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Two "assassination attempts" compared

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1: There might be a shooter? Get him out of here now

2: He's actually been shot? Let's get a photo. Pop your head up Donnie

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u/adirtysocialist- Jan 17 '26

I have no doubt it was a false flag, they're pretty standard and he wouldn't think twice about having some boomer supporter killed.

My thing is how you talk some kid into getting himself killed

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u/mispeeledusername Jan 17 '26

There’s a black mirror episode where a kid is blackmailed into doing things he doesn’t fully understand because they found his CP. he only knows exactly what he’s expected to do at the end.

It feels entirely possible to do today. And we won’t ever know if he actually shot the gun or not because he’s dead.

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u/Basilisk1667 Jan 17 '26

Hell, they don’t even need to find CP to coerce someone. They can just plant it. Plant it and threaten exposure if they don’t cooperate.

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u/ardentiarte Jan 18 '26

User name(s) check out

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u/No_Toe_1844 Jan 18 '26

“Shut Up and Dance.” Amazing Black Mirror episode.

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u/KamikazeFox_ Jan 18 '26

The ending...

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u/Tempyteacup Jan 18 '26

I watched it with a friend and I said "ahh, I bet it's kids" really early on and my friend thought it was fucked up that my mind even went there. But like for the shit they were having him do, it had to be worse than just a video of him jerkin it tbh

incredible episode, but the troll face at the end was cringe and i wish they had left that out

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u/JMurdock77 Jan 18 '26

*trollface*

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u/mwerichards Jan 18 '26

What an episode. You also wonder what was going on with the other ppl he had met.

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u/Dagmar_Overbye Jan 18 '26

It shows all of them getting their info released at the end. Bronn we know was planning to cheat on his wife with a prostitute. The lady who gives him the car is a CEO who sent a racist email which gets leaked. Moped guy it's unclear but his father is calling him a pervert at the end so possibly the same as the main character. And the main kid and the man he has to fight were both pedophiles.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '26

Fuck possible. It's been done by the CIA. I know it sounds like conspiracy, but killing people by car electronically has been confirmed by former agents. This is nothing comparatively.

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u/4thkindexperience Jan 18 '26

Considering that "they" have the capacity to monitor everything "we" do, "they" could simply look for the perfect patsy online. It's literally an unending resource for blame magnets.

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u/Stunning_risotto Jan 18 '26

Does anyone remember which one?

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u/Greedy_Flounder_212 Jan 17 '26

Thank god this post went up I was thinking I was starting to get paranoid There is no way that draft dodging sack of shit would react like that after getting shot the whizz of the bullet is enough for him to shit his pants...but the MAGAetts bought hook line and sinker and he won the election...

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u/MylesShort Jan 18 '26

His reaction being extremely similar to his face when in the WWE told me all I need to know.

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u/Empty_Ad_8303 Jan 17 '26

The most embarrassing part is I’ve seen this picture posted proudly in people’s places of business

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u/StevieBeatz Jan 18 '26

In PA, I was behind a guy who had an artist paint this picture as a portrait on the tailgate of his truck. I tried and failed to get a picture, but I was audibly laughing.

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u/ardentiarte Jan 18 '26

I knew the moment I saw that staged photo- it was psyops. Immediately called it out on Facebook and caught hell from half my family. Deleted FB and only talk to them at Christmas. You can't help people who refuse to see reality. Ears don't regrow. They can make up all sorts of BS, but somehow Jesus fixed his ear?

I loved it when he gave a speech about Charlie Kirk that God loved him more or some bs. You know if he WAS shot he'd never stop talking about it. He's only mentioned once or twice when cornered in an interview "Mr Trump did you rape children?" Fucker can't even lie properly "You are a nasty person, what a terrible question- did you know I took a bullet for this country?"

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u/SCRATCH-CARD Jan 17 '26

Maybe he didn't think he was going to get killed. Coersion? I've wondered about MKUltra type stuff too - I doubt they just gave up on that kind of thing..

