Assassination attempt on Trump, 13th July 2024

[Boo Radley75]

The most surprising part of the assassination attempt, I found, was learning that Beaker from the muppets was an eyewitness and is a MAGA supporter.

 

[nogojones]

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

Yeah, Twitter gets a much better reach

 

[Aladdin]

I suppose, having just been shot, it didn’t occur to him to ‘take a moment’ to think about peace…

If he wants to be president then he has to think beyond himself.
The guy is a moron.
His immediate reaction is "fight fight fight" without knowing who he is fighting. He's a "me me me" guy. He couldn't give a fuck about the people there.

 

[SpookyFrank]

I thought Farage was boycotting the BBC. Lying toad keeps on lying.

If someone made a public announcement that they were boycotting me, I'd probably not invite them round for tea a week later but that's just me.

 

[SpookyFrank]

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

I don't support assassination attempts on Donald Trump.

I only support successful assassinations of Donald Trump.

 

[Spymaster]

How does that make him a moron? Looks like an astute move to me, judging by the photos of him that will now be on all tomorrow’s front pages

Yep. Superb bit of PR and actually, admirable quick thinking given he'd just been shot.

 

[nightowl]

Sadly I think the fist pump image will win the election.

 

[8ball]

I don't support assassination attempts on Donald Trump.

I only support successful assassinations of Donald Trump.

As the CIA handler said to the shooter in the briefing…

 

[Orang Utan]

I don't support assassination attempts on Donald Trump.

I only support successful assassinations of Donald Trump.

Do you think a successful assassination attempt would make the situation better?
I can understand that fleeting feeling of him getting his just deserts, but how is it something to be applauded beyond that?

 

[The39thStep]

Some thoughtful insights about the 'bigger ' picture that we shouldn't overlook

 

[klang]

what's the point in a one world army?

 

[imposs1904]

of course there are people who wish to bring things to a crisis point, for example

Boogaloo movement - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

"adherents say they are preparing for, or seek to incite, a second American Civil War or second American Revolution which they call "the boogaloo" or "the boog"

Originally read that as the Juggalo Movement and got the fear that, come the revolution, we'd all be forced to listen to Insane Clown Posse albums.

 

[8ball]

Sadly I think the fist pump image will win the election.

I’m not sure why someone who wasn’t going to vote for Trump is now going to vote for him because of this.

I think it will embolden the nuttiest elements of his existing base, though.

 

[bluescreen]

Yep. Superb bit of PR and actually, admirable quick thinking given he'd just been shot.

Photographic credit due to Evan Vucci, as someone noted upthread

 

[Steel Icarus]

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

I watched it half an hour afterwards and some agent says they got the shooter before Trump says "wait, wait" and raises his fist

 

[imposs1904]

Some thoughtful insights about the 'bigger ' picture that we shouldn't overlook

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What the fuck do they put in the tea in the Southampton dressing room?

 

[Karl Masks]

Fair dos.

cooked as in confused, gone, away with the clouds, to be unsubtle. Prone to calling your allies by the names of your enemies one might say

 

[8ball]

I watched it half an hour afterwards and some agent says they got the shooter before Trump says "wait, wait" and raises his fist

Yeah, that’s my understanding now too.

 

[Gromit]

what's the point in a one world army?

They get to be world champions at it?
Like with American football.

 

[ska invita]

NY Times reckon theyve got a photo of the bullet, post-ear

 

[imposs1904]

I’m not sure why someone who wasn’t going to vote for Trump is now going to vote for him because of this.

I think it will embolden the nuttiest elements of his existing base, though.

Sadly, it shows the prick to be virile and all that bollocks. It's not just Trump true believers who will lap that up.

 

[Monte]

Except if he had been standing a millimetre to his right it would have been the Big Adiós. Too many uncontrollable variables for this to be a flag of the false variety.

You guys don't watch enough Jonathan Creek.
Trump could have had a hole punch in his hand and nicked himself as he ducked.

 

[imposs1904]

NY Times reckon theyve got a photo of the bullet, post-ear

That's not a bullet. That's a chemitrail. The plot thickens.

 

[Septimus Rufiji]

what's the point in a one world army?

 

[Rimbaud]

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 this increases the possibility quite dramatically of the realisation of our worst fears of a a second Trump term being marked by violent repression of political opposition.

 

[Ax^]

right wing American "shoot your local pedophile"


no not that one *shocked Pikachu face's"

 

[frogwoman]

Do we know anything more about the shooter other than he was a republican?

 

[nogojones]

Does anyone remember the JFK reloaded game.

JFK Reloaded [2004] [Full] : Traffic Games : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Full version of JFK Reloaded from 2004, a JFK assassination simulatorArchived website available here:...

archive.org

If there was ever a time for an update

 

[Aladdin]

Yep. Superb bit of PR and actually, admirable quick thinking given he'd just been shot.

Trump showed that he is only interested in himself.
He didn't and doesn't put the country first. If he had a grain of "statesmanship" in his body he would not have shouted "fight fight fight" ... its a weird response to a cut ear. I mean... who yells that? Except for stupid kids at a playground brawl. He is beyond thick. Nothing admirable about it. He is a narcissistic selfish twat.

Eta. His response was akin to an episode of the Simpsons.

 

[nightowl]

Pretty crap marksman if he couldn't hit that giant, wobbling tub of lard.