Assassination attempt on Trump, 13th July 2024

[JimW]

"Yeah i did and i'm immune so fuck you!"

 

[weltweit]

Bored with this now - Shots fired - missed - trump makes photo op that might go viral - USA in turmoil - gun control not affected - loonie tunes ..

 

[not a trot]

Farage on the Beeb blaming lefty media.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Farage on the Beeb blaming lefty media.

I'm sure the BBC is rigorously calling him out on his sources and reasoning, as always.

 

[Karl Masks]

I'm a bit unsure of US political systems, but doesn't registering as a Republican (or Democrat) give you the ability to vote the the primaries for that party? So in theory, you could sign up to vote for the least worse Republican in the primaries, then vote Dem in the big election?

But like I say, I'm not all that about US "democracy", so I might be talking out my arse

Thomas Crooks?

Puns incoming

 

[Idris2002]

I'm not convinced that he's not involved. He's a devious cunt.

He's a pigshit thick moron.

 

[Karl Masks]

On the plus side the pound will end up doing well against the dollar. On the downside, environmental issues are fucked. . . . But on the upside again, the nuclear apocalypse will make that less of an issue.

but on the downside our radioactive children will hjave to mortgage their remaining fertile non mutated genes in an economy based on the value of cockroaches. On the plus side global warming won't be the main issue as Neo Fascist Britannia is plunged into a decades long nuclear winter. Skating on the Thames anyone?

 

[Pickman's model]

I'm not convinced that he's not involved. He's a devious cunt.

Tbh I wouldn't trust my life to a 20 year auld from 165m away

 

[weepiper]

It's a photo and a half.

 

[dessiato]

Tbh I wouldn't trust my life to a 20 year auld from 165m away

I wouldn't trust an American with a gun.

 

[A380]

Well, that's the election in the bag then isn't it.

 

[Favelado]

So, I’m winning in all the polls… My opponent is having a real-time mental meltdown that guarantees my victory…

I know I’ll stage an assassination attempt on my life where a bullet actually hits me but doesn’t kill me and takes out some of the public. Definite winner and a great idea.

 

[xenon]

I'm not convinced that he's not involved. He's a devious cunt.

Oh come on. It’s just ridiculous. Do you think the shooter in such a conspiracy just thought yeah fine I’ll have a go and then you can kill me. Apart from anything else.

 

[A380]

Not a conspiracy, just the luck of trump again.

 

[pbsmooth]

So, I’m winning in all the polls… My opponent is having a real-time mental meltdown that guarantees my victory…

I know I’ll stage an assassination attempt on my life where a bullet actually hits me but doesn’t kill me and takes out some of the public. Definite winner and a great idea.

The bullet didn’t hit him! It was broken glass apparently.

Amazing how long he paused on stage to do his fist pump. That’s quite ballsy. Do you think they had been told the shooter was dead? Almost impressed at the know how to soak up that moment and get the iconic photo.

 

[Rob Ray]

Seriously the idea this is a false flag op is bonkers. Trump would absolutely never just waffle on waiting for someone to hopefully get close while not accidentally killing him, use some common sense folks.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Tbf being shot is a serious event for anyone, it will have a psychological affect on him and it will be interesting to see how he handles it . I suspect at least outwardly and initially in his usual bigly manner but the true impact may take some time to become apparent.

Yeah, although he obviously has a lot of the pomp and bluster, he's also shown himself to be of quite a nervous/apprehensive disposition about a lot of things (sometimes quite reasonably, tbh).

As you say, amongst all the horror of what is likely about to unfold, will be interesting to see how he himself handles it long term.

 

[danny la rouge]

Aye. Have to agree, the conspiracy stuff is nonsense.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Skating on the Thames anyone?

A lot of that was also to do with the old london bridge that practically worked as a dam. Last frost fair was about 15 years before the bridge was removed.
Things will have to get lifelessly cold before it happens. . . . not that I am ruling that out.

 

[RD2003]

Poll shows that more Americans now support violence to stop Trump than back violence in his favour.


'A survey conducted in late June from the University of Chicago found that there is now more support for violence against Trump (10% of American adults, or 26 million people) compared with violence in favor of Trump (6.9%, or 18 million people). Until January, the survey showed there was more support for violence in favor of Trump.

And of the 26 million American adults who support violence to prevent Trump from regaining the presidency, more than 30% own guns and almost 80% have access to internet organizational tools.'

Trump rally shooting comes amid rise in support for political violence

Research shows more Americans support violence to stop a second Trump presidency than back violence in his favor

www.theguardian.com

 

[frogwoman]

It possibly isn't a great idea expressing support for an attempt to assassinate an American president on here tbh

 

[Kevbad the Bad]

Well I never did. In a country awash with guns, where ordinary people get shot dead every day of the week, someone tries to shoot a public figure. In this case, of course, a public figure who supports the idea of his country being awash with guns. Almost predictable.

 

[Kevbad the Bad]

It possibly isn't a great idea expressing support for an attempt to assassinate an American president on here tbh

What about someone who isn't an American president?

 

[barlimo]

I's done Trump no end end of good, now he'll be able spout on about it for ever.

 

[lazythursday]

So the only way to save this election right now is for Biden to be shot to pieces by a guy in a MAGA hat. If I was the democrats I'd be busy organising a whole load of public appearances with good lines of sight to grassy knolls across the nation.

 

[8ball]

Amazing how long he paused on stage to do his fist pump. That’s quite ballsy.

Assuming it was deliberate, as opposed to disarray or a bit of shock.

Maybe a bit like some of the 9/11 photos - some of the opportunities were purely circumstantial and not down to some genius stage management by Bin Laden.

Edit: one Graun article suggests they knew the shooter was down at this point

 

[Smokeandsteam]

I’m

Disappointing to see mad conspiracy stuff from Urb posters

It is. Also, a quick scan of Twitter this morning ends once and for all the argument that conspiraloons are all on the right.

 

[The39thStep]

Oops

 

[two sheds]

Not unexpected though, it's been growing on here for years.

I blame the CIA

 

[teqniq]

Wrt to conspiracy nonsense this is a sensible take worth reading:

Cool heads needed as political fringe dwellers spread disinformation after Trump shooting | Donald Trump | The Guardian

Partisans on the left and the right are weaponizing the attack and spreading lies faster than journalists can offer facts to counter them

amp.theguardian.com