• TillieNeuen [she/her]
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    5 months ago

    What I don't get is why on earth didn't the SS keep Trump's head down as they got him out of there? This seems like the most basic, obvious shit to do if you're trying to protect someone. Sure, maybe the gunman on the roof was already dead, but there was no way to know whether he was working alone. There could'vebeen someone else waitingto take a shot. Aren't the SS guys supposed to be highly trained?

    • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
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      5 months ago

      What I don't get is why on earth didn't the SS keep Trump's head down as they got him out of there?

      My wild hunch is that Trump's entire Secret Security detail and all their supervisors are totally incompetent because Trump made certain of only one thing. That everybody connected to his direct protection was loyal to him. So everybody is some combination of dimwitted, impatient, arrogant, and entirely unprofessional.

      • M68040 [they/them]
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        5 months ago

        Yeah, so far as I can tell the only reason they get by is because everyone else is every bit as generally kind of naive and gormless

      • MaoTheLawn [any, any]
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        5 months ago

        At one point he had Jordan Goudreau doing security for him... You know, the guy whose business idea was putting Marines in schools to stop shooters... and then... invaded Venezuela.

    • RyanGosling [none/use name]
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      5 months ago

      They also let him break from the bodily shield to ignite the crowd for several seconds lol

      • TillieNeuen [she/her]
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        5 months ago

        I know! That was wild to see. If there had been a 2nd shooter waiting, his grandstanding would've gotten himself killed.