WHAT
- Former U.S. President Donald J. Trump was shot at a rally in PA.
TRUMPS STATEMENT
“I want to thank The United States Secret Service, and all of Law Enforcement, for their rapid response on the shooting that just took place in Butler, Pennsylvania. Most importantly, I want to extend my condolences to the family of the person at the Rally who was killed, and also to the family of another person that was badly injured. It is incredible that such an act can take place in our Country. Nothing is known at this time about the shooter, who is now dead. I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear. I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin. Much bleeding took place, so I realized then what was happening. GOD BLESS AMERICA!”
WHAT WE THINK WE KNOW SO FAR
- gunman is dead
- Trump "is fine"
- one attendee is dead
- another attendee is in critical condition
News Sources
- CNN - Trump rushed off stage after shooting at Pennsylvania rally
- AP News - Live updates: Shooting at Trump rally is being investigated as assassination attempt, AP sources say
- The Hill - George W. Bush condemns ‘cowardly attack’ at Trump rally
- Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) on Xitter - video interview with witness who tried to warn police before shooting happened
- Sky News - Gunshots reportedly fired at Donald Trump rally - as former president rushed off stage (Article confirms one rally attendee dead)
- Reuters - Biden says he is grateful to hear Trump is safe, has been briefed on shooting
- OAlexanderDK on Xitter - The shooter was on a roof approximately 125m or 400ft from where Trump was standing.
- JakeMRosen on Xitter - An emergency room doctor I spoke with tried to save someone’s life in the crowd
Dark times (including a now virtually guaranteed Trump presidency) ahead.
RIP to the USA.
Care to explain where your certainty is coming from?
Biden's poor polling combined with the tendency of those with assassination attempts against them being seen as martyrs.
On the contrary, I'm hoping that this is what it takes to make the polls look ugly enough to Biden that he finally steps down.
Aha! Surprise! WWIII!
Even more common to a president to remain president during active war!
God this timeline sucks.
It makes him a martyr. Biden was already an extremely weak leader with a massive public perception problem. Trump surviving an assassination attempt while defiantly pumping his fist in the air is the clarion call for Amerikan Fascism.
Biden was already losing in every single swing state. I believe his existing chances before this event for winning reelection were somewhere around 10% at best. This obliterated those chances entirely. The average person is dumb as fuck, and they will vote for strong man leadership. It is a generational mind virus that rises up over and over again in the human psyche. This generation will be no different.
I hate this reality. really hoping those polls are inaccurate.
I'm not a fan either.
Something happened with Reagan. Dip shits will see him as a martyr and rally hard behind him.
So people who were going to vote for the orange fuck are now going to vote for the orange fuck? How does that move the needle?
More* dumb fucks will now vote probably.
No, it’s the undecideds that need just one reason are the ones you have to worry about.
People who would sit at home and not vote may be more likely to vote. I hope every able person votes, but this may turn the tide if the other side doesn't turn out in full force.
We're 4 months out, that's a long time in politics.
Two main effects are to be expected: More people leaning towards him, that might not have gone to the polls out of whatever reason (lacking enthusiasm for example) will be more fired up to go vote, and his base will be more fired up to support him in grassroots campaigning. Also, some undecided voters will likely switch from the martyrdom narrative.
His base is already motivated, they were going to turn out regardless.
There's a lot of conjecture, you may or may not be correct but I was taking issue with OP's
That's just fucking nonsense IMO.
History....?
repeats....?