AP file photo, July 13, 2024 .... Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents after an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa., one year ago Sunday. U.S. Rep. Michael Rulli, R-Salem, is seeking passage of a resolution to make July 13 a national Faith and Defiance Day to mark that anniversary.

U.S. Rep. Michael Rulli, R-Salem, introduced a resolution to designate July 13 as Faith and Defiance Day to honor President Donald Trump’s “unshakable courage in the face of life-threatening hatred” during an assassination attempt on that date in 2024 in Butler, Pa.

The resolution also “condemns all acts of political violence, regardless of target or motive,” honors a man killed and two who were injured in the assassination attempt, commends those who prevented further harm and praises Trump for continuing “his ‘fight, fight, fight’ for what is best for the United States of America, resilient in his faith and defiant in the face of wickedness.”

The resolution also reads: “President Trump rightfully stated God alone prevented the unthinkable from happening” and honors him for winning the 2024 presidential election, including every swing state.

Rulli said: “The whole world was watching on July 13, 2024, when President Trump was shot and fell to the ground. We were all holding our breath, unsure of what had happened. In that moment, there wasn’t a person on earth prepared for what came next. A bullet struck our president, and he stood up, fist raised, telling us all to ‘fight, fight, fight.'”

He added: “That is the American spirit — faithful, defiant and unstoppable. 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.”

While campaigning for president in Butler, Trump was shot and wounded in his upper right ear by a 20-year-old assassin who fired eight rounds from a semi-automatic rifle. The assassin killed Corey Comperatore, who died while shielding his wife and two daughters, and injured two others before he was killed by Secret Service agents.

Six Secret Service agents at the scene were suspended for security failures.

During the FBI investigation, it was revealed that the gunman, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, had looked online for information about mass shootings, power plants, improvised explosive devices and the May 2024 assassination attempt of the Slovakian prime minister.

Lawmakers demanded answers about how Crooks was able to get so close to Trump. Investigators believe Crooks fired eight shots in Trump’s direction from an AR-style rifle after scaling the roof of a building some 147 yards from where Trump was speaking.

Rulli’s 11-county district includes Mahoning, which is its most-populous county.

Rulli said: “Corey Comperatore’s name should ring out as a reminder of what true bravery looks like. The cowards who think they can silence this nation through violence will always fail. President Trump showed us that our faith in God and our defiance of evil are stronger than any attack. 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 forms.”

DEMOCRAT’S RESPONSE

Mahoning County Democratic Party Chairman Chris Anderson said: “I wish Michael Rulli would spend any amount of time addressing the actual concerns of Mahoning County residents and answering for the fact that he just voted for a budget that strips nearly $1 trillion out of Medicaid and drastically reduces SNAP benefits and less time kissing Donald Trump’s ass.”

Anderson said, “While we’re facing a net migration crisis that’s on pace to make us the Alabama of the North it’s truly embarrassing that this is the type of bull Mike and his party spend time on, and they wonder why young people flee our state. I’ve never seen someone’s lips so firmly attached to someone’s ass. Make someone’s life better. What a (expletive) moron. This hero worship has to end.”