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EarlG

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29. Okay I'm trying to lock in on what the theory is here
Wed Jun 4, 2025, 08:04 AM
Jun 4

Is it that real bullets were fired directly at Trump, hitting three people and killing one, while Trump used a fake blood capsule on himself to simulate injury?

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You and me both. I think that "assassination attempt" was totally staged. raccoon Jun 4 #1
It sure looks like it now with time and a clear perspective... brush Jun 4 #3
Another trick, but this one involves murders. Scrivener7 Jun 4 #6
Absolutely, and they could care less who in the crown got killed. brush Jun 4 #53
They have plenty of practice at murdering people. Clouds Passing Jun 5 #146
Trump hung around on fake azz WWE for years and a friend of McMahon for decades Bengus81 Jun 4 #14
Three other people were shot during the incident EarlG Jun 4 #18
Collateral damage MaeScott Jun 4 #25
Okay I'm trying to lock in on what the theory is here EarlG Jun 4 #29
Save your self the headache DetroitLegalBeagle Jun 4 #44
Nah, real bullets were fired directly at those who were actually struck. Disaffected Jun 4 #68
We're talking about TRUMP being shot,try reading all the posts. Bengus81 Jun 4 #34
I don't think he gives a shit about anybody but himself EarlG Jun 4 #37
and if it did happen like that, he'd never be able to not brag about it 24/7. FSogol Jun 4 #52
That's perhaps the best reason to dismiss the conspiracy theory. YodaMom2 Jun 5 #154
MORE attention should have been noted on covid deaths and redirecting U S covid supplies to other countries vapor2 Jun 4 #76
No. The man who was killed was the real mwmisses4289 Jun 4 #39
Except EarlG Jun 4 #41
Please share a legit story about any relationship between the shooter & the fatality. Callie1979 Jun 4 #77
So....the idea is Mountainguy Jun 5 #156
Collateral damage, to make it look real. Meadowoak Jun 4 #102
(Edited) EarlG Jun 4 #112
Here's my theory... 634-5789 Jun 5 #128
See my post 73 EarlG Jun 5 #133
I don't think trump was the target. Who ever organized it didn't care about the collaral damage of others... brush Jun 5 #141
A messed up 20-year-old took his rifle and a couple of explosive devices to a Trump rally, EarlG Jun 5 #147
We all have opinions on it. Mine is different than yours. brush Jun 5 #148
Indeed, and this being a discussion forum EarlG Jun 5 #149
That's cool. But before we go let me see if you remember an ear cartilage event from the past. brush Jun 5 #150
I do remember it EarlG Jun 5 #153
Thanks. I saw the fight on TV. Didn't remember the blood. Doesn't change my mind that trump wasn't the target. brush Jun 5 #155
Yep, fake blood capsule while down on the podium. brush Jun 4 #54
More likely than not? No, but truly nothing would surprise me with that fake lyin azz POS. InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 4 #101
Why would someone volunteer to commit suicide EarlG Jun 5 #134
And the guy who was killed was fake-killed? NoRethugFriends Jun 4 #117
It's 60+ years since the Kennedy assassination and we're still agonizing on no_hypocrisy Jun 4 #2
One would think that after 60 years, some proof would have been found that Oswald didn't act alone Kaleva Jun 4 #49
I take it you don't read... Chemical Bill Jun 4 #55
Was it Castro, the CIA, the Mafia or some other? Kaleva Jun 4 #66
One doesn't have to prove... Chemical Bill Jun 4 #74
There is no legit disproval of Oswald firing Callie1979 Jun 4 #78
I take it you haven't read the books. n/t Chemical Bill Jun 4 #79
Lots of postulations but no hard fact. Callie1979 Jun 4 #81
