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Nixie

(17,316 posts)
73. They had the image on sweatshirts within 24 hours. There's money to be grifted and suckers
Mon Jul 15, 2024, 08:25 AM
Jul 15

to be exploited. Send money!

Trump's brain is always coming from the perspective of showmanship. Self Esteem Jul 13 #1
Post removed Post removed Jul 13 #5
I don't think so. Self Esteem Jul 13 #6
Think as you will. ZZenith Jul 13 #8
I will. Self Esteem Jul 13 #9
They literally had to drag him off the stage; he was too busy hamming it up, defiantly raising his fist in the air. sop Jul 13 #61
He was screaming "FIGHT" while they dragged him off.... AZ8theist Jul 13 #65
I agree but the initial shots definitely spooked him. Self Esteem Jul 14 #67
They had the image on sweatshirts within 24 hours. There's money to be grifted and suckers Nixie Jul 15 #73
You think he had someone shoot at him from 600 feet away and nick his ear and miss his brain by a few inches? EX500rider Jul 13 #15
Doubt Trump was hit with a bullet. ZZenith Jul 13 #16
Hit by bone chip or bullet fragment after passing through the the MAGA guest? StClone Jul 13 #23
Doubt that as well. ZZenith Jul 13 #26
Read that it was from shattered glass.., Squaredeal Jul 13 #28
Ah! I saw that, too! Lulu KC Jul 13 #32
Twitter image TommyT139 Jul 13 #48
Found the source TommyT139 Jul 13 #57
Thank you! Lulu KC Jul 14 #68
Hive mind's got you covered :) TommyT139 Jul 14 #69
Useful information! The conspiracy false flag stuff is too Q. StClone Jul 13 #36
CNN is reporting now it was a bullet or fragment of one hitting his ear top. StClone Jul 13 #37
Grain of salt TommyT139 Jul 13 #49
Have you watched the video? wnylib Jul 13 #59
An NYT photographer's pic captured a bullet whizzing past Trump's head. summer_in_TX Jul 13 #64
It was glass Beck23 Jul 13 #44
But Trump boasts that he doesn't use a teleprompter! Doodley Jul 13 #45
No. He complains his teleprompters don't work. onenote Jul 13 #60
Without going into detail, I can assure you that the SlimJimmy Jul 13 #52
He had 3 chances. He missed. 58Sunliner Jul 15 #72
He didn't fire three times. SlimJimmy Jul 15 #74
The videos I've listened to, have 3 shots followed by what sounds like, return fire. 58Sunliner Jul 15 #76
He didn't fire three times SlimJimmy Jul 15 #75
Didn't you notice him staring straight into a camera, pumping his fist mouthing " fight, fight, fight!" Iwasthere Jul 13 #53
Yes, he's a showman huckster, I would expect him to take advantage of it EX500rider Jul 13 #55
I've missed you JustAnotherGen Jul 13 #2
It was especially bad for the family of the person killed. RandomNumbers Jul 13 #3
We should feel bad for the shooters family as well...... a kennedy Jul 13 #4
Is there a GoFundMe yet? JoseBalow Jul 13 #20
They won't change JustAnotherGen Jul 13 #7
At least T***p will contribute to the GoFundMe for the funeral of his supporter. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jul 13 #50
Has Trump made a statement yet, about any of the other victims? - nt CrispyQ Jul 13 #51
Help me out-- were there injuries to any attendees? CoopersDad Jul 13 #10
Yes. One is dead and another in critical condition. Self Esteem Jul 13 #11
One attendee killed, another in serious condition emulatorloo Jul 13 #12
Just for the record, everyone here should know that attempting anything like this helps TFG. bluestarone Jul 13 #13
Why do I keep thinking; Codifer Jul 13 #14
The Trump bloody fist pump photo SomedayKindaLove Jul 13 #33
Seems to me it can't be helped - at least in these times. calimary Jul 14 #71
I Don't Believe He's That Clever DAngelo136 Jul 13 #17
He's not, but some of the people around him are devious enough to come up with this dflprincess Jul 13 #30
I thought of The Dead Zone - Greg Stillson yorkster Jul 13 #43
Oh yes, the bloody shirt BonnieJW Jul 13 #40
Two injured one dead shooter dead Nululu Jul 13 #18
One of the many reasons i don't think this was staged: Hieronymus Phact Jul 13 #19
It also wipes away what discussion there was of Project 2025 & that was ramping up. nt dflprincess Jul 13 #31
Heard on news (NBC) that Dems have pulled all commercials. :( allegorical oracle Jul 13 #34
That's true Hieronymus Phact Jul 13 #47
True, but it'll come back with a vengeance... Frank D. Lincoln Jul 13 #56
2025 ain't going anywhere. paleotn Jul 13 #58
Yes Beck23 Jul 13 #46
so trump was shot Brodog Jul 13 #21
Minute ago NBC said one attendee was killed, two others seriously injured. nt allegorical oracle Jul 13 #35
A man standing behind Trump was shot in the head wnylib Jul 13 #63
His entire political existence? His entire life existence. CaptainTruth Jul 13 #22
Covid White House stunt!? Dangerous misguided narcissism and grandiose self importance StClone Jul 13 #41
Good to see you, Mr. Scorpio Hekate Jul 13 #24
He won't speak out about too many guns in the hands of loonies Warpy Jul 13 #25
The King of Revenge exploit it? moondust Jul 13 #27
Very little blood supply in ear cartilage, luvtheGWN Jul 13 #29
Blood was minimal and seemed to pool in his ear then exit in a little streak and dripple. StClone Jul 13 #38
all i am going to say if this had been a bullet it would have entered his cranium. there is a report that the dawn5651 Jul 13 #39
Exactly. I'll wait for the official law enforcement assessment. Not that anyone cares about what I think. littlemissmartypants Jul 13 #42
Will trump try to sell pieces of his suit after this? MrWowWow Jul 13 #54
Not the actual suit, no. What they could do instead misanthrope Jul 14 #70
Staged event raising2moredems Jul 13 #62
The Problem is NO EMPATHY RANDYWILDMAN Jul 13 #66
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