US presidential elections. Donald Trump returned to the site of the attack – Butler, Pennsylvania, and Elon Musk also spoke

On Saturday, the Republican candidate returned after less than three months to the same place in western Pennsylvania where an assassin's bullet hit his ear and one of the former president's supporters was killed in the attack.

“Tonight, I return to Butler after tragedy and suffering to deliver a simple message to the people of Pennsylvania and to America: Our movement to Make America Great Again is stronger, prouder, more united, more determined and closer to victory than ever before,” the former president said. speaking from behind protective glass. At 6:11 p.m. (local time), the time of the attack, Trump ordered a minute of silence, during which “Ave Maria” was played in honor of the then-killed Trump supporter, firefighter Corey Comperatore.

Donald Trump he recalled that during the July attack, Comperatore had the best seat in the audience and counted on the former president to invite him to the stage. – Few people expected that Corey would be on this stage three months later in an almost immortal capacity, and that's where he is today – he noted.

He also repeatedly swore that he would “never bend and give in, even in the face of death.” However, he warned his supporters that if they did not vote, “all this would be in vain” and “they would no longer have their country.”

Trump spent the rest of his speech repeating his campaign messages. The former president argued, among other things, that America “if we have a wise president” will not have a problem with external enemies, such as ChinaNorth Korea and Russiabut the real threat is the “enemy within”. He also claimed that during his presidency, America was more respected around the world, and today “everyone is laughing at it.” He also repeated his promise to end war in Ukraine.

– For the last eight years, those who want to stop us from achieving this (glorious) future have slandered me, impeached me, accused me, tried to throw me off the candidate list and who knows? Maybe they even tried to kill me, Trump said.

Saturday's rally – one of the largest in the current campaign – was attended by, among others: billionaire Elon Muskwho appeared for the first time at the candidate's election rally. The owner of platform He also encouraged people to register and vote.

– If you don't do this, this will be the last election. This is my prediction. Nothing is more important, he said.

Musk openly supported Trump in the election immediately after the Butler attack and continues to support his campaign both financially and with tweets. Trump also announced that if he wins the election, he will put Musk in charge of a special commission (the “state efficiency commission”) to develop a budget cuts plan.

In addition to him, special guests included members of the family of Corey Comperatore, a Trump supporter killed by the Butler gunman, and vice-presidential candidate JD Vance.