PolitiFact: Donald Trump returns to Butler, Pennsylvania, site of first assassination attempt

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Posted on AllSides October 7, 2024

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Former US President Donald Trump on Saturday returned to Butler, Pennsylvania, the site of the first assassination attempt against him, to rally his supporters just a month before Election Day.

“Exactly 12 weeks ago this evening, on this very ground, a cold-blooded assassin aimed to silence me and to silence the greatest movement, MAGA, in the history of our country,” Trump said on Saturday, referring to his “Make America Great Again” catchphrase.

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