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LIVE - BREAKING: Shots fired at Trump rally, Trump rushed off stage - NBC News (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Jul 13 OP
God that screen still looks like it was made for TV Blue Owl Jul 13 #1
Is that blood on his face? BlueKota Jul 13 #2
Yes, something hit his ear Rhiannon12866 Jul 13 #4
Maybe something ricocheted BlueKota Jul 13 #8
He had that side of his face turned away from the camera in the seconds before he ducked Uncle Joe Jul 13 #48
Sure hope it was some MAGA who dropped his piece. marble falls Jul 13 #3
Was thinking same. trump will milk this thing all next week. Silent Type Jul 13 #6
More like November... rogerballard Jul 13 #32
He kept pumping his fist CanonRay Jul 13 #39
He will try to blame President Biden I am sure. BlueKota Jul 13 #11
I guess he got the "b" squad of SS guards. They'll be down graded to RFK Jr. marble falls Jul 13 #27
So odd, no one screaming and running as would be expected if there is a gunman. Irish_Dem Jul 13 #5
I know, the crowd is hanging around, no one panicked Rhiannon12866 Jul 13 #9
It is odd BlueKota Jul 13 #13
Maybe came from a sniper at a distance. Irish_Dem Jul 13 #14
My guess is staged BlueKota Jul 13 #15
Toss up right now. Irish_Dem Jul 13 #19
Sniper is possible I guess. BlueKota Jul 13 #36
Or a drone? Irish_Dem Jul 13 #40
Probably a hired thug from one of the many minions (i.e. Bannon, Giuliani) that Trump has f***ed over in the past. Crowman2009 Jul 13 #43
The list of suspects is a mile long. Irish_Dem Jul 13 #44
There was plenty of screaming and panic on the c-span feed relayerbob Jul 13 #17
Ok that is more normal. Irish_Dem Jul 13 #21
They're showing the video on CNN right now. orange jar Jul 13 #20
Ok that is normal then. Irish_Dem Jul 13 #22
Prove it. The whole world knows that traitortrump lies. Hermit-The-Prog Jul 13 #7
This is live news Rhiannon12866 Jul 13 #10
Doesn't mean it's not staged to get traitortrump sympathy and camera time. Hermit-The-Prog Jul 13 #16
There was blood, though I take your point. The crowd hasn't left Rhiannon12866 Jul 13 #23
Hollyweird produces blood by the buckets. I don't trust traitortrump or the "news". Hermit-The-Prog Jul 13 #28
Look. It's not staged. If it were, he'd be done for real. jimfields33 Jul 13 #33
Assumptions and assertions are neither evidence nor proof. You assume a shot. Hermit-The-Prog Jul 13 #41
Your right. I hope we get more info soon. jimfields33 Jul 13 #47
Capehart and guests on MSNBC are emphasizing we don't know what spooky3 Jul 13 #12
Same here. Guest is Howard Dean who was the Democratic frontrunner so he also had Secret Service protection Rhiannon12866 Jul 13 #18
So it could be just a fall and he hit his head. Irish_Dem Jul 13 #26
He was standing and talking, grabbed his ear and ducked Rhiannon12866 Jul 13 #29
Doesn't sound like a fall then. Irish_Dem Jul 13 #37
Yelling and fighting the SS every step of the way Warpy Jul 13 #24
The guy standing next to him in the clip looks BlueKota Jul 13 #25
I'm trying to figure out duncang Jul 13 #30
How come no one was hit behind him if it was , indeed, a bullet? waterwatcher123 Jul 13 #31
Someone on DU said they heard around10 shots. Even if only one shot how was it nobody doc03 Jul 13 #34
Good God, USA chants? CanonRay Jul 13 #35
.. Turbineguy Jul 13 #38
All those cameras... getagrip_already Jul 13 #42
"The area was locked down as a crime scene" Rhiannon12866 Jul 13 #45
When you welcome gun humpers into your fold, eventually some idiots are going to start shooting them. Crowman2009 Jul 13 #46
They said there were magnetometers and people were checked for weapons Rhiannon12866 Jul 13 #49
Lester Holt just reported that one spectator killed, one injured, the shooter is dead Rhiannon12866 Jul 13 #50

Uncle Joe

(59,684 posts)
48. He had that side of his face turned away from the camera in the seconds before he ducked
Sat Jul 13, 2024, 07:13 PM
Jul 13

and I didn't see any blood until he came up.

So I'm wondering if he injured himself while ducking?

Irish_Dem

(55,824 posts)
19. Toss up right now.
Sat Jul 13, 2024, 06:53 PM
Jul 13

My first thought was a staged event.
Trump is a coward, he would not stand up defiantly like that.

Or could be a sniper.

50/50

BlueKota

(3,105 posts)
36. Sniper is possible I guess.
Sat Jul 13, 2024, 07:03 PM
Jul 13

Maybe someone with specialized training didn't like that he got fellow agents killed by leaking classified materials. I know I wouldn't want those people ticked at me.

Crowman2009

(2,725 posts)
43. Probably a hired thug from one of the many minions (i.e. Bannon, Giuliani) that Trump has f***ed over in the past.
Sat Jul 13, 2024, 07:08 PM
Jul 13

Hermit-The-Prog

(36,159 posts)
28. Hollyweird produces blood by the buckets. I don't trust traitortrump or the "news".
Sat Jul 13, 2024, 06:57 PM
Jul 13

Show me medical reports from anti-trumpers. Show me ballistics reports. Where did shots come from? Where did they go?

jimfields33

(18,112 posts)
33. Look. It's not staged. If it were, he'd be done for real.
Sat Jul 13, 2024, 07:01 PM
Jul 13

He would not risk this. One inch more and he’d be dead from the shot in the head.

spooky3

(35,627 posts)
12. Capehart and guests on MSNBC are emphasizing we don't know what
Sat Jul 13, 2024, 06:49 PM
Jul 13

Happened. Don’t yet know if there were shots.

Rhiannon12866

(217,657 posts)
18. Same here. Guest is Howard Dean who was the Democratic frontrunner so he also had Secret Service protection
Sat Jul 13, 2024, 06:52 PM
Jul 13

So that's what he's talking about.

Warpy

(112,872 posts)
24. Yelling and fighting the SS every step of the way
Sat Jul 13, 2024, 06:55 PM
Jul 13

as they tried to get him to put his head down while they muscled him off the stage.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kCiSX-

I still think it was firecrackers. I can't find any video with the noises.

BlueKota

(3,105 posts)
25. The guy standing next to him in the clip looks
Sat Jul 13, 2024, 06:56 PM
Jul 13

pretty casual to me. The woman makes it look there is a still a threat, so why would the guy just be standing calmly?

duncang

(2,903 posts)
30. I'm trying to figure out
Sat Jul 13, 2024, 06:58 PM
Jul 13

If it was a gun shot that missed wouldn’t it have hit someone behind him?

Edit:
I just watched the clip. He was facing his right. I don’t know if it would have hit anyone else.

getagrip_already

(16,953 posts)
42. All those cameras...
Sat Jul 13, 2024, 07:08 PM
Jul 13

Cameras, cameras, everywhere. Pointing multiple angles. Different zooms. Different networks.

And the security cameras. Extensive at an event like this.

They have it all. Then there are are personal cellphones.

There really won't be any unanswered questions very shortly.

There will be unreleased answers.

Crowman2009

(2,725 posts)
46. When you welcome gun humpers into your fold, eventually some idiots are going to start shooting them.
Sat Jul 13, 2024, 07:10 PM
Jul 13

Either accidently or on purpose.

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