Former President Trump is slated to return to Butler, Pennsylvania, and hold an outdoor rally at the same location of the first assassination attempt in July.
“President Donald J. Trump will return to Butler, Pennsylvania, to hold a rally on the very same ground where he came within a quarter of an inch of losing his life less than three months ago,” the campaign said in a news release Wednesday.
The Republican presidential nominee is slated to speak on Oct. 5 at the Butler Farm Show fairgrounds in the suburb north of Pittsburgh.
During a rally Wednesday in Mint Hill, North Carolina, Trump said that he wanted to return to the venue to “finish our speech.”
“As you know, there have been two assassination attempts on my life that we know of… and the first case in Butler, Pennsylvania, great place, and we’re going back to Butler,” he said. “We’re going to go back and finish our speech.”
Former President Trump reacts as multiple shots ring out during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. (Reuters/Brendan McDermid)
Trump’s campaign said that the former president would honor those lost in the assassination attempt during the rally.
Corey Comperatore, 50, was a firefighter and a father of two daughters. He “historically sacrificed his life to shield his wife and daughters” during the assassination attempt against Trump, the campaign said.
Trump will also recognize the two other Americans who were wounded by the shooter, David Dutch and James Copenhaver.
“He will express his deep gratitude to law enforcement and first responders, and thank the entire community for their outpouring of love and support in the wake of the attack,” the campaign said.
A flag flies at half-mast at the front entrance of the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 22. (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital )
Trump’s campaign said that his return to the location of the first assassination attempt is a “tribute to the American spirit.”
“In America, we do not let monsters like that evil assassin have the last word.”
“In America, we do not let monsters like that evil assassin have the last word. Every time our nation is struck by attack or hardship, we rally, we persevere, and we prevail,” the campaign said in a…
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