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His entire message and appeal is towards weirdo men who believe they are "alpha males" who never should be held accountable.
Elon's X alone is chock full of these weirdo guys.
It's Trump's rhetoric, and the rhetoric from his cult groupie men who are responsible for this crap.
And the guy didn't even attempt to shoot him. C'mon. It's not an "assassination attempt" if you didn't even attempt it at all.
It's just some weirdo guy that is attracted to Trump's rhetoric looking for his own two minutes in the spotlight.
I'm so tired of Trump and the crap he brings. And the weirdo men he enables with his schtick.
As a woman there are things that concern me a lot more than the weirdo man drama that Trump brings to the table.
But this is the only thing the media news thinks should be discussed tonight. Ugh.
brewens
(14,999 posts)suicide by SS. That'd be a new one.
It's on ever gun MAGAt that loves those assault rifles everywhere. That's all they are using in mass shootings and these two assassination attempts. Every time we see another shooting that give nutjobs the idea that is what you do if you have a score to settle. It adds up and sets some people off eventually.
Quiet Em
(172 posts)He was just hiding in the bushes with his gun. In Florida, where they seem to think it's ok to behave that way.
I just don't see this as an assassination attempt. He didn't even take a shot. I have no idea why he was there, with a gun, in the bushes, but that is the reality that some of these States have left us with. And it's all insane and it's all brought to us by the cult of Trump.
Rstrstx
(1,509 posts)RockRaven
(15,915 posts)Quiet Em
(172 posts)And the charges he's facing so far don't indicate it either.
Gore1FL
(21,629 posts)If the FBI stops a terrorist before they detonated a bomb, it would still be a foiled terror attack despite the weapon not going off.
Quiet Em
(172 posts)intent than what seems to have happened in this situation. We don't know very much about this golf course incident but it's not adding up.
AZ8theist
(6,134 posts)We aren't awash in "bombs".
This loon didn't fire a shot. At best he could be charged with trespassing.
Funny how Dotard sent out a fundraising email WITHIN MINUTES OF THE SO-CALLED "INCIDENT".
summer_in_TX
(3,048 posts)He had food and supplies to tide him over until he had the opportunity to shoot. Routh had a loaded weapon with a scope on it pointing out through the trees at the hole. That's how the Secret Service agent spotted him. He had the means, motive, and intended to shoot Trump, which makes it an assassination attempt even though it was foiled.
Gore1FL
(21,629 posts)I won't discopunt the attempt as real. Different results might have occured under different conditions. It was a tragic day, more so for some of his attendees. I am glad the former president wasn't killed or otherwise seriously injured.
I don't know what to make of yesterday's sequence of events. Per the Secret Service, no shots were fired by the suspect, but it could still be a foiled assassination attempt. There just isn't enough information about it.
That said, the media has better things to do than devote a lot of time to limited facts. That only leads to unlimited speculation.
I don't think this gives Trump any creds. I just can't imagine he is going to win votes from being a near-victim of his own chaos.
Quiet Em
(172 posts)But it's all so bizarre. It certainly shouldn't be the only news that is being discussed, but here we are.
SoFlaBro
(3,015 posts)Figarosmom
(732 posts)Kamala stop talking about 2025 and other of their policies because they've figured out people don't like their policies. He spws the seeds of violence what the hell did he expect? Kamalas not getting attacked because she's not making people mad.
Woodycall
(283 posts)For nearly four years you have had an Administration which instead of twirling its thumbs has rolled up its sleeves. We will keep our sleeves rolled up. We had to struggle with the old enemies of peace -- business and financial monopoly, speculation, reckless banking, class antagonism, sectionalism, war profiteering. They had begun to consider the Government of the United States as a mere appendage to their own affairs. We know now that Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob.
Blue_Roses
(12,995 posts)John Shaft
(645 posts)Pathological liar lies about EVERYTHING. He is incapable of decency or truth.
Him, his Eurotrash whore wife, his kids, and his followers are all scum.
republianmushroom
(16,479 posts)Likes the attention.