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WarGamer

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20. Darwin Award Nominee?

Reply to chowder66 (Original post)

Sun Feb 22, 2026, 09:07 PM

Feb 22

The man entered the north gate of the property as another vehicle was exiting and was confronted by two Secret Service agents and a Palm Beach County sheriff's deputy, according to Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw.

"He was ordered to drop those two pieces of equipment that he had with him. At which time he put down the gas can, raised the shotgun to a shooting position," Bradshaw said at a brief press conference. The two agents and the deputy "fired their weapons to neutralize the threat."

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The man killed at Mar-a-lago has been named [View all] chowder66 Feb 22 OP

The database Nexis said he'd didn't declare a party affiliation and last voted on Election Day, 2024. chowder66 Feb 22 #1

Boom! From a family of avid hump supporters Captain Zero Feb 22 #2

"We are big Trump supporters, all of us. Everybody," Botany Feb 22 #3

Or maybe that's why he never had anything to say to them. Iggo Feb 22 #22

Fishy much? oldtime dfl_er Feb 22 #4

from a family of avid Trump supporters UpInArms Feb 22 #5

Obviously Antifa sop Feb 22 #6

Anti-antifa; in other words, pro-fascist Dave says Feb 22 #14

Oh well, maybe next time Bluestocking Feb 22 #7

Getting a Mark David Chapman feeling here. underpants Feb 22 #8

Or relatives buy into "silence implies consent", as do a lot of people. Igel Feb 22 #10

Good point. You handled that really well. underpants Feb 23 #24

Will we know any truths?.................... Lovie777 Feb 22 #9

Maybe someone molested him? There are more articles out there where they say he became fixated with the Epstein files. chowder66 Feb 22 #13

#1. Is this accurate from an anonymous source? Melon Feb 22 #11

His cousin seems to think it's him. chowder66 Feb 22 #12

I agree. Cousin said the world about it and it's obviously him. Melon Feb 22 #15

Maybe he was once a trump humper canetoad Feb 22 #16

Very possibly. chowder66 Feb 22 #19

Braeden's a big Trump supporter Prairie Gates Feb 22 #17

It's always a Trump supporter. Initech Feb 22 #18

Darwin Award Nominee? WarGamer Feb 22 #20

Suicide by cop? chowder66 Feb 22 #21

Apparently obsessed with the Trump-Epstein files and the lack of accountability superpatriotman Feb 22 #23