Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced that he will attend former US President Donald Trump's rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where the Republican presidential candidate survived an assassination attempt in July.
“I'll be there to support!” Musk responded to a post by Trump on social media platform X on Thursday, saying he would return to Butler on Saturday.
The 53-year-old tech billionaire and owner of
Trump's assassination attempt in Butler on July 13 cemented Musk's turn toward right-wing politics. Reuters reported.
The Oct. 5 rally will be held at the same location where Trump was scratched on the right ear and a participant was killed when a gunman opened fire.
The gunman, identified as Thomas Crooks, 20, was shot and killed by a Secret Service sniper.
In September, the former president survived another attempt on his life when a gunman hid undetected for nearly 12 hours on a golf course at one of his Florida clubs.
Kamala Harris, a Democrat, faces Trump on Nov. 5 in what polls show as a tight presidential race.
