Donald Trump was shot at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, last year by a gunman who killed three people and wounded two others, including the then-presidential candidate Donald Trump compared his assassination attempt to the sacrifices made by Purple Heart recipients (Image: Getty Images)

Donald Trump drew parallels between the assassination attempt on his life at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, last year and the sacrifices of Purple Heart veterans during a White House ceremony on Thursday afternoon. ‌

Thomas Matthew Crooks Hailing from Bethel Park - a well-to-do area south of Pittsburgh - travelled 53 miles to the Butler Farm Show grounds hosting the rally, before unleashing gunfire from a neighbouring rooftop, injuring two rally-goers and fatally shooting another. ‌

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