Elon Musk says he’ll “be there to support” Donald Trump on Saturday when the former president returns to Butler, Pennsylvania to carry a rally on the web site the place the primary assassination try in opposition to him unfolded earlier this yr.
The Republican presidential nominee is slated to talk on Oct. 5 on the Butler Farm Present fairgrounds within the suburb north of Pittsburgh.
“I will be there to support!” Musk wrote on X late Thursday in response to a picture Trump shared selling the upcoming occasion.
“Butler on Saturday – historic!” Trump wrote on X alongside a picture of him elevating his fist that was taken on July 13, moments after he had been shot.
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Elon Musk, proper, mentioned he shall be there Saturday to help former President Trump at his rally in Butler, Pa. (AP/Gene J. Puskar/Julia Nikhinson)
Musk had mentioned following that rally that “I absolutely endorse President Trump and hope for his speedy restoration.”
Trump’s marketing campaign mentioned final week that “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.”
Throughout a rally final Wednesday in North Carolina, Trump mentioned that he wished to return to the venue in Butler 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 mentioned. “We’re going to go back and finish our speech.”
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Former President Trump was injured throughout an assassination try at a rally in Butler, Pa., on July 13, 2024. (AP Picture/Evan Vucci)
Trump’s marketing campaign mentioned that the previous president would honor these misplaced within the assassination try through 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” through the assassination try in opposition to Trump, the marketing campaign mentioned.
Trump will even acknowledge the 2 different People who had been 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 marketing campaign mentioned.
Former President Trump is assisted by U.S. Secret Service personnel after gunfire rang out throughout a marketing campaign rally on the Butler Farm Present in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. (Reuters/Brendan McDermid)
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“And when a shooter attacked our democracy and tried to end this movement, President Trump will return to the site, joined by tens of thousands of proud citizens, and together, they will celebrate a unifying vision for America’s future in an event like the world has never seen before,” his marketing campaign added.
Fox Information’ Sarah Rumpf-Whitten and Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
