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Videograb of Donald trump & Elon Musk/ Courtesy: X

Elon Musk joins Donald Trump on stage during his election campaign in Pennsylvania's Butler

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Oct 06, 2024, at 04:30 pm

Billionaire businessman Elon Musk joined Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Saturday for his election campaign as the former president returned to the venue of a rally where he was nearly assassinated in July.

Addressing his rally, Trump called his would-be assassin a "vicious monster".

He also invited Elon Musk on stage in Pennsylvania's Butler, saying he is an "incredible guy".

"As I was saying," Trump said as he started speaking behind bulletproof glass, pretending he was resuming the speech that was interrupted when he was hit in the ear by a bullet on July 13.

"Exactly 12 weeks ago this evening, on this very ground, a cold-blooded assassin aimed to silence me," he told thousands of his supporters.

PRESIDENT TRUMP RETURNS TO BUTLER:

"As I was saying..." 🔥 pic.twitter.com/0w7MaJZvSt
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) October 5, 2024

Musk backed Trump strongly and took dig at President Joe Biden saying: "We had one president who couldn't climb a flight of stairs and another who is fist pumping after getting shot."

Make sure everyone you know has registered to vote! Only 2 days left to do so in Georgia & Arizona. pic.twitter.com/QDrxjHQjXG
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 6, 2024

The gunman, who was identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, had climbed a nearby rooftop with a direct line of sight to where Trump was speaking.

He was subsequently shot and killed by a Secret Service agent.

As blood dripped down his face, Trump raised a fist and shouted "fight, fight, fight" to his supporters, an image that had gone viral on social media.

#ElonMusk #DonaldTrump #Pennsylvania #Butler #USPresidentialPolls

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