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I'm not entirely surprised...
His first campaign was entirely cribbed from reagan too
Would it be in bad taste to say " I like my presidents not shot, losers get shot."? Also is it time to talk about gun control yet republicans?
MLK Jr. got shot. Anyone who makes a lot of enemies is more likely to have this happen. Trump certainly made a lot of them.
And while I'd love for them to take gun control seriously, it's more likely they'll argue that everyone at the rally having a gun would have prevented it somehow.
The crowd just stood around bewildered throughout the whole thing. I mean, I do kinda get it, that weird pop sound in the video sounds too faint, unlike gunfire. Funny how he had time to mug for the camera after the "shooting".
The last fucking thing we need is Donald Trump the living martyr.
EDIT: Apparently a shooter is dead and one of the rally attendees died, too. Guess this was indeed legit. https://apnews.com/live/election-biden-trump-campaign-updates-07-13-2024
I definitely don't want him to be a martyr or be able to play like a martyr. But I won't shed one tear when the moment happens.
Every one in the political sphere, including Biden, and the international sphere is giving him such support... I wonder if he'd do the same if it were Biden instead.
He'd probably do something similar on day 1 while at the same time starting to recuperate the action politically, and after a few days just go into full conspiracy or similar mode
Questions of how a gun got past the metal detectors have me wondering if this was a Shinzo Abe scenario and someone hid a makeshift weapon or ghost gun somewhere that wouldn't get checked in the security checks before they got in
Edit: looks like I'm paying out to the betting pool, the idiot just hid on a roof outside where the feds were stationed.
It is possible the shooter was outside the perimeter. Based on the videos I have seen on CBS, and here: https://www.survivethenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/1720916992_Potential-Trump-Shooter-Reportedly-Found-Dead-on-Shed-Roof-VIDEO-1024x576.jpg
The shooter appeared to be on a roof far away from the stands.
Edit: Confirmed that the shooter was outside the perimeter setup by secret service https://www.cbsnews.com/news/possible-shots-fired-at-trump-rally-in-butler-pennsylvania/
Talk about a massive failure of the Secret Service. No matter how ones feels about Trump, he -- nor Biden -- should have ever be in this situation. I've been seeing reports that some rally attendees saw the guy on the roof and said something to security, but nothing was done. Sounds like the roof wasn't even that far away and obviously had good enough sightlines on the stage.
I do feel bad for the family of that attendee who died. I know these are Trump supporters and all that, but still. You don't expect to die at a political rally. I've been to some rallies before for Dem candidates. My brother, who's not a Trump supporter, went to a Trump rally in Vegas last month as a gag. And this isn't Jan 6 and that dumb woman who tried to break into the congressional chambers and got shot by police.
At first I figured he'd done another Jan. 6th, 'They're not here to hurt me' and waived off that security, but news is talking to someone there who said the crowd DID get screened. There is talk now that the shooter may have been outside a fenced in area. The shooter supposedly climbed onto a low nearby rooftop.
Pic of blood on Trump's face from APnews:
https://apnews.com/live/election-biden-trump-campaign-updates-07-13-2024
Defiant fist afterwards:
https://apnews.com/article/trump-vp-vance-rubio-7c7ba6b99b5f38d2d840ed95b2fdc3e5
He looks like a saint now thanks to the shooter
Yeah that’s the problem; this has probably clinched the election for him as he can play into martyrdom.
From other fediverse coverage: https://beehaw.org/comment/3717663
If he’s uninjured then I have to assume this was staged.
Didn't see this when I made my comment but yeah. Reeks of the reagan playbook
Trump’s pretty crazy but I don’t think he’s “plan to intentionally get grazed by a bullet” crazy.
Did you just wake up from a 50 year coma, trump is absolutely that crazy. But the question is where would he get the acting skills required for this dramatic reality style theater? Maybe if he has several years experience in tv or been in movies or in a fake sport who pretends people get hurt with a chair and uses fake blood?
I don't think it's staged.
He's f'ed up so many lives and brought racism back that it's a surprise it took so long
He's promised to be a dictator. But, he's more than that
He's Hitler 2.0 and he has also promised that immigrants will suffer too
This was done by an actual bullet. Other people present were also shot.
Fatally
Ask yourself. What motive does someone have to want trump dead?
Hint: a large number of someones have a large number of motives
I think Nancy was the one who had a relationship with the shooter...
The whole thing just feels a little hinky to me, but I agree with you in doubting that trump planned it. That said, keep an ear out for lines from ronnie's speeches
If you are gonna fake something like this, you wouldn't actually shoot a bullet, you'd use a blank and some tiny blood pack like they use in movies.
Is this The Boys, IRL edition?
Spoilers everywhere
well at least we know he can bleed red..
