Former President Donald Trump is set to return to Butler, Pennsylvania, on October 5, following an assassination attempt against him that occurred earlier this year.
On July 26, Trump pledged to come back to Butler to lead another rally after 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks made an attempt on his life on July 13. The bullet narrowly missed the former president’s ear, and the incident resulted in the death of rally attendee Corey Comperatore.
“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,” the campaign said in a news release.
“President Trump’s return to Butler will stand as a tribute to the American spirit. In America, we do not let monsters like that evil assassin have the last word. Every time our nation is struck by attack or hardship, we rally, we persevere, and we prevail. When terrorists knocked down our towering skyscrapers, we rebuilt taller,” the release added.
A report issued by the Senate Homeland Security Committee indicated that the U.S. Secret Service declined several requests to enhance security measures for Trump prior to the assassination attempt in Butler. Trump’s visit to Butler follows a second assassination attempt on September 15 while he was at his golf club in Florida.
During the golf event, a Secret Service agent intervened and discharged his weapon at the assailant, identified as Ryan Wesley Routh, who was concealed in the bushes at the perimeter of the club. Routh was charged with attempted assassination on Tuesday, in addition to multiple firearms-related offenses.
