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The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore

Trump attacks Biden and Harris in first rally since assassination attempt

Older white man with orangey, poofy hair in dark suit and red tie smiles at microphone.
Donald Trump in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Saturday. Photograph: Tom Brenner/Reuters

Donald Trump launched a full-throated attack on Democratic rivals Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Saturday as he returned to the campaign trail a week after surviving an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania.

In his first rally since the shocking shooting, and his first with his new running mate, the Ohio senator JD Vance, Trump appeared on stage with the conspicuous white ear bandage he wore during the Republican national convention replaced by a smaller covering. He referred to the assassination attempt as a “horrific event” and said he stood before supporters “by the grace of God. I shouldn’t be here, but let’s face it, something very special happened.”

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