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(59,711 posts) Sun Jul 14, 2024, 12:05 PM Jul 2024

My wife disdains conspiracy theories, so she shocked me with her take on the Trump incident [View all]

She figures the following: small town venue, safe Trump country. Locals don‘t raise suspicion. A 20 year old Republican „patriot“ gets talked into a scam to shoot near Trump, but not to hit him (no one reckoned with the TelePrompter glass shattering into Trump‘s ear), he sees himself as a Republican hero to be used for future such jobs. The guys who put him up to it had no intention of risking him talking, or even saying, „I‘m not talking. Call Steve Miller, Leonard Leo or Ginni Thomas. They’ll tell you to let me go.“ The Secret Service guys on duty weren‘t in on it, so all they knew was „active shooter—neutralize ASAP,“ which they did.

Maybe she saw a rerun of the Mark Wahlberg movie „Shooter,“ and saw some similarities?

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My wife disdains conspiracy theories, so she shocked me with her take on the Trump incident [View all] DFW Jul 2024 OP

I'm all for planting seeds in the MAGAsphere Mr. Scorpio Jul 2024 #1

GOP terrorist vs GOP terrorist. BlueWavePsych Jul 2024 #68

Now, THAT'S a conspiracy theory to beat all! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2024 #2

Maybe I read too many Steve Berry books SallyHemmings Jul 2024 #44

I made a note to myself this morning Marthe48 Jul 2024 #51

I thought the same thing, after seeing Jr was hanging out at this gun ranch. Bluethroughu Jul 2024 #3

Maybe the gunman ScratchCat Jul 2024 #15

It's endless reasons, but fact is the dude was Bluethroughu Jul 2024 #18

I also thought the same thing and I am usually wnylib Jul 2024 #38

There has been no confirmation of the teleprompter story. TwilightZone Jul 2024 #4

Here's this picture Nevilledog Jul 2024 #13

Interesting. Ms. Toad Jul 2024 #21

Bullets can make large exit holes, small impact hole on entry. Tommymac Jul 2024 #36

We were told in the Army the rounds were meant to cause serious injury not necessarily kill. Ligyron Jul 2024 #87

Everyone that talked about it yesterday and one Repub all started with this is maufactured. LizBeth Jul 2024 #5

I have been surprised by the number of people, myself included, who immediately thought along those lines dflprincess Jul 2024 #6

yep - me too rurallib Jul 2024 #7

It's impossible NOT to be suspicious of anything involving MF45 and republicons. FoxNewsSucks Jul 2024 #14

So, you think Trump trusted a 20 year old shooting novice... Self Esteem Jul 2024 #10

It's embarrassing Zeitghost Jul 2024 #22

No. I suspect that the shooter was told to wnylib Jul 2024 #43

Exactly. Too high-risk. trump is borderline demented but even he woulldn't o for that. brush Jul 2024 #48

He was the "patsy" - wasn't supposed to shoot just get caught and start blaming Biden for influeincing him but...he got Peregrine Took Jul 2024 #80

Alex Jones that you? Self Esteem Jul 2024 #85

I was more surprised by the number of people who DIDN'T, considering who niyad Jul 2024 #27

Arlington Road XanaDUer2 Jul 2024 #8

Wouldn't put it past them for a second. Scrivener7 Jul 2024 #9

"The very first essential for success..." Kid Berwyn Jul 2024 #11

No, you wife does not disdain CTs if she said any of that. former9thward Jul 2024 #12

