Jondavid Longo, the mayor of Slippery Rock, PA, spoke with Fox Information’s Pete Hegseth forward of President Trump’s historic return to Butler, PA, following a failed assassination attempt on July 13.
Longo shared, “I feel that that is such a historic second, particularly for these of us from Butler County.”
“It is a second and a time for therapeutic. It’s a time for unity. It’s a present of energy as we speak, and we’re honored to have the President come again to Butler County to host him as soon as extra and to offer us an opportunity to show the web page and start a brand new chapter in our particular relationship with President Trump.”
“I used to be even right here in 2020 on Halloween night time when he drew 60,000 folks to a crowd. We’ve been very a lot trying ahead to this, and we have been trying ahead to it on July thirteenth, the place I feel all of us have been anticipating an encore of kinds from the rally vitality that we skilled in 2020.”
“In fact, you all know that that was stolen from us, and a life was stolen from us. A neighborhood hero and fireplace chief, Cory Comperator, who we take into consideration every single day and whose household is at all times in our ideas and prayers.”
“Likewise with the 2 people who simply barely made it out alive. However I can’t inform you how excited everyone seems to be for this second.”
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Mayor of Slippery Rock, PA: “That is such a historic second. Particularly for these of us from Butler County. It is a second and a time for therapeutic. It’s a time for unity. It’s a present of energy as we speak, and we’re honored to have the president come again to Butler County.” pic.twitter.com/r7yzF2eVxu
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Longo spoke with The Gateway Pundit following the tried assassination after jumping on top of of his pregnant wife to protect her from gunfire as he heard photographs ring out.
“I coated my spouse up, who I only recently came upon was pregnant. And I began scanning behind me as a result of I wasn’t fairly certain the place these rounds have been coming from. I simply knew they have been coming from behind us as a result of the rounds have been going proper over us,” Mayor Longo stated.
“By way of the bleachers. However within the path of the President. At first, I assumed, God forbid, somebody seated behind us with a gun. That sound, that I acknowledged, didn’t sound prefer it was coming from a hid pistol. Somewhat, it appeared like one thing that was coming from an extended distance. You possibly can form of hear that whiz.”
Thousands of Trump supporters turned out early Saturday morning to see President Trump. A large line was already forming at roughly 7 am ET, ten hours earlier than President Trump is scheduled to take the stage.
Trump is scheduled to talk at 5:00 pm ET.