Trump assassination attempt.

[Mottie]

The shooter missed. Just got him in the ear. Someone is looking out for him.

Live updates: Bandaged Trump gets rapturous welcome at Republican convention

The former president makes his first public appearance since the attempted assassination, arriving with a bandaged ear to cheers and applause.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[motorbiking]

that is as close as you can get, I would say.

 

[Mottie]

Yep. Another inch……

 

[Mottie]

What a cock up. All sketchy at the moment. Appears that the shooter was on the roof of a barn just over 100 metres away. Some people claimed to have seen him crawling about beforehand and pointed him out to police who did nothing. A police/secret service sniper was on a roof nearby and started shooting back. A few people in the crowd were hit but so far no fatalities have been mentioned.

 

[ellal]

Ironically a few months ago...

"Former President Donald Trump, the Republican frontrunner in the 2024 presidential race, said on Friday he had firmly protected gun rights while in the White House and vowed if re-elected to undo all restrictions enacted by President Joe Biden"

I guess he nearly 'took one for the team' (The NRA)

 

[fillyboy]

The former president was showing off a chart of border crossing numbers when the shots, at least five, were fired. Trump was seen holding his ear and got down on the ground. Agents quickly created a shield around him. When he finally stood, his face bloodied, he pumped his fist to cheering supporters. Trump and his motorcade left the scene and he was checked into a medical facility.

The attack was the most serious attempt to assassinate a president or presidential candidate since Ronald Reagan was shot in 1981.


Probably not worth bothering with an election now, Donald's already won.

 

[ellal]

A few people in the crowd were hit but so far no fatalities have been mentioned.

Reported ages ago, 1 dead and 2 critically injured.

 

[ellal]

Probably not worth bothering with an election now, Donald's already won.

Possibly...

But given your 'thumbs up', do you then approve of the US having a president who supported an attempt at sedition that left 5 people dead?

 

[Brigadier]

Nicked his ear?

False flag?

Blood bag?

Plenty there for conspiracists of all hues

 

[ellal]

Interestingly it's being reported that the shooter was a registered republican...

But given that it's such a divisive period in a country awash with guns and fanaticism, one wonders how many more will die

 

[Brigadier]

The shooter has been named as

Thomas Matthew Crooks.

deMoCraT

Coincidence?

 

[Stivino]

Close, but no cigar.

 

[ReganAndCarter]

Ironically a few months ago...

"Former President Donald Trump, the Republican frontrunner in the 2024 presidential race, said on Friday he had firmly protected gun rights while in the White House and vowed if re-elected to undo all restrictions enacted by President Joe Biden"

I guess he nearly 'took one for the team' (The NRA)

Past experience shows that banning guns doesn't stop our politicians being harmed.

Only this month a whole political party was slaughtered at the election.

 

[martygturner]

The shooter has been named as

Thomas Matthew Crooks.

deMoCraT

Coincidence?

err he was a registered republican voter....

 

[motorbiking]

It doesn’t matter what measure he took to blend in with republicans, he’s now a dead ex-stupid young man who just threw his life away trying kill another.

One thing great about the U.K., when Labour won there were no riots, no protest. Just calm transfer of power to the next. The majority didn’t vote Labour, but we accept democracy.