A local mayor sitting on the front row of the rally where Donald Trump was almost assassinated has recalled the horror that unfolded a year on from shocking event.
Lone wolf gunman Thomas Crooks, 20, unleashed a volley of shots at Trump, a presidential candidate at the time, in an attack that pierced the top of his ear and left him with blood smeared on his cheek.
Trump ducked as he was being shot at the Butler Fairgrounds in the Pennsylvanian industrial town, prompting his security team to jump to protect him.
Trump rose to his feet in an act of defiance, raised his fist, and urged his supporters to fight in what proved to be an iconic moment of not just the 2024 presidential campaign but in US history.
However Corey Comperatore, a firefighter, died while trying to protect his family at the rally.
The attempted assassination was the start of a week which culminated in Trump’s rival at the time, Joe Biden, abandoning his re-election campaign.
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