I’ll admit, I didn’t think it was staged but I wouldn’t be surprised if it was. Of course, the attempt happened because he’s cheaper than Paulie Walnuts.
Conspiracy theory, perhaps? Maybe there wasn't a bullet but Hollywood magic. We know he has friends in the wrasslin' world.
An audience member got killed. I have the lowest opinion of the GOP in general and Trump in particular, but I think killing someone as part of the plot would be a step too far even for them.
True, but that was an unorganized gaggle of rednecks that were as surprised as anybody else of how easily they managed to break in. Most of them could not find their ass with both hands, my guess is they were more likely to hurt themselves in the process if they actually caught Pence. Pre-planning and coordinating a false flag that includes murdering an innocent bystander is a whole different level of evil.
While I don't think it was staged, you have to have a moral compass to worry about innocent bystanders. They don't. Consider GWB and his invasion of Iraq because of all the supposed WMDs that they invented. Lots of innocent bystanders died after that.
He did order the police to brutally clear out a park, including assaulting press, in open daylight so he could hold a Bible upside down. He refused to send aid to Democrat states during a pandemic because he hated them, channeling his inner Reagan. He coordinated with militias to kill his VP and Congressmen so he could stay in power. I don't think he has guts enough to have staged this incident, but he truly doesn't care about anyone but himself. He is channeling Lord Farquad here.
I am absolutely sure it was a real assassination attempt, but if we're discussing totally hypothetical conspiracies that have no basis in reality, your reference to wrestling is right on. Note that the ear that was later bleeding was facing away from the camera at the time. He held his hand up to his ear - that's the point at which a wrestler would have a little blade in between their fingers to cut themselves with. This is definitely not what Trump did - he's too much of a ********ing wimp to actually cut himself for show.
It's not really suprising I guess. We've seen how otherwise intelligent people get totally red pilled. Some of the hastag resistance have gone from a real criminal conspiracy on the Mueller investigation into blue pill land - especially since the war in Gaza. Even on this board there is a conspiratorial element re the media etc. We know US institutions have structural problems but we don't need to invent conspiracies
Especially when real conspiracies are right in front of our eyes - clearly the GOP has been taken over by the Body Snatchers. I mean, did you see Matt Gaetz at the convention? That's an extraterrestrial if ever I've seen one!
I saw some new footage that clearly shows Trump's ear being split by a bullet. I'll link here if I can find it. Could it be a fabrication? Of course -- that's the world we are in now with regards to audio/video.
He's a horrible excuse for a human being and nearly everything about him is a lie. But this was real. No conspiracy. Just a major eff-up by Secret Service and local law enforcement.
I mean this in the nicest possible way…..you need to take a break from the internet for a bit…because it’s driving you insane.
Just "watering the tree of liberty with the blood of patriots..." And you guys are not very good at conspiracy theory speculatin'... My immediate thought was "what if he was supposed to get killed in order to elect Vance or somebody else out of the blue on a "sympathy vote?" And Crooks just missed the key shot?
1. He has few people around him competent enough to pull off such a conspiracy. 2. None of the above are brave enough to execute this without Trump’s okay. 3. There is no way Trump okays this. As for fears of collateral damage preventing such a plan from going forward, that’s laughable.
So in your grand conspiracy…was Crooks in on it or not? Oh…and the SS snipers in the roof? In or out? Oh…and the local police snipers? In or out? Oh…and the local police…in or out? The cop who climbed up and spotted him? In or out?
Hey, "I just ride them, I don't know how to make them work." But there's any number of ways to get around minor things like that. Any good conspiracy has people on the inside and people who only think they are on the inside. Suicidal hero types are a great feature too. The SS snipers were just there to tie up the loose ends, The cop who climbed up and then backed down was just a signal to tell Crooks "time to start shooting." With the right sort of paranoid tendencies this stuff writes itself.
As I wrote earlier--this is a country where guys like Crooks use AR-15s to slaughter school children on a depressingly regular basis. There's no need to overthink "How could this have happened?"
There is that. And then there is also the fact that in many states….including Pennsylvania…we have legalized and normalized open carry…meaning this **************** wasn’t even breaking the law (other than perhaps trespassing) until he pulled the trigger.
If this was a conspiracy to either make Trump look heroic, or to actually kill him, Crooks was a terrible pick for a shooter. He wasn't a good enough shot to guaranty either outcome you might have wanted.
Unless he was trying to graze his ear. Think about it, he's a young Republican, trying to do his part, Trump ends up looking like a hero, gets a nice little bump in the polls, its all too perfect.