Former President Donald Trump received a hero’s welcome when he returned to Butler, Pennsylvania just over two months after he was nearly killed by an assassin during a July 13 rally in the Western Pennsylvania town.
Trump took the stage to a live rendition of Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless The USA,” the former president’s signature entrance music. The former president took his time to wave to supporters as he slowly made his way to the podium.
He then embraced Greenwood and shook his hand as he finished up the song. Trump was ultimately welcomed to the stage with roaring chants of “USA” from the 50,000-strong crowd.
After thanking Greenwood, the crowd and the state of Pennsylvania, Trump began his speech with, “as I was saying.”
The campaign then displayed the infamous immigration chart, which Trump miraculously turned to look at just as the gunman opened fire. The last-second turn caused the bullet to miss the former president’s head by a matter of inches.
“Exactly 12 weeks ago this evening on this very ground a cold-blooded assassin aimed to silence me and to silence the greatest movement in the history of our country. But by the hand of providence and the