Statement by the Secret Service:
An incident occurred the evening of July 13 at a Trump rally in Pennsylvania. The Secret Service has implemented protective measures and the former President is safe. This is now an active Secret Service investigation and further information will be released when available.
Statement by the Trump campaign:
President Trump thanks law enforcement and first responders for their quick action during this heinous act. He is fine and is being checked out at a local medical facility.
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Sources: shooter is dead, one attendee is dead, blood on bleachers, blood on t-shirts, medical helicopters on the scene
Well I think we can all be certain there won't be any huge downwind effects from this 😐
Yup they're going to try to rally around this. His stupid little fist thing he was doing while the secret service was around him is scary. It's plays right into the fascist playbook and his narrative as a victim/brave knight enduring arrows for his common people. I'm sad to say this, but it probably would've been better for democracy if they had succeeded. I think he would be easier to handle as a martyr than this tough guy act he's going to assume after this 😩
Ugh, the duopoly's going to get so much more insufferable over this like they're not both slavemasters worthy of being reviled.
libs: this man will be the next hitler
also libs: I stand with trump after this appalling act
Libs: Violence is never acceptable, even if Trump is an immediate threat to harm countless people.
Also libs: Let's all thank the Secret Service for immediately killing the shooter.
What disinformation? These peckerwood democrats LITERALLY CAME OUT IMMEDIATELY AFTER to condemn the 'violence' against someone they don't consider "enemies". After ALL THE BULLSHIT SPOKEN OVER THE LAST EIGHT YEARS.
What disinformation, cac? These parties are the same wing on the same bird.
Condemning politica violence is not voting for a candidate you wet napkin
Yes, after spending eight years talking about 'existential enemy' this and 'democracy is on the line' that; you can't have it both ways you erectile failure. Literal dickhead trying to play that game.
"murder is cool when it's against the guys I don't like"
I don't want him alive either but saying that libs are going to vote for him over this is purely fiction.
The speed at which he was turned into a hero and merchandise was made is a testament to the efficiency and responsiveness of capitalism.
Yep, the person who did this is an idiot. They don't realize all they did was help his cause and give him that much stronger of a chance of winning presidency.
I mean, they probably don't realize anything anymore given that they had bullets actually go through them.
Liberals still believe in Great Man Theory.
If he died, another would take his place and wins for sure as revenge.
Now that he lived, he has excellent PR.
Biden is constantly taking Ls with his voterbase, like pursuance of Genocide and general brain melting.
Trump is constantly on the rise with his voterbase.
This is why Adventurism doesn't work, and why Leftists need to join an org like PSL and work towards building dual power.
Sure but his replacement wouldn't be him, so at least some harm would have been avoided that way, but you're right. It would have been much better if this never happened.
Yes and no. We have no crystal ball, ultimately the material conditions for fascism are still present in the US, and they will not go away even with 10 straight DNC victories. America is a dying Empire, so reactionary thinking, trying to turn the clock back, is on the rise.
Leftism must become the status quo to survive fascism.
There would be some harm reduction, yes, and I would have probably celebrated had Trump been popped, but his replacement would be just as bad, merely delayed.
Literally true, Trump was handed the best PR on a silver platter, and even if he croaked his replacement has a sure win.
Not if he didn't miss.Actually, I guess the democrats would lose either way. It would have only prevented Trump from winning (which many people would probably say is a good thing, but for many it would still not be enough of course), not ensuring the democrats win. So yeah, you're right.
Are you kidding? The only things in this universe capable of superluminal speeds are a good rumor and merchandising opportunities
Also monarchy. You guillotine a king and the monarchy instantly jumps to the next one.
That's probably why being a crown prince in medieval times was more hazardous than a bering strait crab fisherman running for president of the United States
Actually it was very very safe, if you compare it with peasants or burghers with occupational hazard being very low. Well, unless you were an Ottoman prince.
Hard to tell because it's a recording, but yeah I was thinking something very small like a 22 short or a high powered BB gun.
Apparently the shooter was in the crowd, which means it wasn't a long gun of any kind. Probably a pistol, something small enough to conceal. 22 makes sense.
Exclusive footage of the incident: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu3s9w98MYs