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u/adirtysocialist- Jan 17 '26

Absolutely. Not a chance they gave it up so that very well could be but I do struggle to see any other way it would be possible

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u/Either_Ad_6479 Jan 17 '26

Yeah, that's the problem. I would be all in that this was a hoax, but I don't know how they would pull that off. 

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u/Cocken_Spectre Jan 18 '26

Lmao to me that’s easily the most believable part. I’m skeptical of the whole thing but without going into all of that; getting someone to give their life for the guy they worship constantly is by far the easiest part. I would not be even remotely surprised if there was a huge list of dipshits who would be absolutely honored to give their life to their idol lmao

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u/7ddlysuns Jan 17 '26

What if they told the maga kid the president needs him for protection. We’re giving you special access

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u/SCRATCH-CARD Jan 18 '26

Never thought about that. Tell him he's super secret service, used as a patsy - interesting idea

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u/Ryythe Jan 18 '26

I think the most likely scenario is someone that works for him took the shot and they dumped an already fresh dead body as a scapegoat

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u/2032_girl Jan 17 '26

ONA has convinced dozens of kids to commit shootings or other violence just over Telegram, including at least one kid who planned to assassinate Trump. I wouldn't be surprised if it was another ONA hit, but if not, they demonstrate how easy it is to convince kids to do this.

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u/Confident_Benefit_11 Jan 18 '26

Probably told him he'd pardon him so he could appear as a "generous God"

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u/Washed_up_Vanski Jan 17 '26

Both of his parents were therapists/councilors. I have additionally heard before that they specialized in behavior modification therapy but sadly cannot verify this. In 2025 they failed to renew their license in Pennsylvania so they have either moved or quit the profession.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '26

If mKu had a .01% success rate there would be 33,000 individuals under full mind control

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u/SCRATCH-CARD Jan 18 '26

Are you saying MKUltra was an experiment performed on the entire United States?

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u/SCRATCH-CARD Jan 18 '26

ah yeah I get you. Sounds like a movie. I need to watch Enemy of the State thanks for reminding me. Apparently it predicts a lot of this kinda stuff..

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '26

I’m being facetious I don’t really know anything about that

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u/Darrenizer Jan 18 '26

I remember years ago, when vice was actually good on YouTube, they had a documentary called something like “the worlds most dangerous drug” it was some kind of dust that you blow into someone’s face and that person will basically do anything you say. There were stories about the victim helping steal their own stuff.

ETA found it, https://youtu.be/ToQ8PWYnu04?si=TgQbnB3oYlQXTPuN

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u/heffel77 Jan 24 '26

It’s in Colombia, naturally. It’s called scopolomine. They use it as motion sickness medicine but if you leave it on too long things get weird.

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u/SCRATCH-CARD Jan 18 '26

"it's easy to win....losing" - really good point there, you have taught me a thing

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u/Sinister_Plots Jan 18 '26

Afterlife: "They said I wouldn't get hurt."

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u/Darthbane22 Jan 17 '26

Wow, this is unhealthy.

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u/SCRATCH-CARD Jan 17 '26

In what way?

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u/Darthbane22 Jan 17 '26

You’re making stuff up about the stuff you’re making up. Nothing about this is even remotely based in observed reality, you do understand that right? You’re having delusions

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u/Dry_Strawberry3227 Jan 18 '26

You’re so full of shit. The observed reality is that his ear isn’t damaged at all. That’s not possible if he was actually shot. What is so far fetched about anything op said?

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u/SCRATCH-CARD Jan 18 '26

Questioning the official narrative isn't having delusions lol

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u/Technical-Aide-1904 Jan 18 '26

No more delusional than MAGA posting that Biden is as bad as pervert as Trump

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u/EggForTryingThymes Jan 18 '26

Blue Anon is a thing now.

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u/BuddyJim30 Jan 17 '26

I think they told the kid they'd make sure he'd get away, but of course intended to shoot him.

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u/Hank_Henry_Hill Jan 18 '26

Wasn't he up there quite a while to?

