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live love laugh

(14,015 posts)
Mon Sep 16, 2024, 12:03 PM Monday

TWO failed assassination attempts on a FORMER President ⁉️

The alleged assassination attempt this past July was the 2nd ever, in American history, on a former president. Two months later it’s happened again.

Trump is not just any former president. He’s a former president running a high-stakes campaign. He stands to gain immunity from mounting legal troubles if he wins. There’s also an added bonus of acquiring the power to enrich himself and fellow billionaires through promised tax cuts for the rich. He has a lot to gain personally by winning the presidency again.

We know things haven’t been going so well for Trump. A week ago he was bested during the presidential debate. Now he is trailing his opponent by up to six points in some battleground states. Just days ago he lashed out at NASDAQ for halting trading during a $4 billion plummet of his social media stock. He’s lashing out at celebrities and immigrants too for supporting his opponent. To make matters worse, the lashings don’t seem to be gaining any traction. His rallies are barely drawing crowds or attention.

Trump is apparently the luckiest man in the world. Both alleged attempts were by very clumsy individuals armed with powerful AR 15s. Both came in close proximity to Trump and both apparently fumbled. The coward doesn’t even bear a scar.

Luckily though he grabs media attention worldwide. Then the media takes over to paint a picture in both instances of a DEMOCRAT trying to kill Trump. Why would a leading opponent need to kill their rival?

This is another desperate attempt to change the narrative because Republicans have no narrative. They have nothing to offer the American people but divisiveness. If anything this attempt and the desperation that it shows tells me that Democrats should step up our campaigns to get out the vote because they don’t have anything else, but stunts to try to win. And the stunts are becoming obvious now. It’s really exhausting.

If I am wrong then I hope someone can make it make sense.

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sarisataka

(20,332 posts)
11. It is often a piece of forgotten history
Mon Sep 16, 2024, 12:26 PM
Monday

Happened to be near the top of my head. I went to the MN State Fair a couple weeks ago and saw the pictures taken when he was Vice President giving his "big stick" speech there exactly 123 years before.

Less than two weeks later he became President when McKinley was assassinated.

sarisataka

(20,332 posts)
6. Is getting shot in the chest not an assassination attempt?
Mon Sep 16, 2024, 12:15 PM
Monday

Roosevelt was a former President at the time of the attempt on his life.

brush

(56,318 posts)
2. Sure wouldn't want to be trump, are the stars alighning? He already had tons of trouble...
Mon Sep 16, 2024, 12:10 PM
Monday

before the assassination attempts.

The man literally doesn't know how to take a hint.

There are some powerful forces lined up against him...and some seem to be man-made.

I wouldn't leave my house.

The people who live close to MAL...LOOK THE FUCK OUT.

uponit7771

(91,147 posts)
3. RIGHT?! I'll always error on side of Trump doing the wrong thing for the wrong reasons cause that's what dark forces do
Mon Sep 16, 2024, 12:10 PM
Monday

Walleye

(33,927 posts)
8. And he will always be lying. I don't know why they ever repeat anything he says. He's not a serious person.
Mon Sep 16, 2024, 12:16 PM
Monday

Walleye

(33,927 posts)
7. Well, if he continues to make appearances outside in difficult to secure locations
Mon Sep 16, 2024, 12:15 PM
Monday

It will show that it might’ve been fake, he’s not really scared.

Butterflylady

(3,861 posts)
13. That is what I was thinking......
Mon Sep 16, 2024, 02:42 PM
Monday

I remember when dump was campaigning back in 2016. He was giving a speech in at an airport when a loud noise rang out. What makes it memorable, when that happened dump immediately dove to the floor behind a secret service agent. I couldn't help laughing at the time, because it was not a gunshot.

His campaign wanted desperately to change the narrative, so this did it.

Remember, Lee Atwater was the one that taught them dirty tricks wins election.

Rump is a coward like his neice Mary said in an interview about her uncle. Dump was a bully when he was a kid, but if someone stood up to him, he would run away to home crying about how he was treated. Does that sound familiar?

Yes it does, like Kamala said, he's using the same play book. That is exactly what he's doing now with help.

Torchlight

(4,118 posts)
10. I'm beginning to think Mr. trump has made (is making)
Mon Sep 16, 2024, 12:22 PM
Monday

assassination attempts as popular as school shootings.

In a few more years, we'll potentially have one attempt per week, gaining a lot of eyeballs, clicks, and views in the process (or, maybe that's for the process).

Mr. trump's final legacy might end up being an accurate metaphor of his own character.

live love laugh

(14,015 posts)
12. What's scary is that it becomes dangerous when a real attacker is loose.
Mon Sep 16, 2024, 12:26 PM
Monday

Their fake stunts endanger others.

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