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The thing that I will never not think about is how, given the distance and human reaction time and other factors, it's very likely that the shooter had Donald dead to rights when he pulled the trigger. Then, God's favorite idiot jerked his head to the side like he always does when he speaks, probably around the exact same moment the shooter pulled the trigger, and instead of blowing the back of his head clean off, it grazed his ear. I'm not sure anyone can convince me that the shooter didn't fuck up; Donald just got incredibly, unbelievably lucky.
While and head shot is more fatal. He would have been able to land multiple chest shots at that distance. A bullet to the heart would end him, and multiple shots would be difficult to survive.
People forget what a big person Trump is.
Why do you think police are trained to aim center mass
He was not struck with a bullet. It was shrapnel from one of the nearby screens. There's a reason they didn't release the first medical report and took a week to get their favorite lying doctor (who is not a practice doctor any longer because he's in Congress) to release his own lie filled report.
A bullet would have torn off a hunk of his ear. We've seen the lack of wound within days of the event.
He probably wasn't even hit by that. Blood capsules are cheap, probably a trick he learned from his work with the WWE.
I doubt he had those with him. Just in case this happened. He's not that quick a thinker. And he'd never agree to be near live rounds.
This is the first time I heard of this and made me really curious. I tried my best to find any proof, confirmations or fact checking sites backing up this claim, but nada. Either the dude has succesfully paid literally everyone to lie, or, sometimes the truth sounds worse than a lie and our cognitive function really wants approvals for that.
If you have something solid, please send it to me, wish I could use this argument, but at this point I'd feel like yellow press
After much debate, the FBI report settled on bullet or bullet shrapnel but there was no conclusive evidence as Cheeto bandito refused to be checked out or let doctors talk about it.
The idea above was an initial theory by Internet no lifers. The more common one now is that he hit his head on a secret service pistol when ducking.
Trump’s ear getting scratched after getting tackled by the Secret Service was my first thought when I saw the photo.
I don’t think a bullet got close.
I did see a video that postulated he was hit in the head by one of the USSS agents' holsters
The proof is in that hidden first doctor report that they refused to publish before getting the guy who tried to tell us he was a trim 230 and 6'3" to make the statement.
And the fact that we could see his ear days afterwards without a scratch on it. Given that this is medical in nature, the number of people who even had access to that is small, and right wing media will repeat whatever lie he tells, it suits their narrative best. Regardless of how obviously untrue it is
I hate how easily I can imagine religious folks seeing this as a positive sign, instead of as a suspicious one.
This, I can believe. Now, it's not necessarily true it would've mangled his ear if it was a grazing shot, but a graze likely wouldn't have bled quite as much as Donald's wound did. A small laceration from a piece of plastic that had been, uh, acutely accelerated in his direction makes a lot more sense.
This or getting cut when tackled/ducking really make the most sense and match the injury characteristics the most.
It's usually the most vile beings that get to live their life to the fullest...
ishenrykissingerdead.com
I don't think that's necessarily true. I've had the great joy to know a few exceptionally content people through the years, and while they might not be yucking it up on a yacht somewhere, I also get the distinct impression that they're all around happier and more at peace than the likes of Musk and Trump are. Folks have raised the hypothesis that the ultra-wealthy are just hoarders but wealth instead of trash, hoping that maybe just this next billion will finally bring them contentment, and it never does. I've come to suspect that that hypothesis holds at least some water.
and this is why we aim for centre mass
Yep. Even if Donald has been wearing body armor, I'm not sure his 78 year old probably on blood thinners ass would've been able to take it.
Even a cheap .223 can penetrate most body armor. Even at 150 yards.
According to Trump himself, he looked down to check his notes right when the shot was fired. It's a rare incident where I believe him.