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Former President Trump on Monday announced his plans to return to Butler, Pennsylvania – where a gunman tried to assassinate him at a campaign rally on July 13 – in October, though he didn’t give an exact date.
The announcement came during the former president’s hour-long conversation with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on X, formerly Twitter, that garnered about a billion viewers in total, Musk said in a follow-up post early Tuesday morning.
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“By the way, we’re going back to Butler, and we’re going to go back in October,” Trump said during the conversation over X’s “Spaces” feature, which allows users to listen to audio conversations in real-time.
Butler is a “great area,” Trump said, adding that he has been in touch with the families of Corey Comperatore, the 50-year-old husband, father and retired volunteer fire chief who was fatally shot during the assassination attempt; David Dutch, the 57-year-old Marine veteran critically wounded; and James Copenhaver, the 74-year-old father who was also critically wounded.
TRUMP SHOOTING: TIMELINE OF ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT
Former President Trump is rushed offstage after shots were fired during a rally on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania.(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
The former president credited a change in plans – specifically, when he asked his campaign to project a chart showing immigration statistics on a large screen to the right of his podium – as the reason he walked away from the rally alive, with only a nicked ear.
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“It’s very much… an act of God. It’s a miracle. I’m honored by it.”
— Former President Trump
“The bigger miracle was that I was looking in the exact direction of the shooter. And so it hit me at an angle that was far less destructive than any other angle,” Trump told Musk. “So that was the miracle.… For those people that don’t believe in God – I think we gotta all start thinking about that.”
Republican candidate Donald Trump, seen with blood on his face, is surrounded by Secret Service agents as he is taken off the stage in Butler, Pennsylvania, July 13, 2024.(Rebecca Droke/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump also credited various first responders for their help during and after the shooting, from local police to U.S. Secret Service officials to doctors in the Butler area.
“[T]he Secret Service sniper – they call him or sharpshooter, but sniper… he didn’t know there was a problem. He’s an extraordinary shot, obviously. And he didn’t know there was a problem. And he was able to pick it all out within five seconds,” Trump said. “He used one bullet from very far away… probably about 400 yards… and he saw the smoke and the flame from the gun. He immediately recognized it and immediately took a shot.”
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FUMING POLICE OFFICER SAYS HE TOLD SECRET SERVICE TO SECURE TRUMP SHOOTER BUILDING DAYS BEFORE RALLY: BODYCAM
A graphic representation of the position of the sniper team in relation to the would-be assassin at the Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024.(Fox News)
He also credited the USSS officers who jumped on top of him when he heard the first bullets fly by his head.
“They moved so fast,” he said of the agents. “And let me tell you, that took tremendous courage.”
Trump then praised a Butler police officer who climbed up onto the roof of the AGR building, where shooter Thomas Crooks was hiding, just seconds before Crooks opened fire. Trump said if it weren’t for that distraction, he may not be alive today.
WATCH: BODYCAM VIDEO SHOWS OFFICER HOISTED UP TO ROOF
“[The officer] saw the man with the gun, the man with a gun pointed the gun at him, he thought he was probably going to get shot. But he was, like, pulling himself up, and because of that, he couldn’t get to his gun. And he fell down, actually very badly hurt.… But he fell down and he did, from what I understand, he did say there’s a guy up there with a gun. And the shooting started very quickly after that.”
The local officer “did what he was supposed to do,” Trump added later on.
TRUMP SHOOTING TASK FORCE DEMANDS DOCUMENTS FROM TOP BIDEN OFFICIALS IN PROBE KICKOFF
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The Butler Farm Show, site of a campaign rally on July 15, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania. Former President Trump was wounded on July 13 during an assassination attempt at the rally.(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Trump thinks the encounter between the local officer, who has not been publicly named, and Crooks made Crooks act “quicker,” potentially impacting his aim at the former president.
“For those people that don’t believe in God – I think we gotta all start thinking about that.”
— Former President Trump
The former president also said the assassination attempt will be a learning experience for law enforcement: “They’re going to learn from this,” he told Musk when the Tesla CEO asked about the former president’s thoughts on how officials missed a gunman on the roof of a nearby building that was unmanned at the time of the rally, despite people in the crowd pointing him out.
Pictures of Thomas Mathew Crooks taken by a sniper.(Sen. Ron Johnson’s Office)
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“There was a mistake. If somebody knew, because… there was just a bad feeling that there was somebody around,” Trump said.
Additionally, Trump gave a shout-out to doctors who treated him and the other victims, saying they “were really incredible.”
“It was a very terrible experience. The Butler hospital, they did such a great job, the doctors were so good,” the former president said.
A frontal system will push south of the region overnight, allowing for a brief cooldown in our New England weather on Monday before another stretch of heat this week. Overall, it’s going to be dry and significantly warmer than average. I would say that the temperatures are the bigger issue, with very warm conditions expected.
