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    FBI says it’s investigating ‘what appears to be an attempted assassination’ against Trump in Florida


    FBI says it’s investigating ‘what appears to be an attempted assassination’ against Trump in Florida

    https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/15/politics/donald-trump-safe-shots?cid=ios_app

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    1. trytoholdon on

      Additional context from NBC:

      >At a news conference in West Palm Beach, Sheriff Ric Bradshaw told reporters that Secret Service agents spotted the suspect, whom the FBI has labeled an alleged “would-be assassin” because he pointed a firearm with a scope through the shrubbery onto the golf course.

      >A representative for the Secret Service at the press conference said that it wasn’t clear “at this time,” whether the suspect “was able to take a shot at our agents” before the agents shot at the suspect.

      >The Secret Service spokesperson and Bradshaw said that the suspect was an estimated 400 to 500 yards away from Trump.

    6. IdDeIt on

      Nobody was hurt and we don’t have any idea about why? Not interested in a story that amounts to “someone fired a gun”

    9. Rystic on

      No one cares because we all know if this had happened to Harris, he’d be making fun of it the next day, then whining how “unfair” it was to him if her polls went up.

    14. NoMoreAzeroth on

      I don’t think this was mentionned in the thread but HE’S PLAYING GOLF, AGAIN? Why is he not on the campaign trail or doing rallies? He is losing badly and all he ever do is play golf or cry on Lie Social.

      Laura Loomer must not be very happy Trump is playing golf. She says she works 19 hours a day to get him elected and he plays golf. LOL

    15. takeiteasynottooeasy on

      Inside job, I expect – and not a false flag. Trump doesn’t publish his schedule. Apparently major campaign folks didn’t know he was in palm beach. Someone knew, though, in enough detail to pass along. And hoped this was going to work.

    16. Quick_Honeydew9569 on

      I’d be curious to know how many other presidents/former presidents/candidates had the USSS take down would-be assassins before they were even able to take a stance – let alone a shot – and we just never hear about it because they don’t need everyone in the world wailing about what a “victim” they are.

      Also, I’d wager from an OPSEC point of view that you just… wouldn’t vomit everything about it all over the news including *your activities & maneuvers that go into keeping Trump safe while golfing* but…here we are.

    17. bbjenn on

      Kaitlyn Collins … “Almost unbelievable that the secret service agent was able to see the barrel of the gun sticking out”

      The key word here is unbelievable.

    20. Sure_Quality5354 on

      Wait i thought only good guys carry guns? Thats what republicans said. The issue CANT be gun violence because everyone who owns a gun a rational, sensible person. This is clearly fake news /s

    25. ZarrKatt on

      Sometimes you’re enjoying your Sunday, out on the golf course and people shoot at you. It’s just a fact of life.

    28. phonograhy on

      I really feel like Trump surviving a 2nd assassination attempt is no accident, but rather a sign from God that he really wants him to end his days inside a federal prison.

    29. Bad_Grammer_Girl on

      These things happen. He really needs to just move on and forget about it. It’s a part of life now.

    30. LindeeHilltop on

      Well, well, well. This second assassination attempt was another deranged Republican with a gun.

      > The suspected gunman has been named as Ryan Wesley Routh.

      >The 58-year-old supported former Republican US presidential candidates Vivek Ramaswamy and Nikki Haley, and urged them to continue their campaigns…

    32. Paul__miner on

      Another Republican who sees the writing on the wall and is hoping to terminate 45’s candidacy before he costs them another election.

      Nope, those fucks are gonna have to bring this one to term.

    34. Fionasfriend on

      It’s crazy how much information is being flooded all over the Internet while this guy hasn’t even finished a proper interview with the FBI yet. It’s almost like Maga’s media corp had a prepared answer for this. Hu.

    35. Tiny-Professional827 on

      So once again it was a repug who tried to kill him with a gun Dems tried to make sure didn’t get into his hands. Hmmm……weird

    39. xeonicus on

      I would not be surprised to learn it was staged. After the first assassination attempt, Trump’s support and media coverage increased. Then Biden stepped down and Harris stepped in and everyone forgot about Trump. Another attempt puts him right back at the top of the news and garners sympathy. The GOP regard Trump as some sort of oppressed messiah. This sort of thing just feeds into their narrative.

      The attacker was another Republican (yet again). Apparently mentally ill. Apparently an “ex-Trumper”. Maybe he really is just a mentally ill lone wolf. Though it is a little odd that an individual like that refuses to talk.

      I hope the FBI does a deep investigation of all their communication devices. Find out any financial transactions, find out where they went and who they talked to. Then do a background check on anyone this individual interacted with. Be absolutely sure he wasn’t contacted and determine whether he acted alone.

      I can very easily imagine a group like Project Veritas funding something like this and keeping it all quiet.

      Also, it could be a massive misunderstanding with a mentally ill guy. Maybe he had no intention of assassinating anyone. Florida is weird. Maybe he was a mentally ill guy with an AK-47 wading through the bushes near a golf course. And he was incredibly unlucky.