Just an inch to the right
How are the Dems going to top this?
Assassin leaves a banana peel in front of Biden.
That’s no attempt, that’s instant death.
Your man here’s going to go (even more) mental when he gets back in.
How the flap of a butterfly wing can change history.
Seems appropriate to drop this here:
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/the-reichstag-fire
On February 27, 1933, the German parliament (Reichstag) building burned down. The Nazi leadership and its coalition partners used the fire to claim that Communists were planning a violent uprising. They claimed that emergency legislation was needed to prevent this. The resulting act, commonly known as the Reichstag Fire Decree, abolished a number of constitutional protections and paved the way for Nazi dictatorship.
Does it sound like a suppressed .22 to anyone else?
Hard to tell because it’s a recording, but yeah I was thinking something very small like a 22 short or a high powered BB gun.
Apparently the shooter was in the crowd, which means it wasn’t a long gun of any kind. Probably a pistol, something small enough to conceal. 22 makes sense.
.22 is small caliber, even for a pistol.
100% staged. There was a wall of people behind him, someone would’ve gotten shot no matter what angle the shots came from. I’m betting blank rounds and a fake blood pack that Trump activated when he put his hand up to his ear.
One dead in addition to the shooter, multiple wounded
Thanks. I spoke too soon.
There are moments in history that completely change the course of events for decades to come. We just witnessed literal inches between two possibly extremely different futures. Very strange feeling.
As much as I loathe the guy, I think we all dodged a bullet.
If he died of natural causes last month I don’t think the MAGAts would have rallied behind Desantis, or whomever got the nomination. I’m not saying they wouldn’t have voted for them, just that the excitement wouldn’t be there.
If this has succeeded, the supporters would have transferred and been even more pumped up. And sympathy from those weird fuck undecideds could make the difference, not just in the presidency, but both chambers of Congress, and for their policy goals too.
Riding the wake of an assassination the draconian shit they would push through could have been far worse than anything Trump would have been able to accomplish in a second term.
Take civil rights legislation in the 60s; a lot of what LBJ accomplished was credited to the national feeling after the Kennedy assassination. Would JFK have been able to accomplish all that if he had served eight years with public sentiment toward civil rights being divided?
It sucks that this is boosting his chances in November. But a martyr, a new figurehead, and a more energized base could have been far worse.
Take civil rights legislation in the 60s; a lot of what LBJ accomplished was credited to the national feeling after the Kennedy assassination. Would JFK have been able to accomplish all that if he had served eight years with public sentiment toward civil rights being divided?
I think the same thing about the Apollo program. Kennedy gave that speech and then died, and now not only did we have to beat the Russians we had to do it for a beloved slain president.
There’s also an episode of Red Dwarf where they go back in time and convince Kennedy to be the second shooter on the grassy knoll, because his survival would have started WWIII.
It’s not like the Japanese Prime Minister (and former Prime Ministers) don’t have security, but the disparity of security compared to US Secret Service protected individuals is huge.
The fact that the killer managed to get so close to Abe without being screened is indicative of the fact that such an attack was so unexpected in Japan.
I mean they guy grazed Trump, so it’s not like secret service prevented the shooting.
True, I’m just saying that if someone wants to assassinate a current or former American President, that would be a massively more difficult hit.
The Abe killer was unscreened (like everyone else in attendance), and managed to walk directly up to Abe from behind and fire shots from 7, then only 5 metres away.
Regardless, meme funny.
doohickey remains undefeated
No I saw the video, they did a group hug first
libs: this man will be the next hitler
also libs: I stand with trump after this appalling act
Libs: Violence is never acceptable, even if Trump is an immediate threat to harm countless people.
Also libs: Let’s all thank the Secret Service for immediately killing the shooter.
also libs: I stand with trump after this appalling act
Hard disagree. From what I’m reading, politicians are condemning an attempt at homicide, nothing more. Voters are following suit.
I seriously do not understand the “My idealogical rival got shot at, I now endorse my idealogical rival.” take. Nobody that isn’t already voting for Trump LIKES Trump.
I now endorse my idealogical rival.
I’m confused. Who is endorsing Trump? Clearly you don’t mean wishing the man well or condemning this attempt on his life?
also libs: I stand with trump after this appalling act
I too love spreading disinformation propaganda online
What disinformation? These peckerwood democrats LITERALLY CAME OUT IMMEDIATELY AFTER to condemn the ‘violence’ against someone they don’t consider “enemies”. After ALL THE BULLSHIT SPOKEN OVER THE LAST EIGHT YEARS.
What disinformation, cac? These parties are the same wing on the same bird.
Condemning politica violence is not voting for a candidate you were napkin
Yes, after spending eight years talking about ‘existential enemy’ this and ‘democracy is on the line’ that; you can’t have it both ways you erectile failure. Literal dickhead trying to play that game.
“murder is cool when it’s against the guys I don’t like”
I don’t want him alive either but saying that libs are going to vote for him over this is purely fiction.
If you don’t expect everybody working in politics to condemn political violence then I don’t know what the fuck you could possibly expect.
“I condemn violence against my rival.” is not “I endorse Trump.” How stupid do you have to be to equivicate those?
They’re tankies lol, willing patsies for disinformation.
Incredible
what a bunch of cowards
Best president hands down
Bush dodged better.
That’s why when throwing things at US president you should use something with more AOEThis is why range time and affordability of the caliber you practice with is still important
So the shooter was accurate enough to wing him in the ear from outside the event, but also wild enough to hit people in the crowd, ok then…
Are you trying to imply that it was staged and that they shot Trump’s ear for plausibility? If you want to make a conspiracy theory, at least make it believable.
I was freaking scared when I saw lots of people in my country was cheering Trump’s ralley. It’s not even the old people, they were in their 20s-30s. If Trump succeeds, I don’t see it going well in my country as well… How do I survive in a fascist country? Sad.
Don’t worry,its’s not just the US. Many 3rd world countries are dealing with the same problem if not worse. Otherwise why would so many migrate to US despite it’s healthcare prices and the growing gap between the wealthy and poor?
Trump isn’t a fascist, he decentralized a ton of shit while in office, Trudeau is far closer to a fascist than Trump will ever be.
The word “privatization” originates with describing the economic policy of Nazi Germany
How do I survive in a fascist country? Sad.
With a gun, plenty of ammunition, and disciplined range time. Hell, join a gun club before the right starts pushing for tighter gun control.
Holy shit
