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Trump Called Corey Comperatore's Widow. Here's What She Told Him.
Townhall ^ | 07/17/2024 | Leah Barkoukis

Posted on 07/17/2024 11:30:41 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

The widow of the volunteer firefighter who was fatally shot at the Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday said she received a phone call from former President Donald Trump.

“President Trump called me to share his condolences,” Helen Comperatore wrote on social media. “He was very kind and said he would continue to call me in the days and weeks ahead. I told him the same thing I told everyone else. [Her husband Corey] left this world a hero and God welcomed him in. He did not die in vain that day.”

JUST IN: The widow of Corey Comperatore has received a call from President Donald Trump after her husband was shot at the PA rally.

"He was very kind and said he would continue to call me in the days and weeks ahead," Helen Comperatore said.

Helen told Trump that her husband "left this world a hero, and God welcomed him in."

Helen and Corey were high school sweethearts. Helen said her husband loved his hometown and refused to ever leave.

"You couldn’t have paid him to move from his hometown. This was his home. These were his people," Corey's sister said.

"There just isn’t an adjective strong enough for you all to understand exactly how shattered we are."

pic.twitter.com/AidZKYaypO— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) July 16, 2024

The father of two died protecting his family when shots rang out, ordering them to "get down" and then shielding their bodies with his own. 

He had been so excited to attend his first rally for Mr. Trump that he woke up early to get in line, even after a late evening at a Chris Stapleton concert, Ms. Comperatore Meeder said. He texted their mother that he and his family had been able to switch seats to get closer to the president. Their mother, Ms. Comperatore Meeder said, wanted him to wave at the television cameras so she could watch him.

When the shooting occurred minutes into Mr. Trump’s speech, Mr. Comperatore dove to shield his family members from gunfire, according to Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania.

Ms. Comperatore Meeder said she held media outlets “very much responsible” for her brother’s death because of the way she believes they have depicted Mr. Trump and his supporters. (NYT)

President Biden also reached out to Helen, but the widow said she did not take the call

“I didn’t want to talk to him. My husband was a devout Republican and he would not have wanted me to talk to him," she told the New York Post. 

“I support Trump. That’s who I’m voting for, but I don’t have ill will towards Biden,” she added. “He didn’t do anything bad to my husband. A 20-year-old despicable kid did.”

A Trump-backed fundraiser for the victims of Saturday's shooting smashed its $1 million goal, reaching more than $5 million by Wednesday. 



TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: coreycomperatore; fjbownsthis; rally; trump; widow
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1 posted on 07/17/2024 11:30:41 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

“A Trump-backed fundraiser for the victims of Saturday’s shooting smashed its $1 million goal, reaching more than $5 million by Wednesday.”

You can bet biden’s 87,000 new IRS agents will be all over that. Also watch for a DoJ prosecution of the family for “mishandling charitable funds”.


2 posted on 07/17/2024 11:35:02 AM PDT by TonyinLA (I don't have sufficient information to formulate a reasoned opinion said no lefty ever.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Corey’s funeral is on Saturday from what I read on twitter and Trump will be there


4 posted on 07/17/2024 11:37:24 AM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: SeekAndFind

I would have taken bidens call and called him out..bullseye and worst president in US history..


5 posted on 07/17/2024 11:38:08 AM PDT by rolling_stone
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To: CatOwner

What’s she supposed to say? Her husband was just murdered. She doesn’t need the MSM all over her too.


6 posted on 07/17/2024 11:38:53 AM PDT by Indy Pendance (Jesus can't get here soon enough!)
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To: CatOwner

Lo-info wife. Not the only one in the country.


7 posted on 07/17/2024 11:40:31 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: CatOwner

Lo-info wife. Not the only one in the country.


8 posted on 07/17/2024 11:40:31 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Indy Pendance

She should have said nothing about Biden. Blame the kid, but say no more. She absolved Biden of *any* wrongdoing.


9 posted on 07/17/2024 11:40:53 AM PDT by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021 and beyond.)
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To: CatOwner

(she’s laying complete blame on the kid and none on Biden, the DEMs, or the MSM. I’m sorry for her loss, but that stance hits me the wrong way)

You have to think of it this way, she’s been grieving with her kids and family and hasn’t had the luxury to surf the net like we all are on a daily basis trying to put the pieces together of how this happened and who were the inside players helping this kid out.


10 posted on 07/17/2024 11:41:04 AM PDT by Macho MAGA Man (The last two wen't balloons. One was a cylindrical objects Trump is being given the Alex Jones tr)
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To: CatOwner

She says she doesn’t blame Biden but she refused to talk to him, actions sometimes speak louder than words.


11 posted on 07/17/2024 11:41:48 AM PDT by pepsi_junkie ("We want no Gestapo or Secret Police. F. B. I. is tending in that direction." - Harry S Truman)
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To: rolling_stone

She OBVIOUSLY is a DEMOCRAT. She ONLY didn’t take the call from BIDEN because her dead husband WASN’T a BIDEN supporter.
GOD BLESS THE HERO!


12 posted on 07/17/2024 11:42:21 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: TonyinLA

Maybe so, but that’s gift income = not taxable. Taxable to the giver to the extent it exceeds the gift limit, but not taxable to the recipient


13 posted on 07/17/2024 11:43:20 AM PDT by j.havenfarm (23 years on Free Republic, 12/10/23! More than 8,000 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: SeekAndFind

So, she told Biden to F’off and DEI.

Good.


14 posted on 07/17/2024 11:43:56 AM PDT by fwdude ( Never trust a movement whose symbol is a raised fist.)
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She says she doesn’t blame Biden but she refused to talk to him, actions sometimes speak louder than words.

She claims that's because her husband, who was a solid Trump supporter, would have wanted her to. Then she goes on to add, “I support Trump. That’s who I’m voting for, but I don’t have ill will towards Biden,” she added. “He didn’t do anything bad to my husband. A 20-year-old despicable kid did.”

Biden didn't do anything bad. Ugh.

15 posted on 07/17/2024 11:43:59 AM PDT by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021 and beyond.)
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To: CatOwner

Probably, but that’s all shoulda, woulda, coulda. No one knows how they would respond if they were in a situation like this, she’s heartbroken.


16 posted on 07/17/2024 11:44:03 AM PDT by Indy Pendance (Jesus can't get here soon enough!)
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To: j.havenfarm

You think little things like the reasonable application of law is an impediment to the dem deep state? Trump was prosecuted for (1) overvaluing collateral on fully repaid loans and (2) his accountant labeling legal payment as ‘legal services’ on internal ledgers.


17 posted on 07/17/2024 11:48:01 AM PDT by TonyinLA (I don't have sufficient information to formulate a reasoned opinion said no lefty ever.)
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To: SeekAndFind

God bless this family and heal those injured. And I pray for Donald Trump to continue to wear the body armor of the Lord, guaranteed to deflect any earthly projectiles.


18 posted on 07/17/2024 11:48:50 AM PDT by Midwesterner53
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To: SeekAndFind

The difference between the Left and the Right in a nutshell right there.

Prayers for this woman and her family...


19 posted on 07/17/2024 11:48:54 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (A Psalm in napalm...)
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"President Biden also reached out to Helen, but the widow said she did not take the call."

In addition to taking a call from a traitor to the United States of America, it also would be taking a call from an accomplice to her husband's murder!!

20 posted on 07/17/2024 11:48:56 AM PDT by Carl Vehse
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