在这个集会上，川普拿被枪手打死的消防队员的太太作为笑点，楼下的听众还鼓掌。 在网上引起愤怒。
Donald Trump drew fierce criticism for making a crass comment about the wife of Corey Comperatore, the former fire chief who was killed by gunfire while trying to shield his family during the attempt on the former president’s life in Butler, Pennsylvania, last month.
Trump claimed during a rally speech in Harrisburg on Wednesday that a friend of his had presented Helen Comperatore, Corey’s wife, with a check for $1 million and that crowdfunding efforts were now in the millions.
“But you know what?” Trump said to supporters. “Corey’s wife said, ‘I’d rather have my husband.’”
“Isn’t that good?” Trump continued. “I know a lot of wives that would not say that, I’m sorry. They would not say that.”
The audience lapped up the comment and laughed.
美国共和党总统候选人川普7月13日在宾州造势遇刺，当时他因为转头解释数据图表而闪过子弹，他7月31日重回宾州造势时特地把制作图表的女子叫上台，感谢“她救了我一命”。
78岁川普上个月在宾州巴特勒造势遇袭，20岁枪手库克斯爬上距离不到150米外的屋顶朝他连开8枪，当时川普正在高谈阔论移民政策，途中转头指著右边大萤幕上的非法移民图表，因而躲过死劫，子弹击中右耳造成伤势。
纽约邮报报导，川普7月31日重回宾州，在哈里斯堡（Harrisburg）举办造势时描述，要不是那张图放在右边，而他又刚好转头，“可能会被精准击中”。
川普提到制作那张图表的女子，“她救了我一命，某种程度来说”，他还特别把她叫上台，称赞她是“电脑天才”。问及要不要说两句时，这名年轻女子连两次害羞摇头，最后䩄腆对麦克风说“嗨”便回到台下。
川普夸张说，“我爱那张图，我这辈子余生都要和这张图睡在一起。”
另外，川普透露，通常他在演讲最后才会派出图表，不过遇刺当天刚好很早就用到。