Former US President Donald Trump has announced his plans to hold a “big and beautiful rally” in Butler, Pennsylvania, where he survived an assassination attempt earlier this month. During the July 13th rally, a would-be assassin’s bullet narrowly missed Trump, passing by his ear as it struck his security detail instead. The gunman fired from a rooftop that had been left unsecured by the US Secret Service. He killed one spectator and wounded two others before being fatally shot by snipers.
The event ended with chants of “USA” as a bloodied Trump emerged from behind his lectern, pumping his fist in the air. In a statement on his Truth Social platform, Trump declared that he would return to Butler, Pennsylvania for another rally, honoring the memory of Corey Comperatore, the 50-year-old former firefighter who was fatally shot during the attempted assassination.
Trump’s announcement followed a series of warnings from Secret Service officials about the dangers of large-scale outdoor rallies. Despite these concerns, Trump vowed to continue holding such events, claiming that the Secret Service had agreed to “substantially step up their operation.” In a separate statement on Truth Social, the former president emphasized the importance of protecting free speech and gathering.
No specific date or location has been set for the upcoming rally, which Trump plans to use as an opportunity to celebrate the bravery and resilience of those who were injured during the assassination attempt, as well as the memory of Corey Comperatore.