Donald Trump Assassination Attempt

[SurlyGator 959]

Yeah, this doesn't look good for the Secret Service...

[YGIFS 19458]

Yeah, it is starting to sound like it was real ammo fired from a fixed position.  Not just some close-up air gun all willy-nilly style.  got a long week of bullshit ahead of us.  

But I remember how distraught so many of you were when James Garfield was shot and some Americans were happy about it.  I know that must have been terribly painful for some of you.  

[StassneyHorn 6766]

This is a prime example of blading, and it’s still real to me dammit

 

[Horn Dogg 4289]

When I saw the red banner across the top, I thought someone must have started a rumor that Arch Manning was going to transfer or something.  

[Red Five 41703]

They immediately shot and killed the guy, who was shooting from a roof 150 yards away? Impressive if true. 

 

[Message Board User 12405]

 

[Rip76 5022]

15 minutes ago, Neonmoon said:

This attempt is a consequence of Trump’s increasing rhetoric of violence 

Like Kennedy and Reagan?

[Neonmoon 38130]

2 minutes ago, HRSchenker said:

This is one of those moments in American history where you know things have changed forever but just don't know what exactly has changed. God help us. 

[3adays 454]

From Reddit this is supposedly the shooter after being killed by Secret Service 

 

[Judge Roybeanbag 11860]

5 minutes ago, hobbes2702 said:

Lester Holt just said the shooter was firing from outside the perimeter in an elevated position. How the hell could that have happened? What is the secret service doing?

Lester Holt ?  Seriously?  I’d Dan Rather but…. This whole timeline is just nuts.  

[TexArcher 39037]

8 minutes ago, Captainant said:

It just doesn't fit at all with my mental model of the SS or trump - a supposedly tactically competent bodyguards failing to protect a famous coward, who stands back up to face an unseen sniper? Wtf is going on?

It does beg some questions.

Either this is a legit assassination attempt, or it's something bizarre and in a weird way maybe even worse.

This feels like a bad turning point.

[Captainant 28507]

4 minutes ago, Message Board User said:

This is either gross negligence or something much, much worse.

 

This is the wild shit I'm talking about. It takes effort to fuck up this profoundly 

[staboner 5084]

this is so on point for the Sim. Next up is the grandstanding on how violence is how the left will intimidate you, steal your vote, and will kill you if Biden wins. I am just curious about good the acting comes off.

I'm out. my brain can't take this soap opera of stupidity. Ya'll homies fight the good fight, whatever that looks like. 

[SKJ 1317]

I really don't have much sadness that when someone who constantly cracks up the rhetoric and when a group of people respond to that in the way MAGA has, when that comes home to roost...

I just don't want to have to prep for a civil war

[used2b 249]

What will his bandage look like during his speech next week?

[Captainant 28507]

4 minutes ago, StassneyHorn said:

This is a prime example of blading, and it’s still real to me dammit

 

Threw a dang ol potato at the heel

[A-Tex Devil 2496]

The false flag shit doesn’t make any sense.  Biden administration will be investigating it.   His SS and local police was just inept.  Speaks to the SS members that are on his detail. 

[McCroskey 1510]

This overhead helicopter or drone camera showing the entire scene shows just how badly the secret service fucked up.

[Neonmoon 38130]

Just now, Rip76 said:

Like Kennedy and Reagan?

Did Kennedy or Reagan mock political opponents for getting beat with a hammer? Did they say if they didn’t get elected, the country will cease to exist?

maybe think before posting 

[David Dennison 19518]

3 minutes ago, Rip76 said:

Like Kennedy and Reagan?

[Pato del Muerto 53449]

Is someone actually dead?  My first thought was it’s a work. 

[Lou_Sassle 2995]

Just now, Neonmoon said:

Did Kennedy or Reagan mock political opponents for getting beat with a hammer? Did they say if they didn’t get elected, the country will cease to exist?

maybe think before posting 

That goes both ways, chief. 

[Celery Man 21094]

I saw the picture of Trump with the bloody ear and honestly thought it was AI generated clickbait. fuck, man.

[hookemATL 12240]

3 minutes ago, staboner said:

this is so on point for the Sim. Next up is the grandstanding on how violence is how the left will intimidate you, steal your vote, and will kill you if Biden wins. I am just curious about good the acting comes off.

I'm out. my brain can't take this soap opera of stupidity. Ya'll homies fight the good fight, whatever that looks like. 

Nukes?

[hobbes2702 13435]

Rally attendee talking about the world needing to come together and stop all the hate. 

[mdmost 43944]

1 minute ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Is someone actually dead?  My first thought was it’s a work. 

Yes, a bystander and a 2nd person is in critical condition. 

[Radical Larry 28819]

1 minute ago, Neonmoon said:

 

maybe think before posting 

This place would be dead. 

