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Trump Pulls up Graph That Saved His Life, Makes Crowd Erupt with Witty One-Liner at Return to Shooting Site

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Former President Donald Trump picked up right where he left off in his return trip to Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday for a campaign rally.

The return to Butler was much anticipated and marked the first time Trump had visited since the July 13 assassination attempt.

Saturday reports indicated as many as 60,000 supporters of the president had flooded the town — which has a population of roughly 13,500 people — to join the rally.

Trump began the rally in the usual Trump fashion with a witty one-liner referencing a well-known graph.

For those unfamiliar, at the time of the July 13 shooting, Trump had just slightly moved his head to look at a graph showing illegal immigration statistics when one of the would-be assassin’s bullets whizzed by his head, striking Trump through the ear.

One visualization that went viral on X showed that had Trump not moved his head to look at the graph, the bullet may have hit the center of his head, likely killing the Republican nominee.

WARNING: The following video contains images that some readers may find disturbing.

On Saturday, Trump chose to pick up exactly where he had left off on July 13, bringing the graph back to do so, before delivering a clever line.

“As I was saying,” Trump said before pointing at the graph on Saturday.

In response, the present crowd erupted with applause.

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The rally is set to be an eventful one, and not just for the usual reasons.

Billionaire Elon Musk, an ardent supporter of Trump, appeared onstage alongside the former president.

Musk had kind words for Trump at the rally.

“The true test of someone’s character is how they behave under fire,” Musk said.

“And we have one president who couldn’t climb a flight of stairs and another who was fist-pumping after getting shot.”

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Michael wrote for several entertainment news outlets before joining The Western Journal in 2020. He now serves as Managing Editor, which involves managing the editorial team and operations; helping guide the editorial direction of The Western Journal; and writing, editing, curating and assigning stories as needed.
Michael Austin graduated from Iowa State University in 2019. During his time in college, he volunteered for both PragerU and Live Action. After graduation, Michael went on to work as a freelance journalist for various entertainment news sites before joining The Western Journal as an intern in early 2020.

Shortly thereafter, Michael was hired on as a staff writer/reporter. He now serves as Managing Editor, which involves managing the editorial team and operations; helping guide the editorial direction of The Western Journal; and writing, editing, curating and assigning stories as needed.
Birthplace
Ames, Iowa
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American
Education
Iowa State University
Topics of Expertise
Cultural Politics, Entertainment News, Christian-Conservatism




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