Elon Musk to attend Trump’s Butler rally after endorsing him post-assassination attempt

Elon Musk plans to attend former President Donald Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, this weekend, as the Tesla CEO announced late Thursday.

“I will be there to support!” Musk wrote in a retweet promoting Trump’s Saturday rally.

The Republican presidential nominee shared a well-known photo of himself with a raised fist, his face smeared with blood, taken right after an assassination attempt at his first Butler rally on July 13.

“I’m coming back to Butler!” is written across the image in all caps.

Musk, 53, officially endorsed Trump, 78, about 30 minutes after the assassination attempt, where a bullet grazed Trump’s ear.

Trump is now set to return to the Butler Farm Show grounds, the site of the shooting, 12 weeks after the attempt that left rally attendee Corey Comperatore dead and two others severely injured.

The shooter, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, was killed by Secret Service agents shortly after he fired from a rooftop near the fairgrounds.

“I fully endorse President Trump and hope for his rapid recovery,” Musk wrote on X, which he owns, 30 minutes after Trump was grazed by one of Crooks' bullets.

The tech billionaire was vocal in his criticism of the Secret Service following the assassination attempt.

This incident sparked an investigation into the Secret Service’s actions — or inaction — on that day, leading to the resignation of Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle shortly after.

In an interview on Wednesday, Trump suggested the White House was partly to blame, expressing concern about his safety at rallies.

“Well, I’m always worried,” Trump said on NewsNation’s “CUOMO” when asked about his concerns for safety ahead of his return to the location of the shooting.

“I think that the White House isn’t treating us very good,” he added.

“It’s very unfair the way we’ve been treated,” Trump said. “And we have to get better security. It’s really being led more so by the White House than anybody else.”

President Biden, 81, signed a bill on Tuesday that enhances Secret Service protection for Trump after it passed unanimously in both the House and Senate.