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Musk expected at Trump’s appearance at the attack site in Butler

Tech billionaire Musk supports Trump. (archive image) photo
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In mid-July, an assassin shot Trump at a campaign appearance in Butler. Now the ex-president wants to return there this weekend – with prominent support.
Trump was injured in the ear in the attack
Trump wants to appear again in the town of Butler on Saturday (11 p.m. German time). There he was the victim of an assassination attempt in mid-July. An assassin shot him at a Republican Party campaign event. One visitor died and two others were injured. Trump was injured by a bullet in his right ear. The perpetrator was killed by security forces.
Musk has been supporting Trump for a long time. The Tesla boss regularly stirs up sentiment against Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, against whom Trump is running in the presidential election on November 5th. The Republican had recently even held out the prospect that Musk could be put at the head of a committee to review US finances if he won the election. Musk should cut government spending, said Trump.