Elections 2023 and 2024 (Part 1)

He clearly reaches for the side of his head before going down. It seems likely he was hit by something.

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thought that, too…
but him reflexively grabbing his ear just before seems to negate that.

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Welp, that’s going to be his campaign photo from here on out…

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No, Marge. Trump and people like you who spend your waking hours working people into a frenzy with your message of violence and hate are to blame.

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The pictures look pretty convincing…

image

:woman_shrugging:

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The other people shot don’t seem at all close to Trump.

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The usual suspects are already trying to spin this as a triumphant moment of badassery rather than a great time to pause for reflection. It’s so fucking gross.

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If - as reported- the shooter was in a nearby tower. It’s a real failure to not have secured it. This is on a farm, right? Not too many towers nearby with a good line of sight.

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statement from the president:

I have been briefed on the shooting at Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania.

I’m grateful to hear that he’s safe and doing well. I’m praying for him and his family and for all those who were at the rally, as we await further information.

Jill and I are grateful to the Secret Service for getting him to safety. There’s no place for this kind of violence in America. We must unite as one nation to condemn it.

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see… that’s what a real president does.

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It’s probably a good idea for everyone to give some thought to their own safety after this. It’s likely to agitate the far right. Well, agitate even more.

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If anyone is responsible for what happened today it’s the people who work tirelessly to ensure that no one in America can be prevented from getting their hands on a firearm.

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npr is now reporting that biden is pulling all his ads about ā– ā– ā– ā– ā– . it’s sort of the right thing to do, but i’m fearing the dems and the media are going to be criticism free all through the gop convention

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goddamnit… @#$!!!
(dailybeast)

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Yeah as a PR move ā€œattempted assassinationā€ is a huge gift to the Trump campaign. He’s going to milk it harder than Teddy Roosevelt did with the bloody shirt speech.

Got I hate whatever fucking nimrod is responsible for this.

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What I saw in the video of him pumping his fist was a weak old man. :woman_shrugging:

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the dems are all ā€œlet’s unifyā€ and the gop is ā€œviolent rhetoric by democrats about the end of democracy is to blameā€

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ā€œblood coming out of his whateverā€

:man_shrugging:

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Unfortunately that doesn’t matter. If Trump’s mugshot can become a heroic image of strength and defiance, so can this.

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Pumping his tiny fists!

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