The wife of the man killed by an Assassin's bullet
at a Donald Trump rally last Saturday refused a call
from Joe Biden offering condolences, Helen Comptore, the widow of
50 year old former Volunteer Fire chief Corey Comptore, said.
I didn't talk to Biden.
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, news.com can reveal,
she added.
I don't have any ill will towards Joe Biden.
I'm not one of those people that gets involved in
politics.
I support Trump, that's who I'm voting for.
But I don't have available towards Biden.
He didn't do anything to my husband.
A 20 year old despicable kid did.
Corey died protecting his wife and two daughters, Allison and
Kaylee, shielding them from a hail of gunfire with his
own body.
When sniper Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire from a nearby
rooftop, Helen praised his decisive actions in an interview with
the New York Post.
He's my hero.
He just said get down.
That was the last thing he said.
Me and the kids were all there as a family.
He was just excited.
It was going to be a nice day with the
family.
The widow described her late husband as a simple man
who put his wife and kids first all the time,
she noted.
I did nothing here.
I didn't lift a finger.
He did everything.
A GoFundMe campaign for the comfort or family set up
by a neighbor and friend is already collected more than
$1 million in donations, blowing past its initial goal of
$7000, Helen said.
The donations that are coming in across the community and
across the country, it's more than I can even imagine.
It's more than I can fathom, but he deserves it
all.
He deserves everything.
Two other men, David Dutch, 57, and James Kapeniver, 74,
were critically injured in the shocking assassination attempt but are
now in stable condition and expected to recover.
A separate Go Fund Me for all the victims families
has raised nearly $5 million as support for the family
has poured in from across the nation.
Corey has been hailed as a hero by politicians on
both sides of the aisle.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, who directed flags to be flown
at half mast in his honor on Sunday, said Corey
was a girl dad.
Corey was a firefighter.
Corey went to church every Sunday.
Corey loved his community.
Most especially, Corey loved his family.
Although Helen said on Monday that she hadn't heard anything
or received any calls from Trump, NBC News reports that
the former president has since reached out and spoken to
a member of the family.