Elon Musk Grooves, Macchio Sings, And Trump Delivers: A Recap Of Butler Rally

Donald Trump, his family members and Tesla chief Elon Musk spoke at a rally in Butler on Saturday. The event took place at the venue where a would-be assassin shot at the former president back in July. Trump's return to the Pennsylvania town was witnessed by a crowd of thousands, as the Republican nominee slammed Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' administration for the country's immigration and economic crises. Read More: Speaking about illegal immigrants and crime rates, Trump said: "Crime rates all over the world are down, they’re taking their gang members and their criminals, they’re taking their people in jail, and they’re releasing them into our country."

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Christopher Macchio @ChrisMacchio just sang Ave Maria live for Corey Compertore at the October 5 Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. pic.twitter.com/Pa07DnUStw

— Alana Mastrangelo (@ARmastrangelo) October 5, 2024

Border Crisis:“We have to have a fabulous military to protect us from evil, everything has to be the best. We have to have the best schools. We have to have a strong borders. We don’t want bad people coming in and hurting us,” Donald Trump said. “You deserve a nation that builds things again, makes things better, that aims for the stars once more, and that once again commands respect, and we want to get respect like we had it four years ago. We are going to win the greatest election in the history of our country. Maybe the greatest election of all time.”Read More: Midway through his address, Trump called Elon Musk on the stage. The Tesla CEO, who was wearing a Dark MAGA cap, danced and jumped before calling the former president 'brave' and recalling the assassination attempt on him.

. @elonmusk takes the stage and he’s as iconic as you can expect.

America loves Elon Musk and all he has done for the areas that were affected by Hurricane Helene.

Thank you, Elon. I saw the heartbreaking damage. pic.twitter.com/0CVhkfByis

— Naomi Seibt (@SeibtNaomi) October 5, 2024

Trump also asked the crowd to hold a minute of silence at 6:11 PM, as he honored Corey Comperatore, who lost his life at the July rally. Opera singer Christopher Macchio sang a melody for the minute. He reappeared on stage at the end of the event.