Butler
About This Book
On Saturday, July 13, 2024, journalist Salena Zito was at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, standing about four feet from the podium when shots were fired at Donald Trump. This book is her account of that day and the people who were there. Zito is a Pennsylvania native and a local reporter with deep ties to the area. She spoke with community members, rally participants, family members and local law enforcement officials. President Trump gave her exclusive access for the book, as did his top aides and his security detail, and she had seven separate conversations with him in the 24 hours after the shooting. In one interview he told her he rarely looks away from the crowd, and that if he had not done so at that moment, he would not be talking with her today. She argues that small chances, such as the wind, the angle of Trump's head and the timing of the shooter's heartbeat, kept the country from chaos and possibly civil war. The book takes up the questions that remain. Who was the shooter, and what were his motives? How did he get so close? Why did law enforcement respond slowly after bystanders pointed him out beforehand? How will the Secret Service be held accountable for a situation not seen since the attack on Reagan in 1981? What dangers might Trump still face? Alongside the narrative of the day, Zito looks at why Trump goes to places like Butler, how he regained ground with voters, and what she expects to be a reckoning within American institutions.
ISBN: 9781546009146
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