Donald Trump returned to the venue in Butler, Pennsylvania the place he survived an assassination try simply three months in the past.
Billionaire and ardent Trump supporter Elon Musk joined the previous president onstage on the rally, marking the primary time the Tesla CEO has publicly appeared at a Trump marketing campaign occasion since he endorsed him shortly after the capturing in July.
Musk falsely claimed that Democratic officers need to strip People’ of their voting rights, and instructed that if Trump doesn’t win towards Kamala Harris in November, “this would be the final election.”
JD Vance, Eric Trump and his spouse Lara Trump — the co-chair of the Republican Nationwide Committee — and different high-profile Trump allies and donors joined the rally. The household of Corey Comperatore, a former hearth chief who was killed within the assault, additionally was in attendance.
After a collection of failures by the Secret Service on the July 13 rally, revealed in a damning Congressional report, the company has supplied a variety of safety enhancements. There may be “a big coordinated presence of regulation enforcement” on the rally, a supply in regulation enforcement aware of the plan advised The Unbiased.
Full story: ‘Darkish MAGA’ Elon Musk rallies onstage with Trump in Pennsylvania
Elon Musk, the CEO of X and Tesla, made the overtly false declare that Democrats have been going to eradicate elections within the US as he rallied onstage subsequent to Donald Trump on Saturday evening.
Trump — returning to the positioning the place he was practically assassinated in July — launched Musk as the person who “saved free speech“ and as a “rocket builder,” claiming his firm Area X was the one purpose that American astronauts can return to area.
The world’s wealthiest man took the stage in a black “Make America Nice Once more” hat and advised the group he was “darkish MAGA” — seemingly referencing the perimeter far-right meme — earlier than taking a swipe at President Joe Biden and suggesting that Democrats have been making an attempt to strip away People’ rights to free spech, to bear arms, and to vote.
Alex Woodward6 October 2024 00:55
Trump falsely claims that migrant kids are ‘lifeless, in slavery or simply plain lacking’
Trump repeated his false statements that tens of hundreds of migrant kids are lacking or lifeless or “in slavery.”
He blamed Kamala Harris for youngsters he claims are “lifeless, in slavery or simply plain lacking” after crossing the US-Mexico border.
He’s radically misrepresenting a report from the Division of Homeland Safety’s inspector normal that blamed ICE for failing to persistently “monitor the placement and standing of unaccompanied migrant kids” as soon as they’re launched from federal authorities custody.
The report famous that greater than 291,000 unaccompanied migrant kids had not, as of Might 2024, obtained a discover to seem in court docket. However there are lots of the reason why that might occur, from lacking or not-yet up to date paperwork to households who did not make it to court docket, amongst different causes.
His assertion additionally comes as he faces scrutiny as soon as once more for his administration’s circle of relatives separation coverage, during which federal authorities separated kids together with infants from thier mother and father or guardians after getting into the US. Hundreds had not but been reunited with their households as of earlier this yr.
Alex Woodward6 October 2024 00:20
Trump repeatedly claims Biden-Harris response to Hurricane Helene is ‘worse’ than Katrina
Thoughout his rally, Trump has repeatedly and falsely claimed that the Biden-Harris administration response to Hurricane Helene is “the worst job ever completed on serving to individuals by the ravages of a hurricane” — together with Hurricane Katrina.
Trump has falsely claimed that the federal authorities’s emergency companies have misspent billions of {dollars} or under no circumstances.
“This can be a Katrina for them,” he mentioned on Saturday. “They are saying it’s the worst job ever completed on serving to individuals by the ravages of a hurricane.”
Alex Woodward6 October 2024 00:14
Pictures: Elon Musk joins Trump onstage in Butler
Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest particular person, spoke onstage at a marketing campaign rally alongside Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, marking the primary time that the billionaire has publicly campaigned with the previous president since declaring his assist this summer time.
Alex Woodward6 October 2024 00:04
“Darkish MAGA” Elon Musk rallies onstage with Trump in Pennsylvania, suggests Democrats will eradicate elections in America
Elon Musk, the CEO of X and Tesla, made a plea for People to vote for Trump throughout the former president’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
He mentioned he believed that if Trump loses, it will be the final election in America, insinuating that Democrats would eradicate elections below a Kamala Harris administration.
There isn’t a proof supporting that declare.
Graig Graziosi5 October 2024 23:50
Trump calls Elon Musk to the stage
Donald Trump Elon Musk as much as the stage throughout his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, and claimed that SpaceX was the “solely purpose” America can nonetheless ship astronauts into area.
Musk got here up tot he stage and took a swipe at Joe Biden, calling him a president who “couldn’t climb a flight of stairs” earlier than evaluating him to Trump, praising the previous president for taking a bullet.
He then falsely claimed that Democrats have been making an attempt to remove People’ rights to vote, their proper to bear arms, and their proper to free speech.
Graig Graziosi5 October 2024 23:47
WATCH: Trump remembers ‘as I used to be saying’ as he speaks in Butler first time since assassination try
Graig Graziosi5 October 2024 23:45
Trump says nations throughout the globe have launched greater than “13,000 murderers” into the US
Trump mentioned greater than “13,000 murderers” have been let into the US throughout Joe Biden’s administration.
Throughout his marketing campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, he mentioned nations “all around the world” have been releasing muderers and human traffickers into the US.
There isn’t a proof supporting Trump’s declare that nations are deliberately “releasing” anybody into the US.
Graig Graziosi5 October 2024 23:41
Trump talks about his “lovely life” earlier than a medical concern within the crowd stalls the rally
Trump boasted about his properties and the “lovely life” he may have if he weren’t working for president throughout his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
“I may have such a fantastic life,” Trump mentioned, earlier than boasting of his properties. “I might be in Monte Carlo, however I’d fairly be in Butler.”
A short while later, somebody within the crowd suffered a medical concern, briefly interrupting the rally. Trump stopped, saying “take your time, physician” and waited for the person to obtain medical care earlier than persevering with.
Throughout the downtime, the group began singing the nationwide anthem.
Graig Graziosi5 October 2024 23:35
Trump suggests the federal government is paying for “intercourse change operations for unlawful aliens”
Trump instructed on Saturday throughout his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania that migrants in “holding bins” have been being given authorities sponsored “intercourse change operations.”
“Who desires intercourse change operations for unlawful aliens in holding bins?”
The doubtful declare has been a frequent speaking level amongst Republicans, who’ve made each unlawful immigration and opposition to transgender people a important focus of the 2024 marketing campaign.
Graig Graziosi5 October 2024 23:29