‘As I Was Saying…’: Trump Kicks Off PA Rally Pointing to Immigration Chart He Was Using During July’s Assassination Attempt

Former President Donald Trump kicked off Saturday night’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania by referencing an immigration chart he was pointing to on July 13 when a would-be assassin’s bullet grazed his ear.

Trump returned to the site of the attempt on his life in front of a crowd some estimated had swelled to 100,000 people.

After the former president was introduced on stage, he referenced a chart that contrasted his immigration numbers with President Joe Biden’s.

“As I was saying,” Trump said while pointing to the chart. “Oh, I love that chart., I love that graph. Isn’t it a beautiful thing?”

Trump said immigration currently is “out of control” and said he had returned to Butler to “deliver a message” that his MAGA movement was “stronger” since the attempt on his life.

He predicted he would win the 2024 election and said he would usher in an era of prosperity that would improve the lives of Americans from all backgrounds. He also spoke about Matthew Thomas Crooks, the man police said shot him in the ear during his previous visit to Butler. Trump said:

Our movement, it belongs to you. It belongs to our country. It belongs to our country. And together, in just one month, we are going to usher in a new golden age of American security, prosperity, sovereignty, and freedom for our citizens of every race, religion, color, and creed evening, on this very ground, a cold-blooded assassin aimed to silence me and to silence the greatest movement MAGA in the history of our country.

MAGA, we love MAGA.

For 16 harrowing seconds during the gunfire, time stopped as this vicious monster unleashed pure evil from his sniper’s perch. Not so far away, but by the hand of providence and the grace of God that villain did not succeed in his goal, did not come close, he did not stop our movement. He did not break out our spirit. He did not shake our unyielding resolve to save America from the evils of poverty, hatred, and destruction.

The chart Trump was pointing to on July 13 has been credited by some with saving his life. As the Associated Press noted of the chart in relation to the attempt on Trump’s life:

Trump was addressing the crowd in Butler about illegal immigration and reviewing a chart that detailed U.S.-Mexico border crossings during his administration and President Joe Biden’s term. Trump had his head turned to the right to review the graphic on a projection screen when the gunfire began. One bullet nicked his right ear.

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