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Musk To Attend Trump Rally At Site Of First Assassination Attempt

Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, Twitter and electric car maker Tesla, gestures after speaking at the Vivatech technology startup and innovation trade show at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris on June 16, 2023. (Photo courtesy of :Alain JOCARD/AFP)

OAN Staff Sophia Flores
10:38am – Friday, October 4, 2024

Tech mogul Elon Musk announced he would be 'there to support' his friend, 45.th President Donald Trump returns to the scene of his July 13 speech.th An assassination attempt at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

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Saturday's rally will be President Trump's first visit to the site of his first assassination attempt. Trump's campaign officially announced the former president's return last week.

“President Donald J. Trump will return to Butler, Pennsylvania, to hold a rally in the same spot where he came within a quarter inch of losing his life less than three months ago,” his campaign said in a release. mentioned in.

“President Trump's return to Butler will be a tribute to the American spirit. America does not allow monsters like that evil assassin to have the final say,” the campaign said in a release. ” he continued.

Musk, a tech billionaire and owner of Company X, first supported Donald Trump shortly after the assassination attempt in July.

July 13ththa 20-year-old gunman attempted to kill the Republican candidate from a rooftop perch about 130 yards from the rally stage. Miraculously, Trump moved his head at the last moment to look at the charts behind him, narrowly missing the bullet's reach. The bullet was supposed to go through his head, but it only grazed the top of his right ear. Onlookers at the rally and those watching the rally live from home could see blood stains from Trump's ear, but Trump emerged from the venue with minor injuries.

The gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, was killed instantly by a counter sniper.

In the crossfire, Crooks killed and seriously injured three others: Corey Comperatore, David Dutch, and James Copenhaver. The Netherlands and Copenhaver have since recovered.

However, a third victim, firefighter Corey Comperatore, 50, was shot and killed by Crooks. Trump's campaign announced that the heroic husband and father “historically sacrificed his life to protect his wives and daughters.”

President Trump said he would recognize and honor the men who died and were injured on that tragic day.

“He would like to express his deep gratitude to law enforcement and first responders and thank the entire community for the outpouring of love and support following the attack,” the campaign said.

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