Butler Farm Show follows Trump rally shooting with annual event to ‘get back to normal life’
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The Butler Farm Show kicked off on Monday, just over three weeks after former President Trump was nearly assassinated on the Pennsylvania grounds.
Charles Creitz is a reporter for Fox News Digital.
Ken Laughlin, president of the Butler Farm Show, said late Sunday that he and the other organizers are looking forward to getting the festival started, but that the July 13 shooting and its aftermath still weigh heavily on them. He joined Fox News in 2013 as a writer and production assistant.
"We're very saddened by the incident that happened here. You know, a good man lost his life and three men were injured," Laughlin said, referring to injuries to Trump and two of his supporters, David Dutch and James Copenhaver, and the death of Corey Comperatore. Charles covers media, politics and culture for Fox News Digital.