Rep. Mike Kelly contrasts Trump’s second Butler rally with first: ‘Safest spot in America’

Published October 5, 2024 3:53pm ET



Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) is the congressional representative for Butler, where former President Donald Trump‘s historic rally is taking place on Saturday, and he said the area is considerably safer than the first one that took place there.

Trump’s July 13 rally saw an assassination attempt on his life from a lone shooter on a sloped roof, a clear security failure for the Secret Service and local law enforcement that has prompted numerous government investigations into the day.

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