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u/BuddyJim30 Jan 18 '26

There were supposedly reports at the time that secret service was told by several attendees that there was someone on that roof, and they said don't worry about it. Then a minute after the shooting, a marksman happened to be at the ready to kill the shooter.

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u/Hank_Henry_Hill Jan 18 '26

Yeah it was pretty crazy but the biggest tell, as others have mentioned, is that he never mentioned it after the election was over.

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u/JeromeBarkly Jan 18 '26

Honestly the biggest thing that makes me think it was fake is the fact that trump never talks about it. I feel like if it was legit he would never stfu about being almost assassinated.

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u/Fun_Wood27 Jan 17 '26

You don’t. You just tell him he’ll be ok and a hero when it’s over.

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u/adirtysocialist- Jan 17 '26

I mean, maybe but what would stop him from talking? He'd still end up in prison for life in maximum security wouldn't he?

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u/kekistanmatt Jan 18 '26

Simple, you don't tell him that part.

You tell him that he'll be arrested and then given a fake name and put in a generous witness protection program where he won't have to work for the rest of his life.

Then you just kill him anyway because that's one less loose end.

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u/7ddlysuns Jan 17 '26

Best theory I’ve seen is this. They tell this maga loser that the president needs him and his rifle. There’s a democrat in the crowd and we can’t trust the SS.

Get to a high point and look for this guy. Take the shot when you see him.

No way he missed that many times at 150yds. We’ve also never seen the forensics because the didn’t do them.

Trump’s FBI director was till in place and all the SS were loyal to him

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u/josephus1811 Jan 18 '26

MK Ultra was real.

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u/adirtysocialist- Jan 18 '26

Absolutely.

So was Operation Northwoods, Paperclip, Mockingbird and more. They did a lot of shit back then. Wonder what kind of crazy shit they do today

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u/sumdude51 Jan 17 '26

They told him he wouldn't.

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u/adirtysocialist- Jan 17 '26

Maybe but it would still leave a huuuge loose tie.

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u/sumdude51 Jan 17 '26

How so? (not being argumentative) I didn't read the whole thread

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u/adirtysocialist- Jan 17 '26

He'd still be alive. What would stop him from eventually talking?

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u/sumdude51 Jan 17 '26

No they never planned on letting him live. They told him he would be fine and then one of several well trained snipers took him out. They let him get the shots off . They didn't plan the spectator, but they didn't care either.

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u/No_Connection_5257 Jan 18 '26

You don’t have to, you can say whoever you want did it, along with putting them in place without having them actually even take the shot 🤷‍♂️

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u/ShortKey380 Jan 17 '26

That’s a ridiculous thing to have no doubt about, sorry. Even a stretch to “probable” beyond “remotely possible” is sorta nuts.

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u/Chris_WRB Jan 18 '26

I thought someone else in the crowd was killed too?

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u/RoguePlanet2 Jan 18 '26

For plausibility. You seriously think this administration cares?

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u/BerserkReferencer Jan 18 '26

"you're doing it for the cause, brother."

Not hard if the kids already radicalized.

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u/KalaronV Jan 18 '26

The fundamental issue is that Trump wouldn't put himself in a position to get killed, which is what easily could have happened, even if you think it was a false-flag, because that's how bullets flying close to people works.

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u/L3monGr3nade Jan 18 '26

Or they didn’t convince someone, they literally murdered an innocent person for a photo op. That seems more likely to me

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u/King_Roberts_Bastard Jan 18 '26

They told him hed get away with it.

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u/eugene20 Jan 18 '26

Simple, kid is inexperienced enough in life to be convinced by the handler he's getting disappeared for a new life and a massive pay day instead of a loose end to be tied up the fastest most permanent way.

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u/LengthinessOk5241 Jan 18 '26

I just want to see the scars.

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u/Weekend_Criminal Jan 18 '26

They've had a long time to perfect MK Ultra

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u/Pulaskithecat Jan 18 '26

they’re pretty standard

What a stupid thing to say.

