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orleans

(37,092 posts)
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:39 PM Saturday

"Is there someone dead in the lobby or is there someone in custody? Was the person armed or not? Did he make it into the

Is there someone dead in the lobby or is there someone in custody? Was the person armed or not? Did he make it into the ballroom or not? Usually there should be a pretty wide grace period on finding this out, but there are literally hundreds of reporters in the room and nobody knows shit.

Tim Onion (@bencollins.bsky.social) 2026-04-26T01:19:33.256Z


GOOD QUESTIONS

It's the White House Press Corps, so we'll find out the details in 27 different books approximately 2-3 years from now.

Dr. Jimbosaur, Esq. (@jimbosaur.bsky.social) 2026-04-26T01:22:02.093Z




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"Is there someone dead in the lobby or is there someone in custody? Was the person armed or not? Did he make it into the (Original Post) orleans Saturday OP
Nah the people in that room are stenographers newdeal2 Saturday #1
Suspect has been identified dweller Saturday #2
I don't know the details of the event, but it pains me to inform you that President Trump is not dead. surfered Saturday #3
With this media Johnny2X2X Saturday #4
Schrodingers assailant Pesky1 Saturday #5
The gunman is with the airman who was shot down and rescued in Iran. 50 Shades Of Blue Saturday #6
Really??? LeftInTX Saturday #7
/s 50 Shades Of Blue Saturday #10
your claiming that NEITHER event happened ? any reasons .. ? stopdiggin Saturday #12
I imagine the "shooter's" identity will be made public before too long. sop Saturday #8
The Door Dash granny? louis-t Saturday #18
That second comment nailed it! ananda Saturday #9
Yes! I used to post this meme regularly... it was SO true. IcyPeas Saturday #14
Here's another question: If the SS shot a guy who was trying to breach the perimeter... TrollBuster9090 Saturday #11
the press won't be asking that when they haven't even had a chance to finish their salad before the chaos began orleans Yesterday #22
exactly. Nobody knows .... possibly because the entire thing was another staged incident. nt ecstatic Saturday #13
All I know is that the only reason Melania was evacuated with him was so he would have someone Wonder Why Saturday #15
Or was there a shooter at all? dflprincess Saturday #16
From what I can gather, no one made it to the ballroom. No one is saying someone is dead. Your guess beyond that appleannie1 Saturday #17
He shot off the tip of trump's nose, but it healed already. C Moon Yesterday #19
I hope the crane operator was able to get the flag into a good position Bluetus Yesterday #20
Yes, I was just telling my wife about that... C Moon Yesterday #21
The video could easoly have been AI Bluetus 22 hrs ago #23

newdeal2

(5,524 posts)
1. Nah the people in that room are stenographers
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:41 PM
Saturday

They wouldn’t dare ask around the hotel and find out answers. They’ll just repeat whatever the WH puts out.

surfered

(13,913 posts)
3. I don't know the details of the event, but it pains me to inform you that President Trump is not dead.
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:42 PM
Saturday

Johnny2X2X

(24,350 posts)
4. With this media
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:43 PM
Saturday

They’re going to have to interview some racists in a small town diner to get the real details.

stopdiggin

(15,584 posts)
12. your claiming that NEITHER event happened ? any reasons .. ?
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:58 PM
Saturday

or are we just stirring the pot ?

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sop

(18,996 posts)
8. I imagine the "shooter's" identity will be made public before too long.
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:48 PM
Saturday

Should be interesting.

IcyPeas

(25,651 posts)
14. Yes! I used to post this meme regularly... it was SO true.
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 10:24 PM
Saturday

And there'll be even more books next time.



TrollBuster9090

(6,134 posts)
11. Here's another question: If the SS shot a guy who was trying to breach the perimeter...
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 09:56 PM
Saturday

...will his family be able to sue Trump's 'Justice Department,' Ashli Babbitt style; and will FAUX NEWS be working around the clock to DOX the SS agent who shot him?

Somehow I doubt it. But the so called 'press' should be asking what the difference is.

orleans

(37,092 posts)
22. the press won't be asking that when they haven't even had a chance to finish their salad before the chaos began
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 03:02 AM
Yesterday

priorities dont'cha know

ecstatic

(35,115 posts)
13. exactly. Nobody knows .... possibly because the entire thing was another staged incident. nt
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 10:08 PM
Saturday

Wonder Why

(7,187 posts)
15. All I know is that the only reason Melania was evacuated with him was so he would have someone
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 10:41 PM
Saturday

to hide behind.

appleannie1

(5,474 posts)
17. From what I can gather, no one made it to the ballroom. No one is saying someone is dead. Your guess beyond that
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 11:07 PM
Saturday

is your guess. trump is still in the hotel, alive and well and is telling people to resume the program. So I guess "The Show Goes on" Wonder what the next part of the "show" is going to be.

Bluetus

(2,984 posts)
20. I hope the crane operator was able to get the flag into a good position
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 12:55 AM
Yesterday

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for a photo of Trump the Invincible before they evacuated him.

(For those who don't get that reference, there is a video circulating of the Butler shooting that shows the crane, that held the giant flag, moving immediately after the shots to bring the flag into the picture frame as shown in that uncanny iconic photo of the Butler affair. I don't know if the video is authentic. If so, that certainly seems like a planned thing.)

C Moon

(13,696 posts)
21. Yes, I was just telling my wife about that...
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 01:24 AM
Yesterday

and they way they ushered in the photographers just before lowering the flag.
That was a jaw-dropping moment for me.

Bluetus

(2,984 posts)
23. The video could easoly have been AI
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 12:27 PM
22 hrs ago

We really need to know, because if the video is authentic, there is almost no way to believe that was not a planned stunt. And the word "stunt" hardly does justice, considering two people were killed, or at least we are supposed to believe two people were killed.

I still have trouble believing anybody would have orchestrated such a gruesome thing, but we certainly saw that happen to JFK. It is important to know if that video is legit.

And for those who say it would be impossible to organize such a complicated operation and keep it quiet, that is exactly what happened with Kennedy. The late Rob Reiner produced a series of podcasts last year that methodically connected an entire web of people who orchestrated the JFK assassination. Reiner couldn't conclusively say who actually pulled the trigger, but it is clear there were several dozen people (inside and outside the government) heavily involved in that operation, and practically all of them have gone to their graves without revealing what they knew. The people at that level of government and society play by different rules and ethics.

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