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Donald Trump has blamed Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for last month’s failed assassination attempt against him by accusing them of making it difficult for the Secret Service to protect him.
The Republican presidential nominee’s claim – for which he offered no evidence – was made on the television talkshow Dr Phil, hosted by Phil McGraw, on Tuesday. The remarks follow disclosures that several Secret Service agents from the Pittsburgh field office had been placed on administrative leave after the 13 July shooting.
At a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, last month, Trump was grazed on the ear by a bullet after a 20-year-old gunman opened fire from the roof of a nearby building. One rallygoer, Corey Comperatore, was killed and two others were seriously wounded. The gunman was shot dead by a Secret Service officer at the scene.
“When this happened, people would ask, whose fault is it?” Trump told McGraw. “I think to a certain extent it’s Biden’s fault and Harris’s fault. And I’m the opponent. They were weaponising government against me, they brought in the whole DoJ to try and get me, they weren’t too interested in my health and safety.
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I blame TV’s Richard Karn, who played Al Borland on ABC’s Home Improvement from 1991-1999.
See what I did there? I blamed whoever the fuck I wanted without any regard for the truth and it matches the viability of his claims. I should be running for fucking president.
You got that all wrong. It was Richard Crenna from First Blood.
It was Richard Cheese. Oh wa ah ah ah
You got your Dick Cheese, I got my hash pipe
What’s this about John Cleese? Nevermind, I wish to register a complaint. I wish to complain about this presidential campaign that my techbros purchased not six months ago. It’s stone dead.
It’s not dead, it’s taking a weekend. It’s pining for the Fords!
Frankly, I find it extremely difficult to believe that this wasn’t staged using exactly that manner as an attempt to garner sympathy and rally people behind him.
And before anyone brings up the bystanders getting shot, yes, I’m fully aware. But if you don’t believe the government is willing to outright murder civilians as a coverup to achieve their goals, you are woefully ignorant.
I’m not saying that this was DEFINITELY staged, but it all seems way too convenient not to be.
EDIT: idk why this comment is under this thread. It was supposed to be a response to the “he clipped his ear WWE style” one
People who are like “but they wouldn’t let one of their own die for something staged!”
These people let fucking millions of their own voters die during COVID in an attempt to own the libs.
People think Donald Trump gives a fuck about human life that isn’t his? I’ve got a bridge to fucking sell them.
Do you really think Trump would allow someone, especially someone who isn’t a skilled sharpshooter, to shoot live ammunition that close to his head?
He may be crazy, but he’s not that crazy.
Wasn’t the shooter republican and/or conservative?
Let’s not get bogged down in facts
/s
The republican motto
Why do that when we have alternative facts?
Gawd, that was 10 lifetimes ago, wasn’t it?
:p
Kinda sorta, he changed and registered republican before the shooting, but was a dem before and donated to act blue.
Trump donated to Kamala years ago, so I guess Trump is a democrat too.
He is nothing save whatever serves him in the moment.
Best I can do is RINO. Last election I could’ve done “democRAT false flag operation”, but these kinds of mental gymnastics are a dime a dozen now
The donor had the same name as the shooter, but was not the same person.
was this actually confirmed? I thought this was just fake news. Regardless i think it was like 15 dollars but i might be misremembering lol, it’s been a little while.
historically seemed to be conservative, donated a few bucks to a dem thing, didn’t have an online presence. It’s safe to say he was more extreme than right wing, and more right wing than far right or “right wing extremist”
I heard that those donations actually came from an older dude with the same name, has that been disproven?
Yes, the donor’s information was from Bethel Park instead of Pittsburgh https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-shooter-donation/
Thank you. That’s interesting, I rarely hear about teenagers donating to a political cause
yeah idk, i saw that later on, couldn’t tell you but i remember hearing about it being postulated, i just couldnt remember whether or not that was true or not lol. Accidental misinfo moment.
Even then it’s fairly minor.