That's actually pretty plausible jmbar2 Jul 2024 #16

Bannon and Miller as suspects too. Irish_Dem Jul 2024 #19

Or just another deeply unhappy little gun-loving incel happybird Jul 2024 #35

The whole thing raises questions. Irish_Dem Jul 2024 #17

Is he behind it to help his rating TommieMommy Jul 2024 #20

Welcome to our DU family. niyad Jul 2024 #28

Thought this myself Metaphorical Jul 2024 #23

Sniper Overwatch bpj62 Jul 2024 #63

I basicly just said the same thing to my spouse mercuryblues Jul 2024 #24

Tell your wife malaise Jul 2024 #25

And therein lies the rub, as the Bard might have said DFW Jul 2024 #31

Biden speaking now n/t malaise Jul 2024 #33

She has lots of company hamsterjill Jul 2024 #42

The shooter fired into people in seats. underpants Jul 2024 #57

At this point I think it was just a messed up kid with a gun... Think. Again. Jul 2024 #26

That's what it SHOULD be. DFW Jul 2024 #32

Here and now is when everything that happens, happens. Think. Again. Jul 2024 #34

Because the rally was right down the road from where he lived happybird Jul 2024 #41

I believe Bethel Park is about 40 miles south of Butler nt Wicked Blue Jul 2024 #83

In small town speak, that's definitely within the "right down the road" category happybird Jul 2024 #86

I agree with your wife. wnylib Jul 2024 #46

So by that theory he was a patsy to curry sympathy? bucolic_frolic Jul 2024 #29

That sounds kind of similar to how things have gone down in some notorious terrorist attacks in russia. Crunchy Frog Jul 2024 #30

Right before the Magat convention, gab13by13 Jul 2024 #37

Well that convention bdamomma Jul 2024 #47

I think Trump needed an excuse to be off the campaign trail hamsterjill Jul 2024 #39

What was the shoes comment? dmr Jul 2024 #56

Trump is heard insisting that he get his shoes. hamsterjill Jul 2024 #66

Yes, I agree with you. dmr Jul 2024 #70

I totally agree. And the argument that, "But somebody died!" being used as proof that Scrivener7 Jul 2024 #82

Those were my Faux pas Jul 2024 #40

There's just hildegaard28 Jul 2024 #45

This article by Joyce Vance should be read bdamomma Jul 2024 #49

Joyce Vance is one of my favorite commentators. Thanks, bdamomma. Hekate Jul 2024 #71

I said Parallax View joanbarnes Jul 2024 #50

Same here. Reader Rabbit Jul 2024 #75

This. Me too. Also Arlington Road nt XanaDUer2 Jul 2024 #76

My daughter had a conspiracy theory rather similar PatSeg Jul 2024 #52

I'm inclined to agree with you DFW Jul 2024 #72

I agree PatSeg Jul 2024 #78

It was a win win for whom ever set it up. MOMFUDSKI Jul 2024 #79

tRump stupid but not so stupid to put himself into a rifle sight like that. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2024 #53

Trump: "It's 100% Certain That We're Going To Have A Terror Attack" not fooled Jul 2024 #54

A very similar scenario ran through my mind. Nothing would surprise me. Vinca Jul 2024 #55

Come on, DU, I was watching the Capehart Show on MSNBC when it happened. trump turned his head to the right.... brush Jul 2024 #58

I think they are saying he was hit by glass from the teleprompter. You won't hear that from him though. Hope22 Jul 2024 #62

The teleprompters were all intact. The glass fragment story is a figment of someone's imagination. brush Jul 2024 #65

The glass was off the back.... Hope22 Jul 2024 #73

The teleprompters were IN FRONT of the speaker. brush Jul 2024 #74

' bullet would've hit him in the back of left side of his head. ' dweller Jul 2024 #77

I watched it live. He turned his head to theright... brush Jul 2024 #84

What was that email that trump sent to his cult birdographer Jul 2024 #59

Maybe she saw "Navalny" BaronChocula Jul 2024 #60

My first response was that Demobrat Jul 2024 #61

Run this one by her Warpy Jul 2024 #64

My son is not political MFM008 Jul 2024 #67

Judging from what some of the students in his school said LiberalArkie Jul 2024 #69

please stop pushing the teleprompter/glass in ear CT, teleprompters were intact & it was exposed cartilage, not glass Celerity Jul 2024 #81