Notes from the scene: A few short minutes after Donald Trump took the stage, shots rang out

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

71% : "After name-checking David McCormick, the Republican running against Pennsylvania's Democratic Sen. Bob Casey, and promising to bring him on stage later in the rally, Trump turned to one of his favorite themes.
59% : Trump won Butler County by 32 percentage points.
51% : "Wait, wait, wait," Trump said.
49% : "This is a big crowd," Trump said.
47% : Trump pumped his fist one more time before getting inside.
46% : Then Trump walked out toward the stage, wearing his familiar red hat, a black suit, white shirt unbuttoned at the neck and no tie.
43% : Moments later, Trump stood as the Secret Service agents crowded around him, covering his body with their own.
40% : Local politicians occasionally spoke as rallygoers patiently waited hours, occasionally breaking into chants of "Trump!
36% : "That chart's a couple of months old," Trump told the crowd.
36% : Trump clutched his ear as dark-suited Secret Service agents dashed toward him.
31% : After the shots rang out and Trump was hustled offstage agents in black uniforms carrying rifles, the agency's Counter-Assault team, flooded the stage.
28% : Even as Trump was driven off, rallygoers stayed low.
11% : A few short minutes later, Trump pointed to a projection of a chart that showed a spike in illegal border crossings under the man he's running against, President Joe Biden.

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