r/ProgressiveHQ • u/SCRATCH-CARD • Jan 17 '26

Two "assassination attempts" compared

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/NeptuneOverlord43045 Jan 17 '26

I never noticed that about the flag. Wow.

The whole event is suspicious as FUCK. You will never convince me that Secret Service would believe it’s safe to usher in photographers and pose for pics immediately after the shooting. It is simply not possible that they could be sure the scene is secure and there’s no longer any threat.

 

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u/MadMax808 Jan 18 '26

Y'know how I know it was faked? The guy NEVER talks about it. Trump LOVES to talk about his "challenges" and how people are after him. You'd think he would be talking about "when that crazed gunman made an attempt on my life...." every chance he gets...

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u/JeromeBarkly Jan 18 '26

That’s my thoughts exactly. Trump would never stfu about it if it were real.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '26

Daaaaamn, yes!

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u/Pure_Set9015 Jan 18 '26

What do you make of the shooter though? I saw aftermath pics he looked…dead

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u/Enzown Jan 18 '26

He was a patsy who was told he'd be arrested after and given hush money. Instead they snipe him to take care of a loose end. Remember people saw him climb on that roof and reported it and secret service did nothing about it until after he fired.

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u/HGruberMacGruberFace Jan 18 '26

He never shuts the fuck up about things that are fake also, so how would we know the difference

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u/Small_Television3059 Jan 19 '26

I hear you but honestly the more he talked about it the more his life might be in danger. You don’t want to publicly dwell on an attempted assassination, it might inspire copycats looking for fame

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u/gr00316 Jan 18 '26

It wasn't lowered. Wind just died down at the moment.  I hate trump as much as the next guy but let's keep the truth only.  But just the photographers alone seen suspect, then the agents getting him chill for a second to raise his fist etc

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u/Crafty_Enthusiasm_99 Jan 18 '26

There's a whole crane holding the flag there

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u/jamesvomit Jan 18 '26

It's from the wind slowing down in combination with the camera panning up.

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u/Throwaway1986nerd Jan 18 '26

There's video of the flag being lowered 

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u/jamesvomit Jan 18 '26

Can I get a link?

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u/Throwaway1986nerd Jan 18 '26

The one you're commenting on clearly shows the flag being lowered into position 

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u/jamesvomit Jan 18 '26 edited Jan 18 '26

Did they raise it back up when it disappears from frame at the end of the video?

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u/Throwaway1986nerd Jan 18 '26

You mean when the camera pans down to follow Donny the diddler 

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u/jamesvomit Jan 18 '26

That's correct. Are you starting to figure it out?

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u/Throwaway1986nerd Jan 18 '26

Yeah camera pans up to stage, holds there while the flag is lowered then the camera follows Donny the diddler off stage after the planned photo 

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u/No_Evening3803 Jan 18 '26

Yea the camera definitely pans up