I think also the expected behavior of someone who just had a bullet in the close vicinity of their head is for that person to keep their frickin head down in case there are more bullets on the way. But Trump, being a malignant narcissist, didn't behave like the SS expected. His political instincts overrode his survival instincts so he popped his head up for a photo op. And don't get me wrong, I hate the guy, but it was a pretty amazing photo. I don't know how he does it but I wish a Democrat had half of those political instincts. Anyways, incompetent SS plus narcissist candidate made that photo opportunity happen.
Trump is incredibly image conscious and knows how to play to the camera. Along with his shamelessness, it's one of his genuine political skills.
Oh, THIS will be especially juicy once MAGA whines about FB bots taking away their "freedoms" of speeches and all that.
Yeah, that definitely helps a lot. Like I said...I'm not playing a conspiracy theory here, but for some reason, I thought the shooting angle was more towards his one o'clock position (when facing the podium.) It wasn't. It was more towards his four o'clock position when facing the podium.
Watching the Cheatle testimony. Wow…she is bad. Like just about every other cop leader…her priorities are protecting cops…good or bad…no matter what. Moskowitz was unimpressed Congressman Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., joins chorus of lawmakers calling on Secret Service director to resign.pic.twitter.com/0asS0YzfJp— Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) July 22, 2024
Unions, for better or worse, will absolutely trip over their own to defend their members. But generally, they're...good?
Looks like the head of the USSS is resigning. She must have gotten the “resign or be fired” marching orders.
I’m reminded of how women get to become a CEO of a corporation only when it’s ********ed up. The SS is the government equivalent.
Trump is still out there talking about Hannibal Lecter. Maybe the shooter was trying to impress Jodie Foster.
Isn't Hannibal good friends with Frederick Douglas? I hear he's doing some great things now and really moving up in the world.
Ok, I know what is going on. Trump turns on the TV, stars scrolling through the streaming services, and an hour later he still hasn't found anything so he picks his go-to TV series, Hannibal which he is rewatching for the 5th time. And he doesn't have anyone to talk to about it so he talks to his audiences. I do the same, but my go-to show is Leverage which I am now rewatching for the 10th time. Someone introduce Trump to Leverage. It will make him a better person.
For those who are excited about AI-- this damn thing absolutely refused to let me spell "Cannibal" correctly. Kept trying to make it "cannabinol."
Someone took a photo of Trump's ear without the bandage and there was no visible scar, 2 weeks after a bullet (allegedly) tore through part of his ear. Conspiracy theories abound and this just adds to it, but it does seem pretty weird (there's that word again). I've had run of the mill cuts from doing yardwork than have taken longer to heal than that. Makes me wonder if his rassilin connections somehow managed to get him a packet of fake blood...
The fact that some guy died and 2 others were hurt makes it hard to believe it was a conspiracy, but if it weren't for that, it would be just like Trump to stage something like this to make him look as tough as he wishes he could be in real life.
There are a lot of leftie accounts…including rather prominent ones…that continue to push this. Personally I don’t get what they think they're accomplishing with this…and why they continue to make this a discussion point. Getting grazed by a bullet isn’t something that never happens. If Trump wants to call getting grazed on the ear “being shot” or “taking a bullet”…fine…let him. If you want to push back…say “you either got grazed or hit by shrapnel..:but judging by the wound your kinda a pussy for making that big a deal about it”. But I wouldn’t even go there . because their insistence on pushing this is leading to conspiracy theories that just aren’t ********ing healthy. I enjoy being part of the party of reality….not the party of conspiracies theories. No this wasn’t staged. No this wasn’t a set up for Trump to magically survive an assassination attempt while others in the crowd were killed. No this wasn’t an inside job. He didn’t use a blood packet. He was shot at and something hit him. It doesn’t matter what. Only lunatics think otherwise. And while the most influential accounts aren’t overtly pushing conspiracies…they’re definitely “just asking questions” and if they don’t know exactly what they’re doing they should.
The annihilation of truth is very disturbing. On the other hand, it would be funny if we had to force Trump into making a statement that he is not actually a lizard who can grow back body cells.