Trump shooting victim's wife reveals details of her heartwarming phone call with the former president after refusing to speak to Biden

The woman of a erstwhile firefighter who was killed erstwhile a gunman tried to assassinate erstwhile President Donald Trump has revealed nan specifications of her heartwarming telephone telephone pinch nan Republican nominee.

Helen Comperatore wrote connected Facebook that Trump called her Tuesday to connection his condolences for her husband, Corey, who died a leader arsenic he tried to protect her and their daughter in nan moments aft 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire.

'He was very benignant and said he would proceed to telephone maine successful nan days and weeks ahead,' she posted.

'I told him nan aforesaid point I told everyone else. He near this world a leader and God welcomed him in,' Comperatore wrote. 'He did not dice successful vain that day.'

Helen's station came conscionable 1 time aft she said she refused to return President Joe Biden's telephone call.

'I don't talk to Biden,' she said. 'I didn't want to talk to him. My hubby was a devout Republican and he would not person wanted maine to talk to him,' she told nan New York Post.

She added that she has no 'ill-will' towards nan president.

'I'm not 1 of those group that gets progressive successful politics,' she told nan Post.

'I support Trump, that's who I'm voting for, but I don't person immoderate ill-will towards Biden.

'He didn't do thing to my husband, a 20-year-old bad kid did.' 

Helen said she and her husband, who were precocious schoolhouse sweethearts, were connected nan verge of celebrating their 29th wedding day erstwhile they headed to Trump's rally successful Butler, Pennsylvania.

'Me and nan kids were each location arsenic a family,' she said. 'He was conscionable excited. It was going to beryllium a bully time pinch nan family.'

Corey, 50, eagerly shared his plans connected X.

But nan rally turned into a calamity erstwhile Crooks opened occurrence from a rooftop just 130 yards distant from wherever Trump was standing. As nan shots rang out, Corey sprang into action to shield his woman and girl from nan gunfire.

'He's my hero,' his wife, Helen Comperatore, told nan Post. 'He conscionable said "Get down!" That was nan past point he said.'

He was past changeable successful nan head. 

An emergency room expert astatine Donald Trump's rally revealed really he performed CPR connected Comperatore aft he was hit by a slug intended for nan erstwhile president.

'I heard nan shots. I thought it was firecrackers statesman with. Somebody complete location was screaming 'he's been changeable he's been shot,''' said nan man who had humor splattered each complete his achromatic USA shirt. 'So I made my measurement over. I said I'm an emergency section physician. Let maine thief you.'

'The feline had spun astir was jammed betwixt nan benches and a caput changeable here,' he told CBS News.

'So I sewage him together truthful I sewage group location really helpful. I did CPR thorax compressions arsenic well.' 

But nan 50-year-old was later pronounced dead. 

Helen said she now wants America to retrieve Corey arsenic a 'very loving husband.'

'He was a elemental man, but he put his woman and kids first each nan time,' she said. 'I did thing here. I didn't assistance a finger. He did everything.'

Trump was besides shot successful nan correct receptor by Crooks, who opened occurrence pinch an AR-style firearm from a tile 130 yards from nan MAGA event.

The erstwhile president was seen grabbing astatine his caput and ducked arsenic screams beforehand terrified onlookers ran out.  

He past stood, pumped his fist and chanted 'fight, fight, fight' arsenic Secret Service rushed him disconnected shape and into a motorcade.

An investigation into nan shooting is now underway, arsenic officials mobility really nan gunman was capable to group up his AR-style firearm conscionable complete 100 yards from nan erstwhile president. 

Meanwhile, nan erstwhile president has gone onto look astatine nan Republican National Convention successful Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

When he walked retired connected shape connected Monday -  hardly 2 days aft surviving an assassination effort - nan erstwhile president was greeted pinch chants of 'fight, fight, fight.' 

The erstwhile president wore a bandage connected his correct receptor wherever nan slug fired by Crooks ripped done his skin.

It could person been his wake, but aft officially securing his information and anointing Sen. J.D. Vance arsenic his moving mate, Trump arrived for a celebration.

He was not connected nan speaking schedule but stayed to watch nan last speeches of nan night. 

'They wanted coming to beryllium his funeral,' said Angie Wong, a delegate from Florida, arsenic nan strains of 'God Bless nan USA' died away.

'Instead they sewage nan Super Bowl of politics: A information and a VP pick.'