In the Douglass book? Chemical Bill Jun 4 #96
according to that book everyone over 25 were the culprits. Callie1979 Jun 5 #124
This message was self-deleted by its author Meadowoak Jun 4 #103
As the meme says, "Sure, Jan" Callie1979 Jun 5 #122
I have never seen anything claiming that there were 11 shooters. n/t Chemical Bill Jun 5 #127
This is correct TnDem Jun 4 #107
People see videos & it looks SO far away. But then lots of people WANT to believe. Callie1979 Jun 5 #123
In 60 years, no one has been able to disprove Oswald did it Kaleva Jun 4 #90
The 1979 select Commiy on Assassinations angrychair Jun 4 #94
Later than 1972 TnDem Jun 4 #108
That was my editing mistake angrychair Jun 4 #111
re: Oswald TnDem Jun 5 #126
Absolutely not angrychair Jun 5 #157
Douglass said... Chemical Bill Jun 4 #97
Just because you and some others may believe that Oswald didn't do I doesn't make it true Kaleva Jun 5 #120
Has Oswald ever been found guilty in a court? Chemical Bill Jun 5 #125
And why are you hung up on that one assertion... Chemical Bill Jun 4 #99
The Reagan assassination GigiLeigh Jun 4 #92
No "Zapruder" type footage released. luvallpeeps Jun 4 #4
Obvious fake from the start, but the magat cult ate it up. The more people questioned it the AnotherMother4Peace Jun 4 #5
Just think of the photo op, though..... democrank Jun 4 #7
I remain malaise Jun 4 #8
No Kings, June 14 - Yes. speak easy Jun 4 #9
This right here is what matters Ponietz Jun 4 #11
a bullet wound healed in less than 2 weeks and didn't even leave a scab or a scar on a 78 year old man Botany Jun 4 #10
"I'm not a conspiracist!" Proceeds to push ridiculous conspiracy theory... tritsofme Jun 4 #12
Why is it ridiculous? obamanut2012 Jun 4 #13
See post 21 (nt) EarlG Jun 4 #23
Yeah, the guy who attempted a coup on the Capitol, fake elector scheme & P2025 would NEVER do this. Never. themaguffin Jun 4 #61
I'd suggest you read through EarlG's posts in this thread. He is doing yeoman's work trying to steer folks away from tritsofme Jun 4 #63
I don't like conspiracies, but the group that did 1/6, the Eastman memo, fake electors, doge etc would absolutely do themaguffin Jun 4 #69
Whether they *would* do it is not the same as EarlG Jun 4 #114
I think that you missed my point. themaguffin Jun 5 #158
Doublethink sarisataka Jun 4 #62
Curious, as petty as he is HipChick Jun 4 #15
Definitely bdamomma Jun 4 #16
How does this fit into the theory? EarlG Jun 4 #17
Collateral damage MaeScott Jun 4 #26
Post removed Post removed Jun 4 #51
No use talking about this now, gab13by13 Jun 4 #19
He doesn't even have a scar. Vinca Jun 4 #20
There are a lot of blood vessels in the ear EarlG Jun 4 #21
Why no scab or scar in later photos? TheRickles Jun 4 #30
Because superficial means superficial EarlG Jun 4 #32
Spot on. Occam's Razor easily wins this one. n/t Ol Janx Spirit Jun 4 #110
Exactly... Even a "grazing" injury (which is obviously the extent of it) will cause a lot of bleeding to hlthe2b Jun 4 #46
I've had to cancel a show Littlered Jun 4 #60
Joe Rogan looked RIGHT AT this fakery and chose not to speak up. Maine-i-ac Jun 4 #22
Rent free. k_buddy762 Jun 4 #24
I believe he was shot *at*. Tommy Carcetti Jun 4 #27
Yes. Two men in the bleachers were wounded by bullets and another man died. tanyev Jun 4 #31
The first couple of shots were The Wizard Jun 4 #105
I don't believe he was hit by a bullet maybe glass, but I can't imagine how it was staged. Local and federal law doc03 Jun 4 #28
This message was self-deleted by its author EarlG Jun 4 #35
I agree Kaleva Jun 4 #42
I think you have the right idea - be skeptical but grounded cadoman Jun 5 #118
