Sources close to the campaign of former President Donald Trump have confirmed that he will return to Butler, Pennsylvania for a rally on Oct. 5.
Breitbart News reported on the development, citing "three sources familiar with the campaign's schedule" who told NBC News of the plan. The tipsters "requested anonymity to share information about a rally that has not been publicly announced."
"The event is scheduled for Oct. 5, one month before Election Day. Trump has long teased a return to the town where he was shot in the ear during an assassination attempt on July 13," NBC News continued. "It was not immediately clear whether the Oct. 5 rally will take place at the same venue in Butler. A campaign spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment [sent on Sept. 23]."
Before the tipsters' revelations, Trump said he planned to return to Butler for a campaign rally to honor the three casualties – one who died and two who suffered serious injuries – during the failed assassination attempt on his life. The former president made this promise in a July 26 post on his Truth Social account, merely two weeks after the shooting. (Related: DEFIANT: Trump to hold repeat rally at Butler, Pennsylvania – where he was nearly killed.)
"I will be going back to Butler for a big and beautiful rally, honoring the soul of our beloved firefighting hero, Corey [Comperatore], and those … brave patriots injured two weeks ago. What a day it will be," he wrote. The 50-year-old Comperatore, a former fire chief, was the only person who died on July 13 while shielding his family from the would-be assassin's bullets.
Trump a two-time survivor of assassination attempts
The 78-year-old former president and real estate mogul has survived two assassination attempts, with the first one occurring back in July. At the time, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks fired shots at Trump from the rooftop of the American Glass Research building in Butler.
While Crooks only managed to graze Trump's right ear, his gunfire claimed the life of Comperatore. Two other rallygoers, David Dutch and James Copenhaver, suffered serious injuries but have since recovered. Snipers from the Secret Service neutralized Crooks moments after he pulled the trigger.
Amid the July 13 assassination attempt on Trump, the Secret Service came under fire for its lax security protocol during the former president's campaign rally. Republican lawmakers grilled then-Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, who later stepped down. Following Cheatle's departure, Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe took over leadership duties in the agency.
Months later on Sept. 15, Trump again survived an assassination attempt while playing golf at the Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach, Florida. Secret Service agents who went a hole ahead of the former president to secure the playing field managed to spot would-be assassin Ryan Wesley Routh, 58. He had been hiding in the bushes armed with a rifle, waiting for Trump.
Law enforcement fired several rounds at Routh, who fled the scene in a black car. But a witness managed to take pictures of his car and send them to authorities, who later apprehended the 58-year-old.
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