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maxsolomon

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84. * got nicked by a bullet. It's OK to accept it.

Fri Jul 26, 2024, 12:40 PM

Jul 2024

* is lucky as hell. 2" to the right and he'd have been killed instantly.

Stop saying the kid had bad aim - he didn't. He was turned away from his HS shooting team, yes, but he belonged to a shooting range and had been practicing for years.

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Did he fake a bullet wound?? [View all] sunflowerseed Jul 2024 OP

It's certainly not beneath him. Nothing is. -nt CrispyQ Jul 2024 #1

I always wondered what he'd try if he got desperate enough. calimary Jul 2024 #28

trump is a moron, but a moron who conspies to let someone shoot real bullets at... brush Jul 2024 #2

I didn't read it as OP was implying the event was staged SomedayKindaLove Jul 2024 #6

The gunman shot real bullets. One person was killed, two others injured. brush Jul 2024 #8

Sure, but a 20 year old loser known for having bad aim... Bucky Jul 2024 #41

No sarcasm gif? Entrusting a shooter with poor aim who could be an inch off either way... brush Jul 2024 #50

The eye roll emoji IS the sarcasm gif... Bucky Jul 2024 #52

Oh, that's next-level snark. brush Jul 2024 #56

😄 Bucky Jul 2024 #57

He sat back and drank Coke as a mob of thousands tried to take over the Capitol Scrivener7 Jul 2024 #59

Could Have Been A Staged Act Gone Bad....... global1 Jul 2024 #72

Another Possibility?....... global1 Jul 2024 #79

There's a reason why lizardkingjr Jul 2024 #3

Nonsense. As if he'd put himself in sights of a rifle. A man was killed, two seriously injured. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2024 #4

No, but I read it was broken glass that hit him Joinfortmill Jul 2024 #34

You read that from speculators who looked for confirmation and not facts. See post 22 Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2024 #38

According to FBI, they don't know what hit him Joinfortmill Jul 2024 #45

There is only one side about the assassination attempt: the facts. The FBI have not officially resolved the facts Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2024 #47

Wow. I just stated what the FBI director said. Joinfortmill Jul 2024 #48

You are not the only one reading this thread or subthread. But we all know lectures are such horrific things, eh? Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2024 #75

Disagreeing is not permitted Doc Sportello Jul 2024 #94

However, happy feet Jul 2024 #89

From the view of the camera they where on both side thatdemguy Jul 2024 #104

Yep. Bottom line is the FBI doesn't know for sure. Believe something obviously struck allegorical oracle Jul 2024 #53

Honestly, unless they were able to find the bullet and attribute it to the one that hit him sboatcar Jul 2024 #60

The Warren Commission has joined the chat ArkansasDemocrat1 Jul 2024 #107

The FBI director testified under oath that Sunsky Jul 2024 #44

I suspect he was cut by a glass shard from the Teleprompter nt cyclonefence Jul 2024 #5

What caused the glass shard? Did it leap off of the teleprompter? rsdsharp Jul 2024 #13

They're saying it was shrapnel, which is metal shards or debris from the bullet FakeNoose Jul 2024 #18

It could have been an intact bullet simply nicking his ear. rsdsharp Jul 2024 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2024 #23

I more picture a pumpkin exploding, radius777 Jul 2024 #64

Thanks for the correction nt cyclonefence Jul 2024 #97

The teleprompter was intact. 2naSalit Jul 2024 #15

Thanks for the correction. nt cyclonefence Jul 2024 #96

the teleprompters were intact, yet you and many others here keep pushing this CT Celerity Jul 2024 #19

OY!!! That's closer than I EVER wanted to get to that bastard. calimary Jul 2024 #31

Better adjust your suspicions to match reality. Teleprompter was disproven on the day of the event Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2024 #22

Thanks. nt cyclonefence Jul 2024 #95

Ruptured eardrum... theCHARLOTTEan Jul 2024 #7

Ruptured by what? ZZenith Jul 2024 #10

Supersonic shockwave of passing bullet. theCHARLOTTEan Jul 2024 #14

I believe the photographed "bullet" is actually a tiny space ship rictofen Jul 2024 #20

The shockwave from a super sonic round would be loud, but not enough dBs to rupture your eardrum. LudwigPastorius Jul 2024 #25

I Agree With You ProfessorGAC Jul 2024 #101

Was wondering about heat. Is a bullet hot after being fired? Could a bullet passing very near cause burns? Attilatheblond Jul 2024 #29

It was undoubtedly hot somewhat, but not enough to cauterize the wound, especially so briefly Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2024 #39

Thanks for the info re velocity and time, but I wasn't talking cauterizing, I meant just good ol fashioned burns Attilatheblond Jul 2024 #71

