Trump has now called the widow of Trump rally victim days after his killing: ‘He was very kind’

Donald Trump called the widow of theformer fire chief who was fatally shot at the GOP nominee’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Corey Comperatore, a 50-year-old father-of-two, waskilled at Saturday’s rally while protecting his family amid the assassination attempt against Trump. Days later, the former president spoke to Helen Comperatore over the phone, according to a screenshot of a Facebook post.

“President Trump called me to share his condolences. He was very kind and said he would continue to call me in the days and weeks ahead,” she wrote. “I told him the same thing I told everyone else. [Corey] left this world a hero and God welcomed in. He did not die in vain that day.”

The grieving widow told theNew York Post that she didn’t speak to President Biden when he sought to make contact with her: “I didn’t want to talk to him. My husband was a devout Republican and he would not have wanted me to talk to him.”

The day after the shooting, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro discussed the retired fire chief, calling him a “hero” and describing him as “an avid supporter of the former president.” The governor added: He was so excited to be there last night with the community.”

In the wake of the tragedy, the victim’s daughter, Allyson Comperatore called her father to a “real-life superhero” in a touching social media post. She said he “quickly threw” her and her mother to the ground and “shielded my body from the bullet that came at us.”

She wrote: “He loved his family. He truly loved us enough to take a real bullet for us. We lost a selfless, loving husband, father, brother, uncle, son, and friend. And I will never stop thinking about him and mourning over him until the day that I die too.”

AGoFundMe page for the Comperatore