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Trump’s proclamation came a week after he was left with a wounded ear after an assassination attempt on him at a rally in Pennsylvania read more
 "'I took a bullet for democracy,' says Trump as he gets back on campaign trail after assassination attempt")
Former US President Donald Trump. File Photo- AP
In his first rally after the doomed assassination attempt, former US President Donald Trump said that he “took a bullet for democracy”. Attended by thousands of his supporters, this was also Trump’s first rally with his newly nominated running mate JD Vance.
While addressing the packed arena in Grand Rapids, Trump said that Democrats have accused him of being “a threat to democracy”. He insisted that he was ready to “take back the White House”. His assertion was followed by a huge applause.
Trump’s proclamation came a week after he was left with a wounded ear after an assassination attempt on him at a rally in Pennsylvania. Unlike the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, the Grand Rapids event was held closed doors which allowed the security officers to carefully monitor the situation.
Trump touched reiterated his main talking points
The former president started off his speech by calling the assassination attempt on him a “horrible event”. “I stand before you only by the grace of almighty God,” he said, repeating his belief that divine intervention saved him from being killed.
The business-mogul-turned politician went on to talk about the “leadership chaos” within the Democratic Party. “They have no idea who their candidate is, and neither do we,” Trump jibed and called Biden a “feeble old guy”. He went on to predict a landslide victory in the upcoming presidential elections and asked the crowd if they wanted him to run against US Vice President Kamala Harris or Biden.
In another instance, he mentioned that he is happy to run against Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer who, he claimed has done “a terrible job”. In his speech, the former president hit the usual themes of electric vehicles, China and trade and promised a massive effort on deportation.
Trump dismisses speculations about Project 2025
Interestingly, Trump pushed back on accusations that a second Trump presidency would be influenced by the extremist manifesto Project 2025 from the conservative Heritage Foundation. He said that the document had been produced by the “severe right – very, very conservative and the opposite of the radical left. I don’t know anything about it, and I don’t want to know anything about it.”
The former president was preceded by the Ohio Senator who Trump picked as his running mate. During his address, Vance criticized both Republicans and Democrats for previously failing to protect manufacturing jobs in Michigan and the US. “Both parties were broken in very profound ways until Trump came along,” he said.
With inputs from agencies.
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