Trump watches himself get shot ‘over and over’ and staff fear he has PTSD: report
www.independent.co.uk
The former president has viewed the seven-second clip, in which his right ear was grazed with a bullet, multiple times, according to a Republican source close to his campaign

Donald Trump has watched a video clip of the attempt on his life at a Pennsylvania rally “over and over again,” leading to fears that he may be suffering from PTSD, according to a report.

The former president has viewed the “seven-second” clip, in which his right ear was grazed with a bullet, multiple times – an act which has not helped a reported mental spiral brought on by Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the 2024 race.

    • ours@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 months ago

      5.56mm is a very tiny bullet. The damage would come from traveling very fast, which is very bad when it hits a fleshy mass.

      Thankfully (for Trump and perhaps for America not turning him into a MAGA martyr) the ear isn’t very fleshy so the bullet didn’t impart much energy. He certainly had plastic surgery to fix the tiny hole.

      Personally, I much prefer to watch Trump deflate and be crushed under the support of Harris and Walz.

      • 4lan@lemmy.world
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        3 months ago

        bull. shit.

        Yes it is a narrow caliber, but the weight of the bullet and the amount of powder used to propel it are huge. It is not a 22LR.

        that round would not simply poke a hole in your ear, it would remove the outer edges completely.

        WHY did this leave the news so quickly? An attempt on a US President is a big deal. ESPECIALLY when the shooter was in their own party

          • 4lan@lemmy.world
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            3 months ago

            An attempt on a president’s life is still gigantic news… Especially when the shooter was one of his own

            • mosiacmango@lemm.ee
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              3 months ago

              Its was a big mix of things:

              Biden dropped out the week after and dems kept getting their shit together in an astonishing and news worthy way.

              The shooter had no manifesto and wasn’t from the opposing side. Based on news, he just wanted to die trying to kill someone important, so it’s a sad thing not a mad thing that cacthes on hard.

              Trump’s been drumming up political violence for a decade so people weren’t that surprised some of it finally blew back on him. He also had a non-lethal and largely minor injury.

              We also have endless gun violence in our country so people are fatigued by it.

              Lastly, people are tired of his endless dysfunction. The media loves it, but people just aren’t suprised some new shitshow has occured in his orbit. His outrageous events aren’t sticking as hard anymore.