Local news outlets identified the man killed during an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump as Corey Comperatore, a 50-year-old father, husband and former volunteer fire chief, as investigators work to determine the motive of the shooting, lawmakers push for heightened security for presidential candidates and top political figures call for national unity.Key Facts
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and several other outlets identified Comperatore as the lone victim killed Sunday, citing social media posts in which family members said he used his body to shield his wife and daughter from gunfire in his final moments.
“He shielded my body from the bullet that came at us,” his daughter, Allyson Comperatore, wrote.
Reps. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., and Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., said Sunday they will introduce bipartisan legislation to give enhanced Secret Service protection to Trump, President Joe Biden and independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this election cycle in the wake of Trump’s attempted assassination Saturday.
Former First Lady Melania Trump, who has rarely been seen by her husband’s side since he launched his presidential campaign in November of 2022, released a lengthy statement Sunday urging Americans to “reunite” and lessen the harsh political divides that have defined this presidential election cycle.
She urged the country to “remember that when the time comes to look beyond the left and the right, beyond the red and the blue, we all come from families with the passion to fight for a better life together, while we are here, in this earthly realm.”
The Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey announced it would be closed Sunday following the attack on Trump at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, after which he and his team flew to New Jersey.
