Former President Donald Trump came out for the second time in Butler to the strains of "God Bless The U.S.A." (which is also known as "Proud to Be an American"). This time, he was actually joined by Lee Greenwood singing the song.
People chanted his name and held signs saying, "Fight, fight, fight!" behind him.
He began as though he was picking up where he had stopped, which made everyone cheer:
PRESIDENT TRUMP RETURNS TO BUTLER:
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) October 5, 2024
"As I was saying..." 🔥 pic.twitter.com/0w7MaJZvSt
"As I was saying," he began. He mentioned how he loved the graph that saved his life, because he turned his head to look at it while explaining it, and that was why the bullet only nicked his ear as opposed to doing something far worse.
Trump said he was more determined than ever, and that the MAGA movement belonged to all Americans:
PRESIDENT TRUMP: "Exactly 12 weeks ago this evening, on this very ground, a cold-blooded assassin aimed to silence me and to silence the greatest movement, MAGA, in the history of our country -- But by the hand of Providence and the Grace of God, that villain did NOT succeed in… pic.twitter.com/VZ4lbzMJc2
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) October 5, 2024
He spent a lot of time honoring Corey Comperatore, calling him a "loving and devoted father." He also recognized David Dutch and James Copenhaver, the two men wounded. Dutch was there, and Trump thanked him for returning. Copenhaver couldn't be there, Trump said, because he had undergone more surgery, as a result of the shooting:
WOW. President Trump timed his speech so that at exactly 6:11pm ET, the very minute the shots rang out in Butler, PA 12 weeks ago killing Corey Comperatore, President Trump asks for a moment of silence followed by the singing of Ave Maria.
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) October 5, 2024
Chills. pic.twitter.com/loXf50pZfr
The singer was opera singer Chris Macchio, who had a stunning voice.
When someone fell ill in the crowd as Trump was speaking, the crowd spontaneously broke out into "The Star-Spangled Banner."
Pennsylvanians begin singing the National Anthem in Butler.
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) October 5, 2024
GOD BLESS AMERICA. pic.twitter.com/z1jSkV3ddU
Trump spoke about turning around the country to make it great again.
At one point in Trump's remarks, he invited Elon Musk to the stage. This is what real joy looks like, as Elon jumped up with excitement to be there:
Thank God for billionaires who actually love and want to fight for America! 🙏🏽🇺🇸@elonmusk pic.twitter.com/59Kfzv1Q4L
— Sean Feucht (@seanfeucht) October 5, 2024
ELON TAKES THE STAGE: "As you can see, I'm not just MAGA, I'm Dark MAGA." pic.twitter.com/TyM02udI1E
— TheBlaze (@theblaze) October 5, 2024
ELON MUSK: "The true test of someone’s character is how they behave under fire. We had one president who couldn’t climb a flight of stairs and another who was fist-pumping after getting shot! FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT!" pic.twitter.com/Tl6iBqsIkF
— MAGA War Room (@MAGAIncWarRoom) October 5, 2024
"The true test of someone’s character is how they behave under fire. We had one president who couldn’t climb a flight of stairs and another who was fist-pumping after getting shot! FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT!" Elon said.
He also spoke about how Democrats were stomping on rights, including the First and the Second Amendments:
Thank God for Elon Musk. pic.twitter.com/RH8XCzcRX7
— Juanita Broaddrick (@atensnut) October 5, 2024
He encouraged people to get out everyone they could to register and vote, saying it was the most important election of our lifetime, that Trump must win to preserve the Constitution.
"Fight, fight, fight ,vote, vote, vote!" he said, as he finished speaking:
PRESIDENT TRUMP: For the sake of our families, for the sake of our children, we will keep on going—and... we will FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT for America. Together, we will SAVE THIS COUNTRY, we will restore the Republic, and America’s future will be BIGGER, BETTER, BOLDER, BRIGHTER,… pic.twitter.com/Z0JZCk3WXR
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) October 5, 2024
Trump wrapped up by saying we stand on the great shoulders of Pennsylvania patriots, and we would press on in honor of those great people. We will not fail, he said, "We will make American powerful again," he said "We will make America healthy again...we will make America safe again, and we will make America great again!"
There were 12 million views of the event on Donald Trump's X account:
@realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/2JW7Rb5NPa
— Nickarama (@nickaramaOG) October 5, 2024
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