Interesting analysis. I don't think the bullet airspeed heats it much, not compared to heating from firing energy. . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2024 #73

Thanks for the input. What I know about bullets in flight is to avoid them Attilatheblond Jul 2024 #80

i searched for bullet graze wounds and the area surrounding do not look burnt. LeftInTX Jul 2024 #85

Thanks for the great info Attilatheblond Jul 2024 #99

Hmmmmm... MOST interesting. calimary Jul 2024 #100

Look at the blood, though orange jar Jul 2024 #12

Agree. He likely reactively swiped at the area himself. Much of his cheek is smudged. We've all done that allegorical oracle Jul 2024 #70

I see the bleeding stopped by that point. tenderfoot Jul 2024 #91

Welcome to DU, theCHARLOTTEan! calimary Jul 2024 #32

YES, Yes, oh God YES ,,, he did did dud. He didddddddddd. II Trueblue1968 Jul 2024 #9

LIHOP or MIHOP? moondust Jul 2024 #11

Not even you would put yourself in the sights of a rifle. A man died, two seriously injured, or did you forget? Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2024 #24

Does the sun rise in the east ? republianmushroom Jul 2024 #16

27 months until sunrise and counting, eh? Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2024 #26

So the guy who can't negotiate a ramp without almost falling down onenote Jul 2024 #17

Wonder if FBI found shrapnel with cpamomfromtexas Jul 2024 #27

Probably planj07 Jul 2024 #30

Welcome to DU, planj07! calimary Jul 2024 #33

It wasn't staged but MiKenMi33 Jul 2024 #35

FBI Director testified they still don't know Joinfortmill Jul 2024 #36

Yes, So three is a BIG Question. TY Cha Jul 2024 #37

We have no way of knowing. Remember, when you ASSuME Bucky Jul 2024 #40

I think the fact they won't release medical plus lack of interest in what actually happened JI7 Jul 2024 #42

I think that may have been the case. kentuck Jul 2024 #43

More likely, he lied about the source of his injury. GoCubsGo Jul 2024 #46

Yep, and he knew and lied! He is who he is! sunflowerseed Jul 2024 #68

Has there ever been another DU thread... Paladin Jul 2024 #49

If it had been staged (or was fake), no_hypocrisy Jul 2024 #51

You're talking about a man who allowed the siege on the Capitol go on long after the Scrivener7 Jul 2024 #61

Point taken. Well taken. no_hypocrisy Jul 2024 #63

Also, I was just watching Lawrence's show from yesterday. He had an excerpt of Scrivener7 Jul 2024 #67

Who cares? He was a victim of a failed assassination attempt. Let him wear gauze on his head if he wants. nt Gore1FL Jul 2024 #54

Maybe, but his ear is old news. I think 33taw Jul 2024 #55

FBI needs to examine ear bucolic_frolic Jul 2024 #58

Most people say its just another republicon FAKE-OUT stunt BoRaGard Jul 2024 #62

Most people? MichMan Jul 2024 #69

No. obnoxiousdrunk Jul 2024 #65

Was the dead person fake?? sarisataka Jul 2024 #66

As if one person's life (besides his own) matters to trump. (nt) Paladin Jul 2024 #83

Yes he values his own life sarisataka Jul 2024 #86

trump would do ANYTHING for another 4 years in the White House. Paladin Jul 2024 #88

To be honest, one can't tell from those images that the teleprompter is intact. mucholderthandirt Jul 2024 #74

He has a wound. Wray's testimony at the senate Politicub Jul 2024 #76

Why hasn't the news media clamored for info? RussBLib Jul 2024 #77

The NY Times is trying to convince us that it was a bullet. tenderfoot Jul 2024 #78

EXACTLY! bluestarone Jul 2024 #82

I'm hoping for my own personal victory lap should that be the case. tenderfoot Jul 2024 #90

Not worth speculating about. Bullet or shrapnel. Who cares? nt LAS14 Jul 2024 #81

* got nicked by a bullet. It's OK to accept it. maxsolomon Jul 2024 #84

From the videos I have been sent, not killing rump was more of an equipment problem thatdemguy Jul 2024 #106

Possible orthoclad Jul 2024 #87

This stuff is ForgedCrank Jul 2024 #92

Thank you for your concern John Shaft Jul 2024 #93

Bless your heart. ForgedCrank Jul 2024 #98

Diminishing the severity of the wound diminishes the myth. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jul 2024 #102

Let's just make up a story and repeat it everywhere Easterncedar Jul 2024 #103

I doubt it. There WAS an assassination attempt that would have been scary in retrospect karynnj Jul 2024 #105