Former President Trump is headed back to Butler, PA. The site of his assassination attempt.
That’s why Kamala is quaking in her boots over Trump inviting this secret guest to the rally.
Elon Musk announced Thursday night that he plans to attend Donald Trump’s rally on Saturday in Butler, Pennsylvania. This rally will take place at the same location where an assassination attempt was made against the former president in July.
“I will be there to support!” Musk wrote in response to Trump’s post on X, just minutes after it was shared. Trump has hinted that this second Butler rally will be “historic.”
I will be there to support! https://t.co/nokR0g3dn1
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 4, 2024
Musk, the CEO of Tesla and owner of X, has become an outspoken supporter of Trump since the failed assassination attempt by 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks on July 13. Crooks fired eight shots into the crowd during a rally, injuring Trump by grazing his right ear. Following the incident, Musk expressed admiration for Trump, calling him “tough” after the GOP candidate pumped his fist in the air while being rushed off the stage by Secret Service agents.
Musk’s endorsement of Trump is notable given his previous voting history. Though Musk once voted for Democratic candidates, his political stance has shifted. In March, the billionaire suggested he was distancing himself from President Biden and teased a possible presidential endorsement. Now, Musk has fully aligned himself with Trump’s re-election efforts.
While details about Musk’s visit to Butler have not been disclosed, the rally is expected to draw significant attention from both the public and prominent figures. The Secret Service has announced heightened security measures in collaboration with local and state authorities to ensure the safety of those attending.
Anthony Guglielmi, chief of communications for the Secret Service, said in a statement to a Pittsburgh ABC affiliate, “We are coordinating closely with the Pennsylvania State Police as well as local law enforcement in and around Butler Township. We are also leveraging other federal security resources to expand personnel and technology.” Although Guglielmi did not specify the security enhancements, the federal agency has made substantial improvements since the July incident, which resulted in three injuries, including Trump, and the death of one bystander.
The upcoming rally will be held at the same Butler Farm Show grounds where the initial attack took place. In response to safety concerns, Butler County Commissioners chairwoman Leslie Osche expressed confidence in the updated security measures, stating, “We have the benefit from learning from the prior event. And I know that our team led by our emergency management director did an after-action review of everything that occurred and what can be better and done differently.”
Since the first assassination attempt, Trump has made appearances behind bulletproof glass during his outdoor rallies, a precaution likely to be in place again this weekend.
The Secret Service faced significant criticism for its failure to prevent the shooting in July, leading to the resignation of Kimberly Cheatle from her position as Secret Service director. An internal review by the agency, alongside a bipartisan Senate report, concluded that communication breakdowns between federal and local law enforcement were the main contributors to the security lapse. The reports indicated that the planning and security issues were “foreseeable” and “preventable.”
Public opinion of the Secret Service has since declined. A Gallup poll revealed that only 32 percent of Americans view the agency’s performance positively, while 36 percent rate it poorly, marking the lowest approval rating for the agency in a decade.
The poll was conducted mostly before the second assassination attempt on September 15, when another would-be assassin, Ryan Wesley Routh, was apprehended after attempting to attack Trump at his Florida golf course. Secret Service agents spotted Routh before he could act, and he was arrested soon after. The opinion gap between Democrats and Republicans is still significant when asked about the Secret Service, but much smaller than on other agencies like the CDC.
Partisans’ ratings of 15 federal agencies currently differ the most on the CDC, by 46 points, and the FBI, by 41 points.
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— Gallup (@Gallup) September 25, 2024
Democrats Can’t Stand Elon Musk
If you’ve been following the Kamala Harris campaign closely, you will notice they’ve been making it very clear they don’t like any so-called “misinformation.” VP running mate pick Tim Walz has floated the idea of misinformation being a violation of the First Amendment, which is ludicrous considering the First Amendment is a protection for the people against the State.
This is why they hate Elon Musk. They view him as the one Big Tech platform owner who won’t fall inline with their narrative agendas. Elon Musk is one of the few powerful tech giants who they can’t control, and that scares them.
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