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Ethan Meyers in Flint, Michigan

Trump praises Secret Service in first event since thwarted assassination plot

Trump speaks into microphone on stage
Donald Trump speaks at the town hall in Flint, Michigan, on Tuesday. Photograph: Paul Sancya/AP

Trump held his first campaign event on Tuesday since the thwarted assassination attempt over the weekend, telling a packed 6,000-seat arena in Flint, Michigan, that the assassin “couldn’t even get a shot off” while describing the Secret Service’s “great” response to the threat.

During a town hall moderated by former White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Trump took audience questions about manufacturing and the economy, among other issues. Like his first appearance after the first attempt on his life, in July – also at a rally in Michigan – Trump appeared ready to return to business as usual on the campaign trail, and his supporters were eager to see him in action.

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