'A huge opportunity': Trump returns to Butler for a high-profile rally

Former President Donald Trump is set to return to Butler, Pa., the site where he nearly lost his life in July, holding a rally Saturday.

Former President Donald Trump is set to return to the site where he nearly lost his life in July, holding a rally Saturday that his campaign and allies have hyped up as one of the biggest opportunities to boost his candidacy in the final weeks of the presidential race.

Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania — where he was shot in the ear by a would-be assassin, who killed a rallygoer and injured others — will give him a spotlight for one of his rallies that has been more difficult for him to grab in recent years. 

Its importance is further heightened given its relevance in arguably the most pivotal swing state this fall — one both Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are going all-out to win.

“It’s a huge opportunity. It’ll be more covered than his typical rally these days,” a Trump ally who has worked in Pennsylvania predicted. 

Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, will also join him for the rally, which is sure to feature a remembrance of Corey Comperatore, the former fire chief who died in the shooting, and honor two other people who were injured when Thomas Crooks, the 20-year-old gunman from a Pittsburgh-area suburb, opened fire from a nearby rooftop. He was shot and killed by law enforcement moments after.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-returns-butler-high-profile-rally-rcna173033

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