High-tech billionaire Elon Musk will also attend his appearance (5pm local time, 11pm CEST). Musk identified himself as a Trump supporter immediately after the attack. Since then he has been helping the Republicans with money and messages on his online service X.
The shooter in Butler, who was killed by Secret Service security, narrowly missed Trump. The 78-year-old suffered only minor injuries to his ear. Pennsylvania is one of the so-called swing states that voted for the Republican candidate and the Democratic candidate in the presidential election, so it is considered crucial for the outcome of the election on November 5.