9th July 2025
Butler mayor remembers political storm that hit city after Trump assassination attempt
Butler Mayor Bob Dandoy was at dinner with family on July 13, 2024, when he got a call from The New York Times for a statement about the attempted assassination of then candidate President Donald Trump.
None of Dandoy’s public speaking and political experience could have prepared him for what came next: a storm of phone calls, emails and text messages from reporters, the community and elected officials which did not taper off for two weeks.
The first few calls fro...