Donald Trump promises to use his return to Butler to celebrate the life of slain firefighter Corey Comperatore ... and reveals his rally opening line

Donald Trump promised Tuesday to move his return to nan tract of his attempted assassination into a ceremony of nan life of firefighter Corey Comperatore, who died aft being struck by nan gunman's bullet. 

Trump will look earlier supporters successful Butler, Pennsylvania connected Saturday.

'It's going to beryllium a really large event, and it's going to beryllium something,' Trump told reporters successful Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 'We'll observe nan life of Corey.'

Trump said for an hour-and-half connected Tuesday evening, showing nary motion of ceding nan limelight to his moving mate J.D. Vance arsenic he prepared for his vice-presidential debate.

The erstwhile president held distant connected nan cost of living crisis, schoolhouse prime and bloodshed successful nan Middle East.

He will watch nan statement from his backstage pitchy arsenic he returns from Wisconsin, 1 of this year's cardinal battlegrounds.

And he revealed nan proposal he had fixed nan Ohio senator arsenic he goes into conflict connected his behalf: 'Have fun,' he said he told him up of nan televised showdown. 

But he gave nary denotation he was tense astir returning to nan spot wherever a slug grazed his ear. 

'Butler has go rather a celebrated place,' he said. It's for illustration a monument. 

'Now group thrust done nan streets of Butler, looking astatine arsenic though it were a monument.'

He said a GoFundMe entreaty for Comperatore and different victims had raised $5million. Most had gone to his widow, but 2 different wounded supporters were besides getting $1 million.

He said nan arena would beryllium a chance to observe nan emergency services, doctors and others who helped nan wounded. 

'There are a batch of talented group successful our country, truthful that'll beryllium exciting,' he said. 

'And nan mobility is, really americium I going to commencement nan speech? 

'And I deliberation I americium going to say: "As I was saying,' because that's astir wherever I was. I was very early.'

Trump has switched up his run schedule since he was wounded connected July 13.

Most of his rallies person been held indoors since. Outdoors, he now appears down a heavy bulletproof screen. 

Trump is training his regard connected nan plaything authorities of Wisconsin successful nan hours up of Tuesday's vice statesmanlike statement betwixt Sen. J.D. Vance and Gov. Tim Walz. 

In nan evening he is owed to reside journalists astatine a depository successful Milwaukee, nan state's biggest city. 

His remarks are expected to attraction connected nan economy.

It marks a accelerated return to Wisconsin. On Saturday he was successful nan westbound of nan state, wherever he held Vice President Kamala Harris responsible for crimes committed by group who arrived successful nan state illegally. 

After a rally successful Dane County during nan day, he was successful Milwaukee successful nan evening wherever he addressed journalists and a fistful of well-connected supporters.

He revealed that he had spoken to media mogul Rupert Murdoch during nan day, and nan Fox News proprietor had offered proposal connected his campaign.