Aviva Fried (correspondent in the United States) / Photo credits: Jim WATSON / AFP
7:56 a.m., October 6, 2024modified to
7:57 a.m., October 6, 2024
Donald Trump was back on Saturday in Butler, where he narrowly escaped an assassination attempt on July 13, assuring, in a provocative tone, that he will “never” give up even if the shooter tried to ” silence”.
“12 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,” Donald Trump declared Saturday in Butler, in front of a supportive crowd.
“We bled together, we took a bullet for America”
It was a solemn Donald Trump who took the stage in front of thousands of pumped-up supporters. But this time he was protected by bulletproof glass. Maximum security for the former president who returned to the assassination attempt by making it a campaign argument. “So far, in Pennsylvania, we have bled together and we have taken a bullet for America. And all I ask is that everyone go and vote. We must win,” he said. spear.
Elon Musk takes the stage
Donald Trump then launched into a diatribe, now routine in his meetings, talking about immigration, insecurity, stolen elections… In a slightly surreal moment, Elon Musk, one of the biggest supporters of Donald Trump literally jumped on the stage shouting “Fight! Fight! Fight!”, which is what Donald Trump had repeated just after his assassination attempt.
But while three months ago he was in the lead against Joe Biden, today against Kamala Harris, the result is more uncertain than ever.
