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Politics● ElevatedSep 25 · Sep 25, 2026, 2:20 PM

Trump mourns death of man shot at Butler rally: ‘Tremendous loss’

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hill · North America

President Trump mourned the loss of Jim Copenhaver, the man who was shot and injured during the attempted assassination of Trump in Butler, Pa., in 2024. Copenhaver died earlier this week. He was 76. He was one of the two attendees who were shot at the rally where a bullet grazed Trump’s ear. Copenhaver was struck…

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