Somebody else posted a link, it appears you’re right
Too bad the President is immune to prosecution, so there can’t be any legal repercussions even if it was true.
if Biden/Harris were behind this 100% lawful act, i think it would have been Seal Team 6 on the roof.
Trump literally floated the idea that “second amendment people could do something about (his political opponents)” back in 2016.
As long as he’s stating his theories, someone should bring up Melania and her supposed relationship with the Secret Service. I think unsubstantiated theories are valid in a world where “people are saying” is treated like fact.
People are saying he cut his own ear WWE style
Many people are saying that
The best people.
More and more
The ear healed miraculously. I doubt he even cut it. Most likely a blood packet in his hand. When he put his hand up to his ear, he popped it.
Ear wounds bleed spectacularly. They are also quite easy to fix cleanly, with appropriate care. A small wound would create plenty of blood, but be effectively invisible after a bit of work from a plastic surgeon.
Let’s face it, which is more likely? A shooter just missed, or Trump had the coordination to play act, without it looking like a 5 year old’s “my first magic act”, and then not brag about it?
He did brag about it. He literally put himself in harms way again within seconds with absurd fist pumping and yelling “Fight! Fight! Fight!” He wore a giant fucking diaper on his ear throughout the whole RNC.
Sorry this bitch is close friends with Vince McMahon and the farther we get away from the event the more weird shit that comes out about it, the more reason I have to be fucking skeptical of a guy whose entire fucking life is kayfabe.
I had a tiny fucking zit on my ear and it took a fucking month to heal properly.
He did brag about it. He literally put himself in harms way again within seconds with absurd fist pumping and yelling “Fight! Fight! Fight!” He wore a giant fucking diaper on his ear throughout the whole RNC.
this actually isn’t true, the shooter was confirmed down by this point, and presumably he knew about it. Also within seconds is complete bullshit, it’s more like a minute, this stems from edited videos that republicans pretend aren’t edited.
But let’s be real, trump would’ve done this regardless of the danger for the photo OP, dudes a fucking narc.
More like a piece of glass or some flying debris. Any kind of wound from a bullet traveling 2,900 FPS would exhibit some sort of hydro-static shock damage.
“There was ketchup dripping down his ear…”
—Cassidy Hutchinson
Tbh I’m not sure he has the dexterity to do even that.
the ear is incredibly fragile tissue, and can bleed quite profusely, i’m guessing he was just barely grazed.
I’ve also seen theories that he’s probably on blood thinners due to age, which would also make sense.
I saw the tiny razorblade in his tiny hand
Well he is a WWE Hall of famer
It was a right wing extremist.
This is debated
Not in good faith.
What’s not in good faith? Did any reputable news source call him an outright ring wing extremist?
He was a confirmed conservative Republican voter, so right-wibg on any account. And him trying to assassinate the president makes him extreme.
So he is a right wing extremist. Doesn’t matter what the media calls him. Fox News calls Trump Mr President when he clearly lost.
Confirmed by whom? Multiple independent and unbiased parties?
This is what arguing in bad faith looks like. If someone replies with sources, you will claim bias. Name a news source you consider to be unbiased.
Every news organization is biased. Unless you hear it from the horse’s mouth, it’s probably speculation. I don’t think it’s unreasonable to ask a person if they have any proof of this. Most people have no actual way to defend their opinions besides linking to another opinion—this includes me and you.
It’s also pretty unlikely that any real information would be released because of “national security.” Neither party wants people to side with him, because that might encourage copycats.
My guess is that he has no firm political party preference. I’m a registered democrat, but I’m hardly a fan of them. He was wearing a D/R shirt when he got shot. And as I’m sure you know, they are focused on giving power to the people, as opposed to a central government. Assassinating the leader of the central government is pretty on-brand. However, I’m sure the political ideologies of that group have probably shifted since 1820 😅
this is not how political extremism works?
