A Pennsylvania mayor shares his first-hand account of witnessing the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump during his rally on Saturday.
A Pennsylvania mayor was sitting in the front row, only feet away from former president Donald Trump, the moment a gunman opened fire during a rally on Saturday and details what it was like being so close to the assassination attempt.
Jondavid Longo, the mayor of Slippery Rock, told Fox News Digital that he and his family had been looking forward to the rally and traveled over to Butler in the morning for the event.
He said Slippery Rock is about 30 miles from Butler.
Longo says he was fortunate enough to hear from Trump on Halloween night in 2020 and was even more excited about Saturday’s rally as he was invited to deliver a few remarks and lead the Pledge of Allegiance before Trump took the stage.
„And just what I thought was going to be a special day, 15 minutes later, the day took a complete 180, when a maniac decided to open fire on President Trump and into the rally at President Trump’s attendees“, Longo said.
Longo said he was seated in the front row, to the right of Trump, less than 15 feet away, seated next to several other politicians when the gun fire started.
„We heard the first shot, crack, and impact. Having been in the Marine Corps going to Afghanistan as an infantry rifleman, I know what the gunfire sounds like, but I don’t think anyone in that crowd thought that it could have been possible that was gunfire coming in“, Longo explained.
