Salena Zito shares the test account for Trump’s assassination attempt

When President Donald Trump entered his vehicle, surrounded by American secret service agents, in the moments that followed his attempted assassination in his butler campaign rally, in Pennsylvania, a year ago, the crowd exchanged their songs “USA” against explanatives while they directed their anger against the media gathered on the mounting column of the press.

Veteran Salena Zito spoke with Fox News Digital before the release of his new book, “Butler: The Untold Story of the Nar Assassination of Donald Trump and the fight for the heart of America.” Zito ended up inside the secure perimeter of secret services, a few steps from Trump, when a shooter was unleashed shots on the crowd a year ago.

“He was not directed to the press,” said Zito about the supporters of passionate Trump who turned to the media once Trump was out of sight. “It was addressed to the cameras, making the country known that it is unacceptable, and our country is in danger, and we must be strong on this subject.”

Zito, who has built his career by telling real stories by The American Heartland, said that she had spoken with Trump supporters who could be seen screaming in the camera in the whole world.

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Salena Zito covered her daughter and son -in -law after Donald Trump’s assassination attempt during a rally on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images)

“They confirmed it. They said,” We don’t blame the press. We blamed everything that led to that in our country, and we were crazy about it, and we wanted to show that “” said Zito.

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Fox News confirmed before the one -year birthday of Trump’s first assassination attempt that six secret service agents were suspended without salary after Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, opened fire in Trump during a rally in the west of Pennsylvania last summer.

Supervisors and line agents were suspended in February, ranging from 10 to 42 days without salary, confirmed the secret services to Fox News.

Addressing Fox News Digital following initial reports on the suspension of agents, Zito said that he was “well guaranteed” for those who make logistics decisions to be suspended.

The republican presidential candidate, former president Donald Trump surrounded by American secret service agents after a ball struck his ear during an attack during a campaign rally on Saturday July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. (AP photo / Evan VUCCI)

“I will unequivocally say that the men and women who took care of President Trump that day, who were in his details and in this stamp, were above everything,” said Zito. “These men and women were doing their job well when they got into the line of fire.”

Zito, who refused to get off when she heard the gunshots, said Trump was “surrounded by a sea of blue”.

“They put it in a protection position, and they put their lives at stake,” said Zito. “Nothing should be removed from this bravery at that time. These field officers were heroes that day.”

Trump recovered of his close assassination With a little more than an ear paste ball, thanks to the immigration board, he turned his head in front. One participant in the rally, the firefighter Corey Comperatore, was killed and two others were seriously injured by gunshots.

A large crowd awaited the arrival of President Donald Trump during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday October 5, 2024 – months after his attempted assassination in the same place. (Matthew McDermott for Fox News Digital)

In the moments that followed the shots, Zito said that what she had seen then was “really very remarkable”.

“People remained quite ordered there. There was no precipitation. There was no jostling. You saw the doctors take care of the people who had fallen (or) injured. But you especially saw people get out and through the field,” said Zito.

Zito said he was “incredible” to see “how people left.” An hour later, when she returned to the large parking lot, they had not let a car leave, so there were thousands of supporters of Trump together.

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“These people have come out of their cars, they share water, they hug, they make sure they agree, they share food. They just speak. I was really struck by involving them at that time,” said Zito.

Zito’s book brought the readers back to July 13, 2024, when she was just a few steps from Trump when shots were fired. She is a political journalist for the Washington Examination, a special contributor to the Washington Post and was a columnist for the New York Post.