Major Opportunity: Trump Makes High-Profile Return to Butler for Rally

Trump's allies anticipate that this event will receive more media attention than his typical rallies, presenting a crucial opportunity for the campaign in the final weeks leading up to Election Day.

Oct 4, 2024 - 20:21
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Major Opportunity: Trump Makes High-Profile Return to Butler for Rally

Trump's allies anticipate that this event will receive more media attention than his typical rallies, presenting a crucial opportunity for the campaign in the final weeks leading up to Election Day.

Former President Donald Trump is set to return to the location where he narrowly escaped assassination in July, hosting a rally on Saturday that his campaign and supporters are promoting as a crucial opportunity to elevate his candidacy in the final weeks of the presidential race.

The rally in Butler, Pennsylvania—where a would-be assassin shot him in the ear, killing one rallygoer and injuring others—will provide Trump with a significant platform at a time when securing such visibility has become increasingly challenging.

The event's importance is amplified by its location in one of the most critical swing states this fall, a battleground that both Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are fiercely competing to win.

“It’s a huge opportunity. It’ll be more covered than his typical rally these days,” a Trump ally who has worked in Pennsylvania predicted. 

Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, will also attend the rally, which is expected to include a tribute to Corey Comperatore, the former fire chief who lost his life in the shooting. The event will also honor two others who were injured when 20-year-old gunman Thomas Crooks opened fire from a nearby rooftop. Crooks was shot and killed by law enforcement shortly thereafter.

Karoline Leavitt, a campaign spokesperson, said the former president “looks forward to returning to Butler, Pennsylvania to honor the victims from that tragic day.”

“The willingness of Pennsylvanians to join President Trump in his return to Butler represents the strength and resiliency of the American people,” she said.

But the Trump ally worried he would not be able to meet the moment. In recent weeks, Trump’s rhetoric at rallies has turned darker, including calling for police to be “real rough” on suspected criminals for “one rough hour” and suggesting that Harris was “mentally impaired.”

“It’s just an opportunity for him to kind of do a little bit more than the average rally,” this person said. “I don’t have a ton of faith that it’ll be any different, though. That’s the part that gives me worry.”

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