A year later: Reflecting on Butler’s Ace Assassination attempt

In a hot summer in northwest Pennsylvania, the unprecedented 2024 election cycle was rocked by the assassination of the president in a matter of minutes Donald Trump’s Not only did life have a huge impact on the upcoming presidency, but it also witnessed painful moments firsthand.

At about 6:11 PM ET, about six minutes after Trump boarded the stage of the open-air rally, eight shots were taken at the Butler Farm Fair. The rally began with its typical hilarious statement, with the former president and the upcoming president swaying to Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless America” and applauding and holding signs by pointing to supporters, proclaiming “Joe Biden, you’re fired”.

After Trump began his speech, the rally stopped eagerly and was seen grabbing his head and then suddenly landed on the ground. People who attended the rally were also seen hiding as the chaos caught the small exhibition north of Pittsburgh.

Secret Service agents threw their bodies on Trump as a shield as they worked to bring him to the stage and to a safe position.

First responder sits at the robbery of firefighters killed by Butler in Pennsylvania

Acting Secret Service Director Sean M. Curran, one of the agents eager to protect Trump that day, told Fox News Digital that on July 13, 2024, he has been in his mind since he was hired to lead the Secret Service.

“I was with President Trump a year ago when a lonely gunman tried to assassinate him in Butler, Pennsylvania,” Curran said. “My heart will always be with all the impacts that day, especially Corey Compperatore, who died while protecting those around them.”

“I have maintained my experience on July 13 since President Trump appointed me as Director of the Secret Service and the agency has taken many steps to ensure that such incidents will never repeat in the future,” he continued. “Nothing is more important than the safety and security of our protectors. As a director, I am committed to ensuring that our agency is well-equipped, resourced and consistent to perform our important tasks every day.”

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Trump, scattered a burst of blood on his cheek, raised his fist and provocatively shouted “fight, fight, fight” as law enforcement officers accompanied him from the stage, raised his fist and raised his fist.

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, who was Trump’s campaign manager in 2024, witnessed the painful attempt, told The New York Post’s Miranda Devine in a podcast interview in early July that she “100%” believed in God’s interventions protected Trump from the bigger tragedy of the day.

Trump yelled “fight, fight, fight” after he assassinated attempts on July 13, 2024. (Rebecca Drek/AFP via Getty Image)

“The way the rally itself unfolds, the charts he puts them on the screen are always the last one in the rotation. It’s always on the other side of the stage,” Wells told Deeva in an interview posted on Wednesday. “Have him ask for that chart for eight minutes and then put it on the opposite side, which makes him look in a different direction…I believe God wants him to live.”

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Pennsylvania Sen. Dave McCormick, who is in the midst of an election cycle, told longtime Democratic Senator Bob Casey that he said in a comment to Fox News Digital that he was just Trump’s feet when gunfires rang.

“When the shooting rang out, I was only 15 feet from the stage where Butler rally. President Trump asked me to come on stage to speak. When I got on stage, he waited until I spoke to the crowd, and I prompted the crowd to speak about my seat.

A moment later, a bullet hit the ear. He fell down and stood up and raised his fist. That moment captured his core (a strong leader) and marked a turning point in the 2024 election. Strong leadership raises the tone. Like President Trump, President Trump is not panicked.

The shooting injured three people, including Trump, and killed local father and former fire chief Corey Shortrell.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt In a comment on Fox Digital, Compperatore’s tragic death is reflected, emphasizing that the president “will never forget Corey and his beautiful family.”

Former Buffalo Town Fire Chief Corey Compperatore posed with his daughter in an undated family photo. (Helen Compperatore/Facebook)

“A year ago at Butler, Pennsylvania, She said we have tragically lost an American hero, Corey Compperatore, who selflessly laid his life to protect those around him. President Trump will never forget Corey and his beautiful family. During that dark day, God saved President Trump’s life through a miraculous millimeter. A year later, when President Trump continued to “fight, fight, fight for the American people,” President Trump’s position was stronger than ever. ”

Compperatore’s legacy Helen The Gunner can Shoot without intervention.

“We were all sitting in the ducks that day,” Helen Comperatore told Fox News. “Our blood is everywhere. I’m angry. I lost my life’s love. They messed up.”

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“Why Butler? Why did it fail so much? Why didn’t they pay attention? Why did they think that roof doesn’t need to be covered?” she asked. “I want to sit down and talk to them. I have the right. They need to listen to me.”

McCormick remembers Compperatore as a heroic father and husband who died to protect their family.

“Pennsylvania, volunteer firefighters and father’s Corey Comperatore sat behind me. He passed away. I remember praying for Corey and for the Comperatore family during this anniversary,” the Republican senator said.

Longtime political journalist Salena Zito published a book in July detailing her memories of the day and said in an interview with Fox Digital earlier this month that she refused to hide because gunfire was on fire.

Donald Trump pays tribute to Corey Compperatore during the RNC days after being shot in Butler, Pennsylvania in 2024. (Mike Segar/Reuters)

“I didn’t get out of the car,” Zito said in an interview before the book was released. “There was an inner voice telling me, ‘You have a job to do, keep doing it. ‘”

Zito is located near the stage, and the Secret Service’s security permitter was aware of the gunman fired at Trump and the crowd.

“Time has these levels,” Zito added, reflecting on the 2024 event. “It doesn’t remember them. It’s going through them. It’s an interesting thing that happened. I saw the navy blue suit that immediately surrounded him. Then, I heard the second four shot. I still haven’t gotten out.”

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McCormick told Fox that recent politically motivated attacks, including targeted attacks by Minnesota lawmakers in June and murders, need to be ended and replaced by civilizations that protect democracy.

“From the attempts toward President Trump’s life, to the arson in Pennsylvania’s governor’s residence, to the murder of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Holtman and her husband, these politically motivated attacks are attacks on democracy itself. Whether for political parties, we must choose the politics of citizens. Said. Following the assassination attempt, Trump was quickly driven out of the rally to receive medical assistance. Just one day later, June 14, 2024, the Republican National Convention will be held in Milwaukee, initially worried that Trump would not be able to attend the conference due to injury.

Former First Lady Melania Trump joined Milwaukee’s RNC after an assassination attempt in July 2024. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

However, the president returned in Milwaukee’s public when he wore bandaged ears that week. Trump formally accepted the party’s nomination, demanding him as president, and delivered a 93-minute speech, which was how his lifelong attempt changed his emphasis.

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Trump told the crowd on the last night of the RNC. “It’s amazing that before shooting, if I didn’t move my head at the last moment, the Assassin’s bullet would fully reach its mark and I won’t be with you tonight.”

Deirdre Heaveny of Fox News Digital contributed to the report.