Billionaire Elon Musk claimed at a Trump rally that Democrat Harris wants to disenfranchise Americans. Trump's running mate, J.D. Vance, talks about 'God's plan'.
Washington/Butler. Donald Trump returned to a place symbolically important to him during the campaign: the small town of Butler, Pennsylvania. There, an assassin shot the former US president during an election event in mid-July. Trump was shot in his right ear. Security forces killed the perpetrator.
When he returned to Butler, the Republican presidential candidate received notable support. During his grand rally speech over the weekend, Trump invited tech billionaire Elon Musk to the stage. Musk took to the microphones and urged the crowd to vote for Trump in the November 5th election.
“I believe this is the most important election of our lifetime,” Musk said. The billionaire claimed that Trump's rival, Kamala Harris, and the Democrats want to take away many rights from people, such as the right to freedom of expression, the right to bear arms, and even the right to vote. Trump must win “to preserve the Constitution.” He must win to preserve democracy in America.” Musk added to his strange story even more: If Trump is not elected, this election will be the last, without going into details.
“evil monster”
Musk, who often spreads conspiracy theories via his X platform, has long supported Trump. Tesla boss raises sentiments against Democratic candidate and US Vice President Harris. Trump recently suggested that if Musk wins the election, he might be appointed to head a committee to review US finances. Musk must cut government spending.
In his speech, Trump described the attacker who was shot last July as an “evil monster.” Time stopped when the shooter unleashed “pure evil.” “But by the hand of providence and the grace of God, the evil one failed to achieve his goal,” Trump said. Security at Butler was significantly increased this time compared to Trump's appearance in July, and sniper teams were stationed in a number of surrounding buildings, a reconnaissance drone flew over the crowd, and there were panels of bulletproof glass on the stage.
Trump's vice presidential nominee, J.D. Vance, also spoke of divine intervention on the day of the attack. “I firmly believe that God saved President Trump’s life that day,” the 40-year-old senator told thousands of Trump supporters. He spoke of a “true miracle.”
“We will not allow ourselves to stop”
Vance also referred to God several times in his speech. “Here, almost three months ago, we thought President Trump was going to lose his life. But God still has a plan for him, just as He still has a plan for the United States of America.
“Eighty-four days ago, on this field, a murderer tried to strike fear into our hearts,” Vance said, addressing the crowd. But today we stand here to make it clear: we will not allow ourselves to be intimidated. We will not allow ourselves to stop. We will not allow ourselves to be silent. We will make America great again – together.
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