Donald Trump returned on Saturday October 5 to the same place where on July 13 he narrowly escaped an assassination attempt, in the home stretch of an extraordinary presidential election which remains marked by the threat of political violence.
The Republican candidate and former president of the United States addressed his many supporters gathered in the town of Butler, in the crucial state of Pennsylvania, one month to the day before the presidential election on November 5 in which he faces Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris.
“Twelve weeks ago, right here, an assassin tried to silence me and our movement. This vicious monster (…) was close to achieving it but the hand of Providence prevented him “, declared Donald Trump, in front of an enthusiastic crowd.
High security, presence of Elon Musk…
The gathering took place under very high security, with snipers installed on the roofs of several surrounding buildings and a drone flying over the crowd, an AFP journalist noted.
Several hundred people gathered in Butler, many wearing T-shirts featuring the former president’s image just after the assassination attempt, others with their ears covered, recalling the bandage he had worn in the days that followed.
Before entering the stage, Donald Trump was preceded by his running mate JD Vance, under the eyes of the richest man in the world Elon Musk, relatives of victims of the shootings and the police who protected him.
The assassination attempt was seen as a pivotal moment in the electoral campaign, as Donald Trump was trailing in opinion polls against Joe Biden after his disastrous televised debate, and he surrendered two days later as a “political martyr” at the Republican convention.
Original article published on BFMTV.com
