No formal occasion planned to mark Trump escaping assassin’s bullet on campaign trail in 2024
President Donald Trump will attend the FIFA Club World Cup final on Sunday afternoon, on the first anniversary of the assassination attempt he survived in Butler, Pennsylvania, while campaigning in the 2024 election.
The president had no public plans to observe the date beyond participating in a taped Fox News Channel interview with his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, which aired on Saturday night.
One attendee was killed, two others wounded, and a bullet grazed Trump's ear before a Secret Service counter-sniper opened fire on the shooter, 20-year-old Matthew Crooks, killing him.
That day jolted an already chaotic race for the White House and solidified Trump's iconic status in his party and beyond.
Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will travel from their golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, to East Rutherford, 40 miles (64 kilometers) away, to watch the final of the U.S.-hosted tournament between Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea FC at MetLife Stadium.
Today’s match will give Trump a preview of the world’s premier soccer tournament that North America will host next year.
Sporting events have been the main reason for Trump’s trips within the U.S. since taking office this year. Besides his visit this weekend to today’s final, he’s attended the Super Bowl in New Orleans, the Daytona 500 in Florida, UFC fights in Miami and Newark, New Jersey, and the NCAA wrestling championships in Philadelphia.
The president, who maintains a warm relationship with FIFA President Gianni Infantino, has said he plans to attend several matches of the World Cup tournament next year.
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