Temperatures on Monday will be in the ideal range, generally in the mid-70s. Dew points will be comfortable, and there won’t be much wind, although at times it may rustle the leaves a bit.
Winds will be noticeable at times on Monday, but will be held below 20 mph for most areas.Boston Globe
Highs across Southern New England will be coolest by the coast on Monday.Boston Globe
Monday night brings some beautiful weather with temperatures in the 50s, maybe even in the upper 40s in the cooler spots. Boston is likely to stay around 60. Certainly great sleeping weather all-around.
As high pressure pushes off the Atlantic Seaboard and the flow of warmer air returns, temperatures will quickly respond, and it’s back to approaching the upper 80s to even near 90 practically every day this week — and it could be even warmer this weekend. It’s worth remembering that an official heat wave is three days in a row of 90-degree weather. It remains to be seen if any parts of Southern New England sees a heat wave, but it’s definitely a possibility. It’s also worth noting that 90 is just random; some days at 87 degrees can certainly feel worse than a 90-degree day, so the theme here is to prepare for warmer and more humid weather this week.
The forecast across Boston for the next seven days.Boston Globe
The drought conditions are almost not worth talking about because until we have a significant shift in the weather pattern, we will continue with a drought for most areas. It may worsen, it may get a little bit better, but we’re definitely in the time of the year where rainfall is more sporadic. The best thing is to remember to water plants and lawns early in the morning, follow any town water bans or restrictions, and avoid planting in the heat.
Our next chance of precipitation comes late Wednesday.
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Showers will return to New England on Wednesday evening.Boston Globe
Greater Boston: Sunny skies both Monday and Tuesday, with temperatures Monday in the mid-70s and Tuesday in the upper 80s.
Central/Western Mass.: Look for brilliant blue skies on Monday with temperatures in the 70s. It’s 83 to 88 on Tuesday with more sunshine.
Southeastern Mass.: Temperatures will be in the mid- to upper 70s on Monday, along with plenty of sunshine. It’ll be in the low to perhaps mid-80s away from the ocean on Tuesday with more sunny skies.
Cape Cod and the islands: Two picture perfect days are on the way with lots of sunshine. Readings will be in the 70s on Monday and approaching 80 on Tuesday except 60s on Nantucket.
Rhode Island: Sunshine on Monday and Tuesday. It’ll be in the 70s on Monday and 80s on Tuesday.
New Hampshire: With readings in the 70s, it’ll be very comfortable on Monday, but heating up to the mid-80s on Tuesday with more sunshine.
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Morgan Wallen has made plenty of headlines in recent days, but he’s been forced to speak out about “nonsense” rumours after cancelling a recent show.
The singer, 33, addressed why he cancelled his Pittsburgh show over the weekend on his Instagram stories on Sunday, days after his mid-performance meltdown.
Country singer Morgan Wallen has hit back at the ‘nonsense’ surrounding his recently cancelled show in Pittsburgh due to wind. Instagram/@morganwallen
“This morning, my team walked on the bus and told me they had been consulting with local officials and that I should cancel my show in Pittsburgh tonight and I said, ‘Why?’” the country singer explained.
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“They said that there was going to be strong winds in the area, and I said, ‘OK.’ So, that is what I did in that moment, and I trusted my team.”
Wallen said that he was aware that the forecasted winds hadn’t hit Pittsburg, but had hit nearby areas in Pennsylvania, which was a big reason why they made the call to cancel.
“The truth of the matter is, I have a large stage that, in those conditions, could become fatal to a lot of folks around it. So, I did the best I could with the information I had in that moment,” he continued.
Wallen then hit back at rumours that have been swirling around because he wanted to clear the air.
“I’ve been seeing a lot of nonsense about me that is simply not true, and I just wanted to clear the air,” he continued.
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“I think my true fans know that that’s not how I operate in general, but I had to say it.”
Wallen’s video came hours after it was announced that the second Pittsburgh show of his Still The Problem Tour was cancelled.
“After talking with local officials and my team, there is no choice but to cancel tonight’s show due to severe adverse weather conditions expected throughout the rest of the day and night,” he wrote online.
“Safety for my fans and crew is the highest priority.”
Wallen added that refunds would also be available for ticket holders.
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The singer’s stadium tour will continue until August 1. Getty
But fans were not impressed and plenty of people slammed him for cancelling the show, even though the weather had reportedly cleared before he would have hit the stage.
Wallen made headlines earlier this month after an on-stage meltdown when he experienced issues with his piano on stage, flipping it and breaking it in front of the audience.
The country singer was mid-song when the piano malfunctioned, so he pushed it, flipping it. Instagram/@countrycentral
He was performing the hit Sand In My Boots when the tech issue started and decided to push it over.
The audience gasped as the piano seemingly broke, before the singer walked off and continued the song a cappella.
