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Congressman proposes yearly holiday to mark Trump shooting anniversary
Pennlive ^ | 12 July A.D. 2025 | Sabrina Eaton

Posted on 07/12/2025 2:11:21 PM PDT by lightman

WASHINGTON, D. C. - U.S. Rep. Michael Rulli wants to mark the yearly anniversary of the day an assassin tried to shoot President Trump as a national “Faith and Defiance Day.”

The Salem, Ohio, Republican announced Friday that he’s introduced a resolution to designate the yearly anniversary of the 2024 attempt on Trump’s life on July 13 as “Faith and Defiance Day” to honor Trump, and those who were killed and injured at the political rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Rulli says he was inspired when Trump stood up after a bullet grazed his ear, with his fist raised, “telling us all to ‘fight, fight, fight!’”

“That is the American spirit – faithful, defiant, and unstoppable,“ said a statement from Rulli. ”You see one or two events in your life that inspire you to be more than you are, that strike you to your core. This was one of them. God saved the President that day, and that’s something worth recognizing for the rest of time.”

Rulli’s resolution urges the House of Representatives to:

Designate a national “Faith and Defiance Day” so every generation remembers the day America refused to be cowed by political violence. Honor Corey D. Comperatore, a firefighter killed by the gunfire. Salute the grit and courage of bystanders James Copenhaver and David Dutch, who were wounded yet unnerved. Praise the fearless actions of Secret Service agents, law enforcement, first responders, and patriotic citizens who sprang into action to save lives. Condemn political violence in every form, no matter who it targets or who commits it. Acknowledge the enormous impact President Donald J. Trump’s leadership has had on this nation, as he continues to fight for America with faith and defiance, no matter the cost. His action comes as the Secret Service announced it suspended six agents without pay over security failures that let 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks open fire on the rally from a nearby rooftop. Crooks was fatally shot by law enforcement.

“As we come upon the one-year anniversary of this pivotal moment in American history, I believe it is more than appropriate to honor this day by highlighting two of America’s most defining characteristics: faith in God and defiance against evil in all its forms,” said Rulli.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: assassination; banglist; butler; crooks; drinkthekoolaid; faithanddefiance; j13; magacult; miracle; trump
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To: lightman

we hear that Chuckie Schumer, Bernie the Red, AOC, and the Moslem terrorist spies in Congress... are all backing this wonderful resolution

/s


21 posted on 07/12/2025 3:42:43 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicians aren't born, they're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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Idiot


22 posted on 07/12/2025 4:44:52 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: lightman

Too many national holidays already.
They need to be reduced.


23 posted on 07/12/2025 6:24:30 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: lightman

Be interesting to see what everybody thought about this if they’d bothered to read the article.


24 posted on 07/12/2025 6:33:33 PM PDT by skimbell
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To: lightman
Honor Corey D. Comperatorea firefighter killed by the gunfire.

The proper name should be: Memorialize Corey D. Comperatore Day.

But 1st the (insert My FRTagline here) has way more that should be done first.

25 posted on 07/12/2025 7:49:28 PM PDT by mabarker1 ((Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! I’m a fraud, hypocrite & liar. I'm a member of Congress!! )
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To: DesertRhino

“And no more chintzy holidays like MLK day.”

MLK Day is for rich white crackers to get another 3-day ski weekend, that’s all.


26 posted on 07/12/2025 11:51:13 PM PDT by rxh4n1
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