Who let the hexbear alt on this thread?
oh it absolutely is debated in good faith, unless you have pretty stout evidence that this guy was a neo nazi or something i’m content with him just being an “extremist” instead of a “right wing extremist” you might argue it’s “right wing, extremist” but no
He was clearly right wing. And clearly an extremist. Are you an idiot?
yeah but that doesn’t make him a right wing extremist. That makes him a right winger, and an extremist.
You can be political extreme, and politically moderate, you can politically extreme, and socially moderate. He was politically moderate, and socially extreme.
Are you really being so fucking pedantic that you distinguish between right wing;extremist and ring wing,extremist? If so, look in the mirror and reevaluate your blind biases.
it’s not pedantic? This is like complaining about me mentioning that authoritarianism isn’t actually explicitly for right wing ideologies, left wing ideologies can exhibit authoritarianism, and actually authoritarianism itself is entirely agnostic to the concept of “political alignment” it’s just a style of governance.
Being a political extremist implies that you are either right wing extreme, left wing extreme, (or i guess an extremist centrist?) The purposes of your extremism are to further your political ambitions.
Being a social extremist just means you do things that extreme because you personally believe they will have some effect of impact, and of which, you don’t really care.
if crookes were a political extremist, he would’ve had an online presence, he would’ve had some sort of manifesto, he would’ve said something and actually planned this out properly. He did none of these things, happened to get lucky, and then get unlucky. He literally didn’t care who he killed, or what for, or probably even if he killed them at all.
like don’t get me mistaken, if this kid was a groyper or some shit, i would be inclined to agree with you, but as far as i know, he isn’t and wasn’t.
ok to be clear, it was probably an extremist, not a right wing extremist, could’ve been left or right, but likely only moderately.
More than likely he just wanted to cause problems and be a troll.
Politically he was right wing. Though it looks like the assasination didn’t have much political motive, seems the kid was suicidal and wanted to do something big, he looked up events for Joe Biden too. Trump was just closer and more convenient.
exactly, this comment is entirely accurate.
I think describing him as a right wing extremist groups him into the likes of neo nazis and ethno nationalists, when he literally just shot someone because he’s insane.
In other news, the GOP presidential candidate went on Dr Phil. Cash me outside!
Dr Phil is still on tv? I’m genuinely surprised
Look at his guests. Daytime TV is abysmal.
It’s because of Biden and Harrises VIOLENT RHETORIC! If they weren’t so VIOLENT it would have NEVER HAPPENED! Now GET READY FOR A BLOODBATH MY FELLOW REPUBLICANS! DEMOCRATS want your GUNS!
remember guys, tucker never said on national television that joe biden was “giving a speech in front of a nazi blood red background” That never happened.
Remember guys donald trumps personal attorney joe digenova never said that chris krebs (shortly after the 2020 election statement he made) should be “taken out at dawn and shot”
remember guys, the republicans never, not once in twenty years called the dems “communists” nor have they ever accused the dems of “turning america communist” or wanting to “overthrow democracy and make america communist”
remember guys, republicans never use violent rhetoric, it’s only the dems.
Remember guys, as the dems, it’s our responsibility to fall on the knife EVERY time something bad happens, the republicans NEVER do anything bad, EVER.
Kind of weird that no one is mentioning that if the President wants you dead he has better options than a teenager with mediocre aim.
Also, he can literally just walk up to you and shoot you in the head legally, so.
Because it has nothing to do with your lying, traitorous, racist, rapey authoritarian ass.
I had wondered how long it would take him to grasp at this particular straw.
that was only a month ago? I need to unplug.
As long as you still vote in November, then it’s healthy to take breaks from this firehouse of crazy.
I will not be participating in the election… I’m Canadian
smh, just vote illegaly
Surprised it took him this long to blame Biden and Harris. Pretty sure all the MAGAs had already shipped this stupid conspiracy to Mars and back. Their Mango Messiah needs to get with the program.
Probably just waiting for a lull in the headlines to pinch out this particular turd.
Imagine biden shooting lol
