2024 US Presidential Election

[SGR]

i hope they both die before the election

But honestly i feel like Trump team staged the shooting. The way he immediately jumped up with the closed fist seemed a bit on the nose lol. Is hard to believe after being shot at, his first instinct is to play to the crowd. Well, second instinct tbf. His first instinct was to find his shoes.

"Immediately jumped up" - it took about a full minute from the time Trump went down after shots were fired and when Secret Service brought him back up. Here's the raw video:

Trump, given his knowledge and participation in professional wrestling events, probably understands the optical advantages and benefits of blading. He realized he was bleeding and saw an opportunity in terms of photo ops. He knew the cameras were going to be everywhere and likely provide him an optical advantage. The idea though that he'd pursue this path after experiencing an apparent assassination attempt undoubtedly draws some scrutiny. 2016 proved, if nothing else, that he knows full well how to play the media game.

While the left will claim it was staged, or it was a false flag, all drawn up to give Trump a big optical win, you'd have to wonder if this was the case: "Why now?", given that the Democrats are in turmoil and Biden has had a really rough few weeks and the media has been all but completely focused on him and his shortcomings. If they were to stage something like this, wouldn't it make more sense to stage it closer to Election Day rather than before the RNC has even happened?

On the other side, Republicans will point to the report of the guy who claimed he reported seeing the shooter 'bear crawling' on the roof with a rifle to police and Secret Service and was ignored, and point to that badly timed (and phrased) quote from Biden about Trump being 'in the bullseye', and spin their own deep-state conspiracies.

The battle lines are being drawn. But we still need more info.

[Jwb]

I wasn't being serious that I think it was staged by the Trump team. I'm sure it was some retard who thought he was saving democracy.

[SGR]

I wasn't being serious that I think it was staged by the Trump team. I'm sure it was some retard who thought he was saving democracy.

Sorry bro. It's almost impossible to tell these days between what's serious and what isn't. It'll be interesting to see the drip-feed of info from our always 'reliable' intelligence agencies about this dude.

I'm sure he'll be a 'lone wolf', and he'll of course, surprise, surprise, be someone who was, prior to the shooting, 'known to the FBI'.

Guy's name was 'Thomas Matthew Crooks' - and below, you can see a photo capture of him after he was killed:

"Blood on dead body"

[close]

[SGR]

If Trump's team doesn't capitalize on this assassination attempt by making reference to Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield's fight where Tyson bit Holyfield's ear, that's a complete missed opportunity

Tyson is a Trump fan - make something original and funny out of it.

[DJChameleon]

Sorry bro. It's almost impossible to tell these days between what's serious and what isn't. It'll be interesting to see the drip-feed of info from our always 'reliable' intelligence agencies about this dude.

I'm sure he'll be a 'lone wolf', and he'll of course, surprise, surprise, be someone who was, prior to the shooting, 'known to the FBI'.

Guy's name was 'Thomas Matthew Crooks' - and below, you can see a photo capture of him after he was killed:

"Blood on dead body"

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Yeah I guess he was a registered Republican. Of course he's gonna get pushed under the rug as a lone wolf.

[jimmy jazz]

Sorry bro. It's almost impossible to tell these days between what's serious and what isn't. It'll be interesting to see the drip-feed of info from our always 'reliable' intelligence agencies about this dude.

I'm sure he'll be a 'lone wolf', and he'll of course, surprise, surprise, be someone who was, prior to the shooting, 'known to the FBI'.

Guy's name was 'Thomas Matthew Crooks' - and below, you can see a photo capture of him after he was killed:

"Blood on dead body"

[close]

Can't believe you'd posted that pic 

Like something from Liveleak.

[DJChameleon]

The only way to counter this is for Biden to stage his car that he's getting in to get blown up.

[Psy-Fi]

The only way to counter this is for Biden to stage his car that he's getting in to get blown up.

[Lexi Darling]

I don't wish the bullet had killed him, I understand how that would only cause more chaos. But most of the people I see making posts wishing that are terrified queer people trying their best to process the impending inevitability of the widespread suffering they will be experiencing under Trump 2, and I'm not going to get on a moral high horse about them venting that, considering, for example, Trump supporters have spent the last 2 years wishing death upon trans people every single day. They're out on twitter in full force right now, making the most hateful, inhuman comments imaginable.

I don't think we need to play nice for people who laugh and celebrate when trans people are murdered.

[Lucem Ferre]

You know how many innocent Afghanistan civilians Trump has killed with drones?

Yeah, I don't pearl clutch at people wishing these politicians dead.

[Psy-Fi]

Can't believe this has happened.

I'm not surprised that it happened. If anything, I thought someone would've tried it before this.

The one thing that I can't believe, is that the Secret Service didn't secure the roof of that building across from the stage where Trump was located. That building should've been one of the first spots that they thoroughly inspected and stationed agents in and on top of before the event started.

The person in charge of security should be fired if they haven't been already.

[degrassi.knoll]

Major fuck up by USSS. Just goes to show job complacency and incompetence exists at every level.


Imagine being so intellectually smol that you are unable to condemn political violence smdh. Rise above motherfuckers or at least shut up and do some quiet self reflection. Your edgy takes are identical to my liberal auntie's on Facebook. Congrats.

[SGR]

With the Democrats recent run of luck, I was thinking a Dem staged car bombing would go more like this, and Biden would uncharacteristically (at this point in his life) have a moment of deep intuition, and he wouldn't end up even getting near the car. 

[Jwb]

Sorry bro. It's almost impossible to tell these days between what's serious and what isn't. It'll be interesting to see the drip-feed of info from our always 'reliable' intelligence agencies about this dude.

I'm sure he'll be a 'lone wolf', and he'll of course, surprise, surprise, be someone who was, prior to the shooting, 'known to the FBI'.

Guy's name was 'Thomas Matthew Crooks' - and below, you can see a photo capture of him after he was killed:

"Blood on dead body"

[close]

I think realistically the lone wolf angle is most likely but it's not like you can't very easily spin that back onto the media lol. Anyone who watches MSNBC for long enough will eventually come to the same conclusion as the shooter did. If Trump is going to destroy democracy with project 2025 then why is this a bad move?

[Drjohnrock]

As fans of The Fall know, the band once had a guitarist named Tommy Crooks.  I hope he doesn't receive too many comments along the lines of "Hey, are you related to/the father of that Yank who shot Trump?  Ha ha ha!"