Pennsylvania delegate recalls speaking to Trump minutes before shooting

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON

Tom King, a Pennsylvania delegate from Butler, Pennsylvania, said he spoke to Trump at the rally 10 minutes before the shooting erupted on Saturday. He says he sat about 20 feet in front of Corey Comperatore, the former fire chief who was killed.

“It was a great day to see the president,” said King, who is general counsel for the Pennsylvania Republican Party. “He was in a great mood. He was energetic, but he was very serious about what we need to do in Pennsylvania to win the election.” When an AP reporter asked him to specify what he said needed to be done in Pennsylvania, King said, “I won’t say what he said.”

“We pledged to do everything we could to help him,” he said. “He’s a great guy.”

We are just tired of line jumpers’

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON

Jeff Haste, a Pennsylvania delegate from Dauphin County, said he thought it was unfair for people to arrive in the country illegally when others have had to follow the law to come to the country.

“My whole issue is illegal immigration. I am all for legal immigration. In fact, I have family members who have immigrated from other countries.”

“We are just tired of line jumpers,” Haste said. “Folks are coming over here illegally, not going through the process of doing it the right way.”