Thousands of Trump supporters flock to Michigan for first campaign rally since assassination attempt one week ago

Thousand of Donald Trump supporters descended connected Grand Rapids, MI connected Saturday for nan first run rally of nan erstwhile president since nan grounded assassination effort 1 week agone successful Butler, PA. 

Crowds of Trump loyalists started lining up successful downtown early successful nan greeting and by early afternoon, nan statement to get into nan arena spanned aggregate metropolis blocks arsenic group came from each complete Michigan and retired of authorities to spot nan Republican statesmanlike nominee speak. 

Security for nan rally was aggravated extracurricular nan Van Andel Arena. Dump trucks blocked disconnected streets astir nan venue while fencing had besides been erected outside. 

Local and authorities constabulary patrolled nan perimeter connected bicycles and and horseback. 

This is nan first rally since a gunman opened occurrence astatine Trump's rally successful Pennsylvania one week ago, grazing nan erstwhile president's receptor pinch a bullet, sidesplitting 1 rally-goer Corey Comperatore and critically injuring 2 others. 

The gunman was instantly taken retired by a sniper but nan horrific shooting has raised questions astir really a man pinch a weapon was capable to get truthful adjacent to Trump arsenic nan election play heats up. 

Unlike nan rally successful Pennsylvania, Trump's rally successful Michigan will beryllium held indoors. There has besides been a ramp up of federal, authorities and section rule enforcement for nan arena arsenic officials see nan champion attack to information moving forward. 

'We are approaching Saturday’s arena successful nan aforesaid measurement we do for nan myriad events, ample and small, that return spot successful Grand Rapids – pinch coagulated operational planning, effective assets deployment, and an unwavering committedness to nan information of nan organization we serve,' Grand Rapids constabulary main Eric Winstrom said up of nan rally.

Law enforcement serviceman were applauded by nan immense crowd waiting to get into nan arena arsenic they made their measurement put and down nan streets of Grand Rapids. 

The arena connected Saturday is nan first rally since Trump officially accepted nan Republican statesmanlike information astatine nan Republican National Convention held successful Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 

It is besides nan first rally since Trump chose Ohio Senator J.D. Vance arsenic his moving mate. Vance will beryllium making his first quality arsenic nan GOP vice statesmanlike nominee astatine nan rally alongside Trump. 

Despite nan horrific events of a week ago, MAGA enthusiasts told DailyMail.com they were not concerned Saturday arsenic they started lining up to get into the Van Andel Arena early Saturday morning. Some brought their ain section chairs and different ways to enactment relaxed arsenic they waited extracurricular nan venue. 

 'I deliberation aft what happened past weekend, I felt for illustration this was a humanities infinitesimal to beryllium here,' said Andrea Myaad from Holland, MI. She is simply a longtime Trump protagonist but this was her first clip attending a rally. 

Steve Dougan from conscionable extracurricular Lansing, MI has attended 3 different Trump rallies earlier heading complete to nan Grand Rapids 1 connected Saturday. 

'I'm highly concerned astir what happened past week - nan colossal nonaccomplishment of readying and strategical enforcement,' Dougan said arsenic he waited successful line. 

He plans to tune successful for nan hearings connected Capitol Hill astir nan grounded assassination effort arsenic lawmakers hole to grill Secret Service Kimberly Cheatle astir nan information failures connected Monday. 

Dougan praised Trump's guidance aft shots were fired erstwhile he sewage up and raised his fist successful nan aerial arsenic 'amazing.'

'How galore presidents successful history would person had nan courageousness to person done that?' he said.