Trump avoids assassination in Butler (no one tried this time); Vance proves dems rhetoric incited the Crooks/Routh attempts

By Grand Rapids Anonymous
saturday, October 5, 2024 at 8:45:00

GRA: But kdka makes a propagandist statement about J.D. Vance.

“Butler, Pa. (kdka) — former [sic] President Donald Trump held a rally Saturday in Butler, Pennsylvania, where, almost three months ago, he was nearly assassinated. Appearing with him for the first time on the campaign trail was billionaire Elon Musk.

“‘Tonight I returned to Butler in the aftermath of tragedy and heartache to deliver a simple message to the people of Pennsylvania and to the people of America," Trump said during his opening remarks at the Butler Farm Show grounds.

"For 16 harrowing seconds during the gunfire, time stopped as this vicious monster unleashed pure evil from his sniper's perch not so far away," Trump said. "But by the hand of providence and the grace of God, that villain did not succeed in his goal, did not come close."

He also praised the "men and women of the U.S. Secret Service who threw their bodies on top of mine without even a thought for their own lives."

"There was not even a moment of doubt in their minds," Trump added.

Trump also paid tribute to firefighter Corey Comperatore, who was killed in the July 13 assassination attempt. Comperatore's widow and daughters were in attendance Saturday.

"I can only begin to imagine the depths of your grief," Trump told the Comperatore family. "...Our hearts, for as long as we live, everybody in this stadium, and everybody that was there on that tragic evening, we think about Corey, we think about him a lot."

He asked the crowd to join him in a moment of silence in Comperatore's memory prior to the playing of "Ave Maria."

Musk, donning a MAGA hat, later appeared on stage with Trump, calling the November election "the most important of our lifetime."

The Tesla founder repeated several common Republican talking points, alleging that Democrats want to "take away freedom of speech" and "the right to bear arms," and claiming that Trump "must win to preserve the Constitution, to preserve democracy in America."

"This election could be decided by 1,000 votes, 500 votes," Musk said.

Prior to Trump's address, his running mate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, also spoke. As he has before, Vance claimed, without evidence, that it was Democratic rhetoric that led to the assassination attempt in Butler, as well as the apparent assassination attempt on Sept. 15 in West Palm Beach, Florida, saying "it was only a matter of time before somebody tried to kill him."

"And with all the hatred they have spewed at President Trump, it was only a matter of time before somebody tried to kill him," Vance told the crowd. "And that's exactly what happened, not just here in Butler, Pennsylvania, but just a few weeks later in Florida, three weeks ago, while these guys still go out there and attacking him as a threat to democracy."

GRA: There’s your proof.

--GRA