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An Alternative View on the Attempt on TFG's "life" ... (Original Post) marble falls Sep 2024 OP
I think he scratched his own ear.. Permanut Sep 2024 #1
I think he had a fake blood capsule in his hand Demobrat Sep 2024 #5
fake! Riverman100 Sep 2024 #6
This sounds like a Newsmax post SCantiGOP Sep 2024 #11
I'm not "buying in" to anything. Demobrat Sep 2024 #13
Don't kid yourself Maru Kitteh Sep 2024 #27
Wrong color, wrong viscosity. Oopsie Daisy Sep 2024 #14
This, absolutely. johnnyfins Sep 2024 #25
Come to think of it, it looks possible he and his Campaign insiders zorbasd Sep 2024 #15
And wouldn't a self-important Rump supporting kid be ever so willing to play the patsy for his lord and savior? Trueblue Texan Sep 2024 #16
I would like to believe that... dchill Sep 2024 #19
Most likely is Demobrat Sep 2024 #22
I forgot Cherokee100 Sep 2024 #23
Either that, or the tiniest splinter in the world. A bullet that close should have taken his head off. All lies. mucholderthandirt Sep 2024 #10
Yep. forgotmylogin Sep 2024 #24
Yes, until Wray was questioned by congress, johnnyfins Sep 2024 #26
Bullets don't even have to hit you anymore to kill you sarisataka Sep 2024 #29
BOOM! Clouds Passing Sep 2024 #2
😁 Duncanpup Sep 2024 #3
Haven't seen you around for a while, I was just starting to organize a search party. marble falls Sep 2024 #28
So true!! wordstroken Sep 2024 #4
I would have said "scratch"....instead of "injury" AZ8theist Sep 2024 #7
Or maybe an BattleRow Sep 2024 #8
He used a pretty big bandage to cover his boo-boo.... AZ8theist Sep 2024 #9
A large band aid required BattleRow Sep 2024 #12
He looked like he was wearing a damn Kotex on his ear. Trueblue Texan Sep 2024 #18
Now that's funny! BattleRow Sep 2024 #21
Or maybe his credibility is so shot it will be impossible to ever know what made a registered Republican try ... marble falls Sep 2024 #20
Hah! UTUSN Sep 2024 #17
K&R Blue Owl Sep 2024 #30

Permanut

(6,749 posts)
1. I think he scratched his own ear..
Sun Sep 8, 2024, 05:16 PM
Sep 2024

My theory, with no evidence - but false flag fits the facts.

Demobrat

(9,978 posts)
5. I think he had a fake blood capsule in his hand
Sun Sep 8, 2024, 06:07 PM
Sep 2024

and hit himself in the ear. There was too much blood for a scratch you couldn’t even see.

At least that’s what I thought in the moment. Then I thought the attempt was real. People, including the shooter, died.

Now I’m leaning back towards false flag. No visible wound, no medical reports, Trump couldn’t care less who gets hurt or dies as long as it’s not him…..

Truth is we will probably never know.

SCantiGOP

(14,318 posts)
11. This sounds like a Newsmax post
Sun Sep 8, 2024, 07:03 PM
Sep 2024

Very perplexed how people here could buy into ridiculous conspiracy theories.

zorbasd

(271 posts)
15. Come to think of it, it looks possible he and his Campaign insiders
Sun Sep 8, 2024, 07:27 PM
Sep 2024

may have set it up to do a real live attempt, knowing Trump would be protected by the glass shield, but no one thought about the possiblity of others being inadvertantly injured or killed. As for the crazed gunman, well, you can find mentally damaged people to die by police suicide.

Trueblue Texan

(3,081 posts)
16. And wouldn't a self-important Rump supporting kid be ever so willing to play the patsy for his lord and savior?
Sun Sep 8, 2024, 07:39 PM
Sep 2024

Clearly he didn't think it completely through though. He had to know what the ultimate outcome would be, but like so many supporters, he made a decision to ignore the evidence and trust in the cult leader. Too bad.

Demobrat

(9,978 posts)
22. Most likely is
Mon Sep 9, 2024, 12:22 AM
Sep 2024

the kid was on the lookout for a high-value target and TFG happened to come to town. If Biden had shown up it would have been him. Or anyone else who would have gotten his name in the papers.

It was just an extremely lucky break for tfg, in many ways.

Cherokee100

(336 posts)
23. I forgot
Mon Sep 9, 2024, 02:03 PM
Sep 2024

I forgot, 'Benedict Donald 'took a bullet' for his country'. So he must be 'sucker or looser'.

mucholderthandirt

(1,255 posts)
10. Either that, or the tiniest splinter in the world. A bullet that close should have taken his head off. All lies.
Sun Sep 8, 2024, 06:40 PM
Sep 2024

forgotmylogin

(7,702 posts)
24. Yep.
Mon Sep 9, 2024, 02:58 PM
Sep 2024

It was pretty much reported that he was hit by debris ricocheting from something else the bullet hit, potentially the raised deck of the stage.

For the actual bullet to nick him so slightly at that angle I believe it would have continued and hit someone in the audience in front of him.

johnnyfins

(1,548 posts)
26. Yes, until Wray was questioned by congress,
Mon Sep 9, 2024, 03:07 PM
Sep 2024

Basically said they didnt know yet what hit TSF, and then 2 days later it was definitely a bullet.

AZ8theist

(6,607 posts)
9. He used a pretty big bandage to cover his boo-boo....
Sun Sep 8, 2024, 06:37 PM
Sep 2024

A WEEK LATER.

And to think these same assholes used Band-Aides to mock John Kerry, an ACTUAL war veteran.

BattleRow

(1,262 posts)
12. A large band aid required
Sun Sep 8, 2024, 07:03 PM
Sep 2024

to conceal the size of the sins and indiscretions involved,imho.

marble falls

(62,675 posts)
20. Or maybe his credibility is so shot it will be impossible to ever know what made a registered Republican try ...
Sun Sep 8, 2024, 10:21 PM
Sep 2024

... to clip TFG. And when the official report comes out the MAGAts and Qers will be duking it out in bars, VFWs, Eagles Aeries, all over the country regarding dueling conspiracy.theories

Imagine the conspiracy theories if he'd have clipped TFG - Qers: TFG has been in charge of the military since the 2016 and he's "disappeared to a secret bunker to bring about a 'counter revolution' when Democrats steal the election, AGAIN."

And MAGAts: Joe Biden had it done for a future pardon from President Harris for something.

All we have to do is turn out the vote like last time and better.

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