White House Releases Heartfelt Video One Year After Trump's Near Assassination | WATCH

One year after a gunman’s bullet came within inches of changing history, the White House unleashed a spirited tribute video today (Sunday), marking the anniversary of the assassination attempt on President Donald J. Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa.

Shared on X (@WhiteHouse), the video captures the electric moment when Trump, now serving his second term as the 47th (and 45th) president, took a graze to the ear, raised his fist, and mouthed “Fight!”, a scene that’s become a rallying cry for his supporters. The post’s caption? Classic Trump bravado: “Bloodied. Unbowed… we fight, we win, AND WE NEVER SURRENDER.”

On July 13, 2024, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks fired eight rounds from a rooftop near the Butler Farm Show Grounds, killing Corey Comperatore, a 50-year-old former fire chief who died shielding his family, and wounding two others, David Dutch and James Copenhaver, both now recovered. The FBI, probing the attack as an assassination attempt and potential domestic terrorism, found no clear motive but uncovered Crooks’s online searches targeting Trump’s and Biden’s campaign schedules. Security lapses—like misaligned radios and poor coordination—prompted Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle’s resignation, with a House task force calling the incident “preventable.” Trump’s return to Butler on October 5, 2024, under beefed-up security, including ballistic glass, drove home his defiance.

The video honors Comperatore’s sacrifice and Trump’s resilience, echoing his claim, “I WAS SAVED BY GOD TO MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.” It joins other tributes, like an Oval Office sculpture of Trump’s fist-raise unveiled in May 2025 and a proposed flagpole for Comperatore. Since his January 20, 2025, inauguration after defeating Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump’s second term has been a whirlwind of 170 executive orders, immigration reforms, and economic moves.

So, what’s next? Will Trump’s fist-raise spark a new wave of campaign merch or maybe a TikTok trend? In a world where politics meets high drama, this video’s got folks glued to their screens, popcorn in hand. *What’s your take on this bold anniversary tribute? Drop it in the comments!*