[Neonmoon 38130]

Just now, Lou_Sassle said:

That goes both ways, chief. 

Use your words 

[mchookem 16765]

1 minute ago, A-Tex Devil said:

The false flag shit doesn’t make any sense.  Biden administration will be investigating it.   His SS and local police was just inept.  Speaks to the SS members that are on his detail. 

so he continues to be surrounded by incompetent dummies. 

[Dark Horse 2422]

1 minute ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Is someone actually dead?  My first thought was it’s a work. 

Yes, 1 dead 1 critical

[hobbes2702 13435]

1 minute ago, Lou_Sassle said:

That goes both ways, chief. 

You’re a big thinker huh

[Hank Kingsley 21747]

SIAP 

 

[Captainant 28507]

2 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Is someone actually dead?  My first thought was it’s a work. 

It is appearing more and more to have been a shoot 

Edited July 14 by Captainant
Edit: no pun intended. Wrestling lingo

[Degenerate Gardner 4157]

My only question is: exactly how much in danger was Trump?

 

I mean, I have a LOT of follow up questions to that one, but they would probably get me banned.

[David Dennison 19518]

Just now, mchookem said:

so he continues to be surrounded by incompetent dummies. 

[Neonmoon 38130]

Just now, Hank Kingsley said:

SIAP 

 

Did he have protective glass in front of him?

[CoTex 1177]

Objectively,

Law Enforcement let a man with a rifle get off a free shot at the person most likely, or second most likely, to be the next president of the USA.

That man got off at least one shot and missed by what, an inch?

This is a big fucking deal in many directions.

1.  Law enforcement failure.  Plain and simple.  You don’t put this person somewhere where people can take rifle shots at them.

2. Threat to peaceful transfer of power in USA.  Like him or not, we decide leaders at ballot box, not with violence.

3.  Potentially a trigger for other bad behavior?  Someone out there is angry and thinking about revenge.

4.  Message to our allies and enemies?  They’re always watching.

Things like this change the course of history.  Does Trump emerge a sympathetic person to some voters?

Does this affect him mentally?

Does this limit future rallies?

 

[Ted Lange 16406]

1 minute ago, Hank Kingsley said:

SIAP 

 

 

[mdmost 43944]

Just now, Neonmoon said:

Did he have protective glass in front of him?

Teleprompter

[hobbes2702 13435]

Just now, Neonmoon said:

Did he have protective glass in front of him?

Teleprompter is what I heard

[Hookah Horns 3089]

15 minutes ago, TexArcher said:

100% this.

I'm still processing it, as we all are, but anybody celebrating this is an idiot and an asshole.  Somebody just took a shot at a former president.

People are celebrating a failed attempt? I haven't seen it but can't imagine why anyone would be happy about it. 

[closetohumping 17803]

[MNLonghornFUKM 8975]

How in the flying fuck is this guy allowed to set up shop on rooftop??

[Surly Bevo 25717]

So how does it work?  By reports (which I realize can change) suspected shooter is on roof 150ish yards away that isn't being covered with boots on the ground and within a matter of seconds he is taken down?  So does SS have snipers covering said roof and if so wouldn't they have seen somebody up there before shots get fired?  If no snipers and no boots on ground on roof how does somebody get taken down that fast?  

[hobbes2702 13435]

1 minute ago, CoTex said:

 

2. Threat to peaceful transfer of power in USA.  Like him or not, we decide leaders at ballot box, not with violence.

 

Y’all gotta stop saying this with a straight face 

[SKJ 1317]

1 minute ago, mdmost said:

Teleprompter

Teleprompter behind him?

[Goredho 17649]

Guy outside the rally that says he encountered the shooter and he basically alleges the SS was in on it.  Who knows what is real.

 

 

[NAVY 6969]

8 minutes ago, staboner said:

this is so on point for the Sim. Next up is the grandstanding on how violence is how the left will intimidate you, steal your vote, and will kill you if Biden wins. I am just curious about good the acting comes off.

I'm out. my brain can't take this soap opera of stupidity. Ya'll homies fight the good fight, whatever that looks like. 

You been out since moving to panda land, no? 

[hobbes2702 13435]

1 minute ago, Surly Bevo said:

So how does it work?  By reports (which I realize can change) suspected shooter is on roof 150ish yards away that isn't being covered with boots on the ground and within a matter of seconds he is taken down?  So does SS have snipers covering said roof and if so wouldn't they have seen somebody up there before shots get fired?  If no snipers and no boots on ground on roof how does somebody get taken down that fast?  

The former UN guy at the rally also said he saw barrel smoke. 

[mdmost 43944]

2 minutes ago, SKJ said:

Teleprompter behind him?

No, in front of him to the right. He had no glass protecting him. We may find out it was a pair of glasses from the person who got shot that went off towards his ear. 

Edited July 14 by mdmost