…and explains why he isn’t ‘more nice’ after assassination attempt. Trump returned to Pennsylvania for first rally since he was shot in the state
By Katelyn Caralle, Senior U.S. Political Reporter In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Donald Trump brought on stage the staff member he credits with saving his life and said he decided he didn’t need to be more ‘nice’ to Democrats after he came close to death.
The former president returned to Pennsylvania just 17 days later after the historic assassination attempt where he referred to Vice President Kamala Harris as Margaret Thatcher as he looked to woo voters in the battleground state.
If Trump had not turned his head to look at an immigration chart on the screen at his Butler rally, it’s likely the bullet would have gone into his head rather than graze his ear.
‘Thrilled to be back in this beautiful state,’ Trump said. ‘As you know this is my first return to the state since my rally in Butler.’
He vowed: ‘We’re going back to Butler, by the way.’
Just 225 miles from the scene where he walked away from his rally with a bloody ear, Trump was back to his usual programming hurling a barrage of insults against Vice President Harris.
Speaking at the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg, Trump railed against the ‘personality makeup’ he claims has attempted to turn Harris into beloved late British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
He also flaunted the immigration chart that ‘saved my life’ and brought on stage for the first time the staffer who created the graphic and who he credits to preventing disaster.
‘I love that chart. I’m going to sleep with that chart for the rest of my life,’ Trump said.
The campaign staffer who made the graph came on stage and quickly said ‘hi’ into the microphone.
‘She’s a computer genius. She saved my life,’ the former president lauded.
Trump called Kamala ‘crazy’ before stopping himself and explaining why he didn’t
‘When I got hit, everyone thought I was going to be a nice guy and they thought I changed. Remember? Right before the Republican Convention,’ Trump said.
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