Despite the media’s attempt to portray Trump supporters as vengeful after the attempted assassination of the former president, many attendees said they witnessed acts of courage and kindness in the aftermath of the shooting.
Thomas Smith, a Pennsylvania local, spoke with The Federalist on Tuesday after attending his first Trump rally. The event ended in an assassination attempt that wounded former President Donald Trump, killed a local father, and seriously injured two others.
“I truly felt like that day we saw good conquer evil right in front of our face. In the face of terror, I saw people standing tall … and doing the right thing. I just think that needs to be said,” Smith told The Federalist.
Smith, a school administrator, drove over an hour with his wife to the rally. He had hoped to hear Trump talk about school choice. His active school shooter training kicked in as soon as he heard the gunshots, and he covered his wife with his body.
“My wife had said, ‘Tom, I think that was fireworks going off over there by the woods.’ And I said, ‘Honey, that was definitely not fireworks, that was gunfire,’” Smith said.
Heroic Moment
Smith described the now iconic moment Trump stood with his fist in the air as “George Washington-like.”
“I was so inspired by his actions,” Smith said. “[H]im standing up with his fist in the air and saying, ‘fight, fight,’ was so unbelievably encouraging and inspirational … he stood there in front of all of that
