Trump to rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, site of attempted assassination
Al Jazeera
Visit comes a month before November 5 election, as Trump seeks to boost support in key state.
Former United States President Donald Trump – the Republican candidate in the presidential election – is set to return to Butler, Pennsylvania, where he survived an assassination attempt in July.
Supporters on Saturday were gathering for the rally, which comes just a month before the November 5 election as Trump remains neck-and-neck with Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris.
Trump’s campaign had predicted tens of thousands of people would be at the event, which it billed as a “tribute to the American spirit”. Trump is set to speak at 5pm local time (21:00 GMT).
The former president had been on stage on July 13 when he narrowly avoided a bullet fired by a man perched on a nearby roof. Trump briefly went to the floor as Secret Service agents rushed towards him. He then stood up, his ear bloodied, and pumped his fist in the air chanting “fight, fight, fight” as he was moved off stage.
The shooting, which killed one attendee, transformed the election season, briefly giving Trump a bump in support as his campaign portrayed the incident as a showcase of Trump’s resiliency.