Kick SheltieLover Jun 4 #33
Can someone explain to me how this plot was presented to Trump? EarlG Jun 4 #36
Thank you for your heaping doses of the reality on this thread EarlG AZJonnie Jun 4 #57
Trump's defiant raised fist after being "shot" was an act because he is not brave at all. elocs Jun 4 #38
I watched the assassination attempt on tv k55f5r Jun 4 #89
So fake. vanlassie Jun 4 #98
Watch the video I posted further down EarlG Jun 5 #131
K&R UTUSN Jun 4 #40
What hospital? Who were the attending physicians? Why no press conference with them? mobeau69 Jun 4 #43
Butler Memorial EarlG Jun 4 #47
"It never happened" sarisataka Jun 4 #45
Kooky CT nonsense Fiendish Thingy Jun 4 #48
The guy said he loved krasnov and was doing what he wanted. lark Jun 4 #50
Cool story bro. obnoxiousdrunk Jun 4 #56
I tend to believe he was shot at Torchlight Jun 4 #58
Me either. They had the grifting all set up and ready to go. travelingthrulife Jun 4 #59
wait, let me put my shoes on and Fight, Fight Fight RANDYWILDMAN Jun 4 #65
This conspiracy crap is embarrassing. Ms. Toad Jun 4 #64
And why wasn't the kid who shot him not reported on after the incident ? kimbutgar Jun 4 #67
Please tell us you forgot to add the sarcasm tag sarisataka Jun 4 #70
I did kimbutgar Jun 4 #85
Edited EarlG Jun 4 #73
All for press. republianmushroom Jun 4 #71
87 Recs flvegan Jun 4 #72
dismaying Celerity Jun 4 #109
126 now demmiblue Jun 5 #129
The closest I've ever come to being shot at was when I was in the Gulf in 1991. Aristus Jun 4 #75
Maybe the Trump shooting didn't happen the way you remember it happening EarlG Jun 4 #80
Thanks for posting this Retrograde Jun 4 #88
I recall reading news reports in the immediate aftermath misanthrope Jun 4 #93
Secretly I_UndergroundPanther Jun 5 #121
Really? ForgedCrank Jun 5 #143
Funny how the "iconic image" failed to depict Trump's palpable panic, confusion and fear. sop Jun 5 #136
It's a single frame, captured by a professional photographer EarlG Jun 5 #137
I'm "suggesting" the single frame, the only frame depicting Trump as an "iconic" figure, was the one chosen sop Jun 5 #139
Okay EarlG Jun 5 #140
Obviously, the other still frames/images exist in the public record, as does video of the shooting and other coverage. sop Jun 5 #142
Predictable indeed -- I don't disagree with you EarlG Jun 5 #144
I'm confused. rsdsharp Jun 4 #82
Post removed Post removed Jun 4 #83
Wha? ILikePie92 Jun 4 #84
An assassination attempt was made, he was VERY MINIMALLY hit karynnj Jun 4 #86
Starting off by saying something like "I'm not a conspiracy theorist but..." Polybius Jun 4 #87
They always do the thing the blame other for. Blue Full Moon Jun 4 #91
Okay but EarlG Jun 4 #115
There was a second "assassination attempt" MorbidButterflyTat Jun 4 #95
Some tough love being administered in this thread. egduj Jun 4 #100
They literally had t-shirts made the next day. Initech Jun 4 #104
You can easily crank out merchadise that fast EarlG Jun 4 #113
Just stop it TnDem Jun 4 #106
Are we ForgedCrank Jun 4 #116
It was bullshit I_UndergroundPanther Jun 5 #119
"I'm not a conspiracist." demmiblue Jun 5 #130
It happened. There is literally a dead assassin and his gun left behind. Takket Jun 5 #132
I think there's a fair amount of wishful thinking going on in this thread EarlG Jun 5 #135
He didn't need it, followers love him no matter what, fake attempt is too much trouble betsuni Jun 5 #138
This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver Jun 5 #145
Trump shooting rso Jun 5 #151
Do not stand by my grave and weep Ping Tung Jun 5 #152
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