Trump mocks Democrats, insults Pelosi, in first campaign rally since assassination attempt

FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump is joined on stage by wife Melania and other relatives after he finished giving his acceptance speech on Day 4 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., July 18, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Reuters) -Donald Trump held his first campaign rally on Saturday since he narrowly escaped an assassination attempt one week ago, mocking Democrats and comparing former Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to a "dog."

After briefly calling for national unity earlier this week, Trump has since returned to his usual campaign tactics -- using insulting and sometimes offensive language to attack his opponents, and repeating a string of false claims about immigration, the economy and election fraud, major elements of his speech on Saturday.