Assassination attempt on Donald Trump - threadbans in OP

Yep, but could you imagine the state of things if that bullet hit Trump in the forehead. Aside from raving lunatics popping champagne corks, it would be the worst thing possible for that place.

Trump is a clueless moron who doesn't even read. All the things you say are true but the real danger comes from his backers. For example, did you see that heritage foundation arsehole last week?

Slightly bizarre article but amidst all the bluster probably is on to something about the power of the image and its associations with political resistance imagery and Christian imagery. Trump is many awful things, but he is a publicity phenomenon that will be studied for decades to come

Yes, I most certainly can. I don't think another thread would add anything though, I assume it has all been the subject of vitriol for a long time.

I would tend to agree with you.

But there is that niggle, how did he manage to do it…I've seen a Presidential Security bubble up close, I'd imagine a few us of have over the years…those lads are thorough, the person bring protected is one of the most secure people on the planet….until a disaffected young fella with a rifle crawls up the the most obvious vantage point and took 5 shots coming within 3 mms of blowing the head off the Presidential front runner despite vocal warnings from members of the public that he there was a shooter with a rifle targeting Trump.

It's a lot to swallow.

Remember, what saved his life wasn't a misfire, wasn't saved by the Secret Service, he moved his head….that is why he isn't dead right now.

It's already too late in this respect.

The rhetoric of the 'Ireland First' or whatever they're calling themselves is literally a carbon copy of MAGA rhetoric and Reform UK rhetoric we've seen grow over the last 5-8 years.

They are united in having very little to offer society through governance other than regressive policies. Trump had his MAGA government already and failed to deliver on all the things he said he would. The UK is suffering under Reform's ideal which was Brexit and thankfully, in Ireland, our versions are thus far limited mostly to county and city councilors who have yet to figure out the limits of the offices they actually hold.

The building was in the area under police control not secret service.

He moved his head because he turned to threaten a police officer who was investigating the roof. Police were checking it out following public raising the alarm.

Didnt seem to be integrated live comms between the secret service and police.

Occam's razor would suggest complacency. It was a very rural area in PA.

But that only makes it more bizarre, it wasn't like they were surrounded by sky scrapers with thousands of windows. This would have been a much easier environment to secure…remember, the lad crawled to within about 100m of Trump to the best possible position a sniper could have gotten for himself…, with a rifle straped to him, and with members of the public filming him and shouting at the police.

context?

I honestly don't know.

I do know, because there is video proof, that the lad was filmed for 2 minutes positioning himself with his rifle, and people were shouting at the police to do something before we saw him shoot.

It's bizarre set of events.

I'd like to believe/accept that the guy was working alone and was just a radicalized poor misfortune.

I do find it hard to accept that a young fella could find himself with a clear 130ft unobstructed view of Trump without some kind of assistance.

And I'm pretty sure if this was Putin or Orban's chief political opponent that just suffered an assassination attempt a lot of posters on here would be singing a completely different tune.

Slovak PM Fico suffered an assassination attempt... I dont remember people calling it an inside job.

Seems to be classic case of breakdown between two different agencies, local police and secret service... and possibly in the mix unclear rules of engagement, lack of liaison and integrated comms between them.

It wouldn't be first choice… according to Wall Street Journal:

Rarely has been used by snipers because of its limited range and relatively small bullet.

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TThere is no definitive way to say what causes a stroke. The coroner ruled natural causes. Police officers have tough lives. I couldnt possibly comment on that. Its not like a gunshot or a blow to the head.