Another assassination attempt on Donald Trump

Anybody who thinks this is a stunt needs to give their head a wobble!

It clearly isn’t. There is footage of the attacker pinned down on the ground and I saw people talking about how they were caught up in it.

Trump has criticised Starmer for not supporting his illegal war, ridiculed our armed forces, of which the King is the head, made damaging threats to the NATO alliance, threatens to weaken our sovereignty of the Falkland Islands and will now, no doubt, capitalise on surviving another assassination attempt.

Good Luck your Majesty.

JenniferEccles

Accusations of a a hoax already, just as there were when Boris Johnson was fighting for his life in a London hospital, seriously ill with Covid in 2020.

I really don't see what BJ has to do with any of this. He was clearly very ill.

merlotgran

Now I am really worried about the King and Queen’s visit tomorrow.

Oh, I never thought of that aspect 😲

They need to Make America Safe Again

Smileless2012

It must have been a stunt. With 4 previous presidents assassinated, the attempted assassination of Reagan and the already 'attempted assassination' of Trump, I can't believe that the security could be that useless.

Security 'useless on purpose'?

GrannyGravy13

I am at the point that I question everything coming out of the USA at the moment.

Any assassination attempt on an elected POTUS is a dreadful act.

Indeed, quite dreadful.......that Trump is now revelling in self-righteous near martydom.

It's to be hoped that the alledged shooter will not be subject to the same fate as Lee Harvey Oswald, accused of being President Kennedy's assassin, who was shot dead by nightclub owner Jack Ruby whilst being escorted by police.

And then Ruby conveniently died, supposedly of cancer, shortly after.

Fancy that. Not that I would accuse the honourable POTUS of concocting this clumsily staged production.......

Accusations of a a hoax already, just as there were when Boris Johnson was fighting for his life in a London hospital, seriously ill with Covid in 2020.

Not sure if this will open. It’s a reel from Instagram. I can’t work out whether it’s AI or not. Any suggestions?

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I am at the point that I question everything coming out of the USA at the moment.

Any assassination attempt on an elected POTUS is a dreadful act.

I wouldn’t wish assassination attempts on anyone including Trump.

Isn’t funny how these attempts always seem to happen when he needs public distraction or the support of near martyrdom to help him. These people have no boundaries. I question all occurrences involving him.

FWIW, I could go either way on this. It is probably another real attempt with very lax security. But, if we have any question about the validity if this, Trump only has himself to blame because of his lies and law breaking.

Trump exists in a miasma of lies and diversionary tactics so it is anybody's guess whether this is real or yet another stunt.

Yes, seems like security was very lax. An attendee wrote the following on BBC site.
“All the roads had been closed around the Hilton for hours, blocked off by law enforcement. But the security at the venue itself wasn't particularly heavy.
The man on the door outside only took a cursory look at my ticket from what must have been six feet away.
We took the lift down to the ballroom, and an agent wanded me but wasn't particularly interested in the bleeps set off by the contents of my inside jacket pocket. They did not ask me to turn out my belongings.
In short, the security felt like a regular White House Correspondents Dinner - one without the sitting president in attendance”.

And how does anyone manage to 'conceal' a shotgun?

It could be either! Certainly, the video showing the gunman run past the security check seemed less than impresssive. So much room for someone to rush past.

It must have been a stunt. With 4 previous presidents assassinated, the attempted assassination of Reagan and the already 'attempted assassination' of Trump, I can't believe that the security could be that useless.

A stunt? By whom?
A security man has been injured, saved by his bullet proof vest.

It was either another stunt or the security is useless.

I feel sorry for Melania …. It’s traumatic by now.

I expect that security will now be tightened, so don't worry. It was better that it happened before the visit and not during

I wish I shared your optimism, Chestnut. There are far too many nutters walking around with guns and security which is far from infallible. There have been three attempts so far.

What a good excuse to call a he visit off!

Some are saying it was a fake attempt to distract from trump’s poor polling figures, the Epstein files and the Iran war. Whatever, they missed again.

The shooter was staying at the hotel, so apparently they don't check guests for weapons!

I expect that security will now be tightened, so don't worry. It was better that it happened before the visit and not during.

It should be called off.