Trump Will Return to Site of 1st Assassination Attempt, Honor Shooting Victims: Campaign

The former president is making good on his vow to return to the Pennsylvania site where a would-be assassin opened fire on July 13.

Former President Donald Trump raises his fist while being escorted off the stage at a rally after a failed attempt on his life in which gunfire from a would-be assassin hit and injured his ear, in Butler, Pa., on July 13, 2024. NTD, Evan Vucci/AP Photo

In a “tribute to the American spirit,” former President Donald Trump will return to Butler Township, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 5 for a rally “on the very same ground where he came within a quarter of an inch of losing his life,” his campaign announced on Sept. 25.

It will be the former president’s first return visit to the Butler Farm Show since gunfire from a would-be assassin disrupted his campaign rally there moments after it began on July 13.