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‘It Changed Us Forever’: Butler Residents Reflect 2 Months After Trump Shooting

Voters in Pennsylvania, a key swing state, describe how the assassination attempt affected attitudes about the former president.
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‘It Changed Us Forever’: Butler Residents Reflect 2 Months After Trump Shooting
U.S. Secret Service agents rush to protect former President Donald Trump after shots were fired during a campaign rally in Butler, Pa., on July 13, 2024. Evan Vucci/AP Photo
Janice Hisle
Madalina Vasiliu
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BUTLER, Pa.—For people like Brad Jones, 55, and his wife, Donna Jones, a gunman’s attempt to kill former President Donald Trump became more than an indelible memory.

Attending their first Trump rally, the couple was sitting within 50 feet of the stage in Butler Township, Pennsylvania, on July 13 when Trump suffered a gunshot to his right ear and narrowly escaped death.

Janice Hisle mainly writes in-depth reports based on U.S. political news and cultural trends, following a two-year stint covering President Donald Trump’s 2024 reelection campaign. Before joining The Epoch Times in 2022, she worked more than two decades as a reporter for newspapers in Ohio and authored several books. She is a graduate of Kent State University's journalism program. You can reach Janice at: [email protected]
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