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Undaunted and unafraid, Donald Trump came back to hold a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, twelve weeks after he was shot in the same spot. The former president praised American heroes past and present, slammed the failures of his Democrat opponents, and proposed his plan for restoring the American Dream.
“Twelve weeks ago, we all took a bullet for America — and all we are all asking in return is that everyone goes out and votes,” Trump told a crowd that reportedly comprised 60,000 people. From a beautiful tribute to Butler rally 1.0 shooting victim Corey Comperatore to a data-driven analysis of the border crisis to a common sense economic/energy plan to condolences to all those affected by Hurricane Helene, Trump managed to touch on Americans’ top issues and emphasize both present tragedy and hope for the future.
“I could be in Monte Carlo, but I’d rather be in Butler with you,” Trump assured the cheering crowd. He used his trademark humor, including by beginning his speech with a gesture to the border crisis data chart he had been turning to look at during the first Butler rally when he was shot, remarking, “As I was saying…”
But Trump was very serious, too. He thanked his VP nominee JD Vance and billionaire Elon Musk (both present).