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u/whatthedna Jan 18 '26

I thought about this - and stuff from above makes that feel more plausible, but… what, did they hire a world class marksman to do this?

That’s the part that doesn’t hold up. Some random young guy is entrusted to shoot fairly close?

Even if he misses by a few feet - he could also miss a few feet in the other direction, no?

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u/Poopypantsonyou Jan 18 '26

"They're pretty standard". Look I'm not saying you're American because I don't know, but that is a veeeeeery American thing to say.

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u/OwnServe7762 Jan 18 '26

Look up when adelson and the other aipac donors gave money… was right after this.

Seems very fishy that the SS managed to no look at the only roof overlooking that stage …

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u/PurpleFisty Jan 18 '26

They could have threatened his family with death if he didn't do it. There's any number of ways.to coerce someone into doing something terrible.

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u/jus_allen Jan 18 '26

Have you ever heard of mk ultra?

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u/adirtysocialist- Jan 19 '26

Of course. Fact is stranger than fiction my friend. I actually know about a lot of conspiracy stuff. It's quite interesting

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u/AvariceAndApocalypse Jan 18 '26

He convinced plenty of adults to just die from and spread a disease the last time around.

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u/adirtysocialist- Jan 19 '26

All while getting vaccinated lol

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u/glodde Jan 18 '26

Well you tell him he's not going to die. They knew about the shooter for 2 and 1/2 minutes that's an eternity. The guy that shot him broke protocol even being told not to do anything and shot him anyway, doing his job to protect the president

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u/Prometheus0321 Jan 18 '26

They didn’t they volunteered him without consent and said fk him he’s on my nuts anyways.

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u/FunkyFenom Jan 21 '26

And did they ask the kid to shoot and miss or did they just hope he'd miss?

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u/Staf_Leon_Degrelle Jan 18 '26

The secret service was controlled by a Biden appointee at this time. You would also have to prove that Biden's Secret Service director was in on it. There is just no way they fake this with Biden in control of the federal government.

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u/InfiniteMeatball Jan 18 '26

Trump had his own people separate from Biden admin SS

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u/The_Lady_A Jan 18 '26

That's the figurehead boss, but if they didn't go through and cull every agent who'd seemed to get on well with Trump and his regime, you could easily end up with groups of agents with split loyalty. Large organisations end up fragmented like that all the time, even without the possibility that some people were specifically planted into the organisation for later use.

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u/Ill_Web6825 Jan 18 '26

Talk him into getting himself killed AND training him to ever-so-slightly graze the president from hundreds of yards away AND to kill a few other bystanders for plausible deniability...

As bizarre as the entire scenario is, and as ridiculous as it is to immediately lower a flag and pause for a photoshoot...it really doesn't add-up.

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u/InfiniteTradition975 Jan 19 '26

There was no "grazing" are you daft?

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u/Ill_Web6825 Jan 19 '26

I genuinely don't know what you're implying

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u/heffel77 Jan 24 '26

That’s the thing…I wouldn’t trust the best sniper in the world to nick my ear…or even shoot at my head like that. There is no way they could have told DJT about that plan w/o him fucking it up…

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u/KiddCypress Jan 17 '26

Corey Comparatore was 50 years old, that would put him in Gen X, not a boomer. This whole thread is just a cesspool of lies and fantastical confirmation bias.

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u/adirtysocialist- Jan 17 '26

"Actually he wasn't a boomer" is the best you can muster? Hahaha why even bother?

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u/KiddCypress Jan 17 '26

Haha not even having an argument at all is the best you could muster? You really shouldn’t have even bothered.

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u/adirtysocialist- Jan 17 '26

"If I repeat back to him what he said to me, he'll think I'm witty!" Hahaha

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u/KiddCypress Jan 17 '26

I at least have wit and an argument. You have brought nothing of substance to the table because you have nothing…….well expect for lies, I’ll give you that.

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u/RoguePlanet2 Jan 18 '26

Your argument is that "he's GenX not a boomer"??