Donald Trump said Friday he will return to Butler, Pennsylvania, where he survived an assassination attempt earlier this month.

“I WILL BE GOING BACK TO BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA, FOR A BIG AND BEAUTIFUL RALLY, HONORING THE SOUL OF OUR BELOVED FIREFIGHTING HERO, COREY, AND THOSE BRAVE PATRIOTS INJURED TWO WEEKS AGO. WHAT A DAY IT WILL BE — FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT! STAY TUNED FOR DETAILS,” Trump posted on Truth Social.

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X users reacted to Trump’s announcement:

“Donald Trump announces he will be returning to Butler, Pennsylvania where he was nearly assas*inated to hold another rally to honor Corey Comperatore. Comperatore was shot in the head while protecting his family,” Collin Rugg wrote.

WATCH:

Per CBS News:

The July 13 gunman, identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, killed Comperatore and injured David Dutch and James Copenhaver when he opened fire from a roof near the rally. A bullet grazed Trump’s ear.

A CBS News analysis found that the gunman fired eight rounds in under six seconds before he was shot and killed by a United States Secret Service sniper.

On Thursday, Trump announced a July 31 rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It will be his first time back in Pennsylvania after the attempted assassination.

This story is developing. 

 

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