Billionaire entrepreneur and social media maven Elon Musk endorsed Donald Trump on Saturday evening following the assassination attempt on the former president at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
“I fully endorse President Trump and hope for his rapid recovery,” Musk posted on his social media platform X about 35 minutes later, embedding a video of Trump pumping his fist moments after the shooting.
The assassination attempt took place at 6:11 p.m. Saturday at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, 33 miles north of Pittsburgh. The pops of a gun could be heard as Trump ducked to the floor of the stage and at least six Secret Service agents rushed to shield the former president.
In a statement after he was treated at a nearby medical facility, Trump said he “was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear.”
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