Elon Musk revealed he will join Donald Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, as the former president returns to the scene of a terrifying attempt on his life.
The billionaire founder of Space
Musk announced his presence in response to a tweet sent by Trump, sharing the iconic image of him raising his fist with blood on his face after cheating death.
It would be the first time Musk has joined Trump on stage at one of his rallies, although he has made no secret of his support for the former president since endorsing him earlier this year.
Donald Trump will return Saturday to Butler, Pennsylvania, the scene of his near-assassination on July 13, when a gunman shot him in the ear.
Elon Musk responded to a tweet from Trump to reveal that he will be attending the Trump Butler rally on Saturday, tweeting: “I’ll be there to support!”
Trump’s return to Butler, Pennsylvania, had reportedly already raised fears among officials tasked with protecting the former president.
In the months that followed, he received heightened security, and the catastrophic security lapse that led to Butler’s shooting led to the resignation of Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle.
The July 13 shooting, which killed a rally attendee and left the gunman, 20-year-old Thomas Crooks, dead, was followed last month by a second attempt on Trump’s life in Florida.
Since the attempts, USSS spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said the agency had made “comprehensive changes and improvements to our communications capabilities, resources and protective operations” around Trump.
Although Musk had teased his support for Trump beforehand, the businessman officially announced his support for Trump in the hours after he survived Butler’s assassination attempt.
Notably, Elon Musk endorsed Trump for president in the hours after Butler’s assassination attempt, saying he was impressed by the former president’s “tough” reaction.
Musk compared Trump to Theodore Roosevelt, who also survived an assassination attempt, when he endorsed him after the Butler rally.
Musk said he was impressed by Trump’s spontaneous, “tough” reaction to a bullet that grazed his ear, as he quickly stood up, raised his fist and shouted “fight, fight, fight.”
“I fully support President Trump and look forward to his quick recovery,” Musk tweeted hours after the assassination attempt.
“The martyr lived,” he added in a follow-up post, declaring, “The last time America had such a tough candidate was Theodore Roosevelt.”