The former president ducked to the floor as shots rang out and was mobbed by Secret Service agents, while the sniper, who was killed by security forces, has been named as Thomas Matthew Crooks.
That image is not high enough quality to say that.
There is a noticably bloody area in is right upper earlobe that could be a chunk taken out by basically a 5.56 round, but again, its too crappy to be definitive.
Also this twitter poster claiming it is a bb gun is a fucking moron.
BB Guns do not have have an echoing report after the initial shot, as is easily audible from the shots that occur after the audio re equalizes when Trump goes down from the podium.
The audio sounds tinny and poppy because it is equalized for human voice in a large outdoor environment. A BB gun would not be audible whatsoever.
5.56 and .22 have nearly identical diameters of the actual bullet. .223 vs .22.
5.56 just has a lot more gunpowder behind it.
9mm is a significantly larger bullet than a .22.
Too large, in my estimation, to make the small wound in his ear, if indeed it took a chunk out.
Im going by my best guess at a wound size via images, and its currently being reported that the shooter was outside the event perimeter, meaning the shots would have been taken from likely outside the effective range of a pistol, so, while it is still a guess, I am still going with a 5.56 rifle of some kind.
Also, in my experience, common pistol rounds barely make any report as can be heard in the audio in similar conditions (large open area).
The gunshots sound tinny and plinky because the audio was set up for a speech in a loud noisy environment, watch similar audio footage of say a reporter in a warzone and you will find distant rifle rifle sounds similar.
The shooter was only 400ft away… that’s nothing and there are 9mm rifles though I’m not concrete on 9mm, it’s just the report didn’t sound like the lords caliber.
If the shots came from inside the crowd, as it currently seems they did, the rounds would have travelled at an upward angle, and could have nicked or taken out a small chunk of his ear, around where his ear is most bloody.
Trump would have had to be basically looking right at the shooter.
That would make more sense than a downward trajectory from a building or something.
But the crazies always cared about trump, they already thought the FBI doc raid was an attack on him. But those coveted low information voters swing voters? Dunno if this sticks. No national event seems to stick for more than a month. Will this drum up more Trump voters? Or will the fear of wagon circling maga voters push more dems to fall in line and show up in Nov? It’s way too far out to tell.
https://x.com/thiefkingix/status/1812263018681827338?s=42
No visible wound.
That image is not high enough quality to say that.
There is a noticably bloody area in is right upper earlobe that could be a chunk taken out by basically a 5.56 round, but again, its too crappy to be definitive.
Also this twitter poster claiming it is a bb gun is a fucking moron.
BB Guns do not have have an echoing report after the initial shot, as is easily audible from the shots that occur after the audio re equalizes when Trump goes down from the podium.
The audio sounds tinny and poppy because it is equalized for human voice in a large outdoor environment. A BB gun would not be audible whatsoever.
Didn’t sound like 556 or anything remotely decent size. Honesty sounding like small caliber like 9mm or .22
5.56 and .22 have nearly identical diameters of the actual bullet. .223 vs .22.
5.56 just has a lot more gunpowder behind it.
9mm is a significantly larger bullet than a .22.
Too large, in my estimation, to make the small wound in his ear, if indeed it took a chunk out.
Im going by my best guess at a wound size via images, and its currently being reported that the shooter was outside the event perimeter, meaning the shots would have been taken from likely outside the effective range of a pistol, so, while it is still a guess, I am still going with a 5.56 rifle of some kind.
Also, in my experience, common pistol rounds barely make any report as can be heard in the audio in similar conditions (large open area).
The gunshots sound tinny and plinky because the audio was set up for a speech in a loud noisy environment, watch similar audio footage of say a reporter in a warzone and you will find distant rifle rifle sounds similar.
The shooter was only 400ft away… that’s nothing and there are 9mm rifles though I’m not concrete on 9mm, it’s just the report didn’t sound like the lords caliber.
Obvious blood capsule is obvious- just speculating / asking questions .
So far this is the best pic I could find so far – open it in a new tab to apnews.com
That is a better pic… good on you for that!
If the shots came from inside the crowd, as it currently seems they did, the rounds would have travelled at an upward angle, and could have nicked or taken out a small chunk of his ear, around where his ear is most bloody.
Trump would have had to be basically looking right at the shooter.
That would make more sense than a downward trajectory from a building or something.
New info from TV coverage says the shooter was outside the secured area and had climbed a low nearby roof.
Edit for clarity: this is not yet confirmed, so we’ll surely hear more later
It’s over. They’re just going to show this over and over with his fist in the air now…
Maybe? But this is a nation that couldn’t be bothered to give a shit about kindergartners being mowed down. Months is forever in politics.
They don’t care about kids, they care about Trump.
But the crazies always cared about trump, they already thought the FBI doc raid was an attack on him. But those coveted low information voters swing voters? Dunno if this sticks. No national event seems to stick for more than a month. Will this drum up more Trump voters? Or will the fear of wagon circling maga voters push more dems to fall in line and show up in Nov? It’s way too far out to tell.
And this will make people who were anti-trump vote for him? Explain that logic please.
The fence sitters. The ones who were not going to vote.
All I see is hitler using this to foster support for his dictatorship.