Doubt it. People are dead. Supposedly including the shooter.
And how do you stage this? Did Trump's team hire a sharpshooter capable of putting a bullet through his ear from, what, 100 yards away?
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And how do you stage this? Did Trump's team hire a sharpshooter capable of putting a bullet through his ear from, what, 100 yards away?
Not sure it will without any evidence. And with the assailant dead I’m not sure there will be anything unless they have a really obvious personal trail of posting their views online or the like. But people will believe what they want to believe anyway. Let’s just say he was actually from the far right and didn’t think Trump was extreme enough on certain things (backing away from his abortion stance or project 2025) - seems unlikely but if that were the case and it was released by the Feds those on the right would say that this was made up by the Feds. And the same is true if he turns out to be antifa and stuff about that is released. It’s so polarised now
That said this will likely sway independents
Also - it being staged seems pretty ludicrous. It seems that Trump had blood on him and people have died. It would take a previously unimagined level of nefariousness. And also a crazy amount of organisation.
But that fact that some are even suggesting it is staged shows how polarised things are
I'm not wishing death on anyone, I just think Trump doesn't deserve my sympathy.
And I can't take your virtue signalling seriously either
Doesn’t this assume the bullet actually hit him. I guess the conspiracy theory would be shots were fired and Trump pretended to get hit and had some kind of fake blood. But that is absurd and full on conspiracy theory territory. (I’m just indulging what was quite likely a rhetorical question)
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Time for people to accept that we live in an era where media propaganda is as bad (worse) than soviet Russia or Nazi Germany.
People don’t want to believe it, they argue it. But it’s true.
There are pictures of Trump on stage where you can see the injury. Spoilered because some people won't want to see the blood. I mean, I suppose you could claim he somehow did this to himself but, like you, I don't think that idea is going to get taken at all seriously.
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That's one of the things being said, that one of the secret service guys cut his ear when they dived to the floor. Then they let him stand back up which seems strange with a live shooter out there so enhances the strangeness and feeds the conspiracies
In which case this is so so close. Unfortunately another thing that conspiracy theorists will point to. When it is more likely that Trump just got very lucky
The man was just shot in the head. 1 inch from dying. And he doesn’t deserve any sympathy from you.. you’re ****ing gone mate.
Youre exactly who I thought you were. The left are exactly what I say they are. Narcisstic virtue signalling bell ends with no comprehension of the real world.
Next we’ll have jabbo on here saying this is all a conspiraloon or some other bullshit.
You deserve the utmost contempt for all of your pathetically shallow views.
To be fair, on the live feed where the lectern mic is still live, you can hear them say shooter down before they attempt to move DT. I'm as cynical as they come but find it pretty hard to believe this is a hoax. Just another bad, bad day for democracy. Despicable stuff and the world is in a dangerous spot right now. What makes me sad, aside from that, is that I suspect gun control still won't get the action and conversation that it truly deserves, even after someone threatens the life of yet another president
Fair enough about the live feed audio. I'd say the secret service need to look at their procedures though because there might have been 2 shooters
Emergency room doctor describes attempting to see if he could save the life of the audience member caught in the crossfire
Spoiler'd because his shirt is pretty covered in blood
Spoiler'd because his shirt is pretty covered in blood
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Biden, his puppet masters and the White House still silent on it.
Their true colours are showing.
Utterly contemptible as usual.
Their true colours are showing.
Utterly contemptible as usual.
I dunno. You could argue he needs some taller protection agents but I can't see how else they could act. There were thousands of people there and you can't leave Trump on the ground covered by secret service agents until the crowd have all been dispersed. They surrounded him tightly as they left.
I just think letting him stand back up on the podium was rash. They could have hustled him out and not exposed him further. I'm not secret service obviously but making him the highest point in the crowd again seems careless
This is the part that makes me sad, the innocent life lost in an assassination attempt. And the fact that assassination was even considered to be the best option in this case
True. Although I think it's fair to say Trump wasn't doing what they told him to and it's not easy to react in that situation. Say what you want about Trump but he's a master at PR and presentation. He knew exactly what he was doing when he stood tall and raised his fist like that.
It shows an honesty and integrity that people will get behind.
The guy is willing to die for his country. Fact