Do you really think Trump didn't know he probably was safe when he took that photo?

[goaded]

It makes him look heroic, but do you really think he didn't he know that the shooter was dead? OK, there might have been a second, but wouldn't you take the chance against dying in prison?

[Kaneki05]

Anyone who thinks this did not watch it. You can hear them loud and clear saying Suspect is down maybe paraphrasing their but it was for sure them saying the shooter was down.
So when they got up that was afterwards, you can also the one clear gun shot after the initial ones from the shooter that hits the suspect.
He for sure knew the shooter was dead. It also makes sense to try move after that confirmation.

[Friendlybro79]

To be fair. Who knows? In that kind of moment he was probably disoriented and shocked. That and while he was being covered by secret service it's possible someone on an ear piece said they got him and told him. It looks like they got him quickly.

[Syntosi]

Yeah I am of the opinion that Trump probably did not understand the situation at the time. He understood it well enough to wave at the public but the adrenaline had probably not gone down enough for him to realize that he had been shot or how serious it was.

[goaded]

@Syntosi He didn't just wave, he told the SS to wait and posed for a photo.

[Friendlybro79]

Yes he did tell them to wait because he used an awful situation as an opportunity for political gain. He's messed up for sure, put the ss in danger by just freezing and making them stay there with him, which doesn't surprise me, but considering the circumstances he could have also been in shock. It's hard to but I'm trying to be fair since he was almost murdered.

[on_my_knees]

What you need to understand is that this is America. From the World Wide Wresting Federation (WWF) to the National Football League (NFL), we love to watch people get hurt. Shocking and bloody matches are the most dramatic, watched, and memorable.

Trump, brilliant entertainer that he is, knows quite well that politics doesn't have enough entertainment value, especially when his contestant is a frail old sleepwalker. So, he may well have injected a level of theatricality and aggression into his campaign, turning a lame political rally into a brutal event, where the combatant isn't just battling with words but also with a bloody face and intense firing up of the audience.

This approach resonated with a segment of the audience who craves that bloody match, blurring the lines between entertainment and governance. That image of him being rushed off the stage with his bloody face is now burned in their minds like a hero being carried off the battlefield. It also served to captivate the media, ensuring that every move and sound bite is analyzed and discussed, much like the aftermath of a thrilling wrestling match.

[DemonPossessedPope]

It's all staged, jesuit rituals, and trump is an illuminati tranny. I immediately read the gematria blogs and articles when it became news. I long time ago told people it was going to happen and multiple internet communities did so throughout the years, prophesied, just look at the illuminati card game that depicted the twin tower attack back then amo g other things, the two cards "charismatic leader" and "enough is enough".

[on_my_knees]

Hadn't even thought about Jesuit rituals, but it did resemble a circumcision. Or was perhaps symbolic of Donna sacrificing her penis for the good of the illuminati.

[CrazyGirl2]

He was surrounded by “meat shields” so he was safer than he was when he was alone and exposed, and he likely knew that. But there could easily have been another shooter! He is a former President, he has secret service protection for life, and has had that protection since he became the Republican nominee. He knows all too well the lengths they go to protect presidents and former presidents. So the fact that someone got close enough to get multiple shots off and actually hit him.. No! I don’t think he “knew” he was safe. He was angry! That “Fight, Fight, Fight” with his fist in the air… That was an act of defiance! He was pissed! If Trump was “safe” he wouldn’t need Secret Service protection. Neither would Obama, Clinton, Bush, or Carter! Would YOU feel “safe” after being shot in the head? Sure it turns out he only lost part of his ear, but in 1981 Regan was shot by John Hinkley, but President Regan didn’t know it until he was in the limo, and jokingly complained to that Secret Service Agent “Don’t think I’m not grateful for what you did back there, but I think you broke my ribs”. At that, the agent immediately reached under the President’s jacket to examine Regan, and he saw blood on his hand. Only then did they realize that President Regan had been shot! Trump had to think that the a bullet could be in his head, or somewhere else on his body. So no, in the light of history, I do not believe he knew he was safe!

I hope this helps.
Laura 🤗 🥰

[goaded]

I see what you mean, but I was thinking of the immediate danger. What were the chances of a second shooter? Everybody in the rally itself had been screened for weapons.

[CrazyGirl2]

Exactly! Yet to him he must have been thinking “and through all that, I STILL got shot”! So yes, the question asks us to consider HIS thoughts, and after getting shot, I would think there could VERY easily be a second shooter!

[WindAtMyBack]

He probably had no idea what was going on, and neither did anyone else. It was way too soon to know anything. He could only know what the secret service told him. Since they wouldn't know either, then Trump didn't know.

Everyone had their job. The job of the secret service on Trump was to get him the hell out of there. It was the job of others to make sure everything was safe. They had no idea if there were more shooters. They all acted as if there were, because to do otherwise would be negligent as hell.

[Danzigdawson]

It sure was, obviously, safe enough for him to be escorted into a bulletproof car by a load of human shields. Especially when the shooter is already dead, with snipers and every weapon-carrying agent in the immediate area on high alert, on the lookout for any more danger.

He may have not known that the threat was neutralized, but once they started to move him away, it was pretty obvious that the area was secure enough.

'Brave' Trump, just before he realized that he could pull a publicity stunt to profit from the situation.

[loveslongnails]

There's just something off here, very off. The best comment I saw was from a former Secret Service guy who said there's "no way" that was standard operating procedure once those pops went off. It's sad to think that anything surrounding Trump, including an assassination attempt (staged or otherwise) is totally suspect.

I should also point out that this is one of the oldest tricks in the book to try and garner sympathy votes. It also distracts all attention from the Epstein files, which he is ALL over, and his dalliances with 15 yr old girls.

Shot at or not, it changes nothing about the man, or who he is, or how depraved he is, what a traitor he is, and what a clear and present danger he is. He's still a piece of shit who needs to reap what he's sowed. Gun violence? Get Over It, in his words.
"Let's Go Karma!"

[Still-alive]

Hmmm im not sure in this one. As much as i hate to admit it Trump does seem to know how to capitalize on a moment for tv. And here you can see T-shirts have already been made of it smh.

[goaded]

Oh, hell, yes, capitalising on anything is what he does; what he is.

[avery58]

Either way if he knew the shooter was dead or not, that being his immediate reaction takes some bravery. It's still a scary incident and most people can say one thing but living it in person is something else.

[goaded]

Fair enough.

[purplepoppy]

I'd imagine getting shot in the ear must be painful and most people would be instinctively covering it with their hand and swearing a lot. Either Trump was in shock or he wasn't really injured.

[dustybiker2]

Head wounds are extremely bloody...

[Drewtate]

He'd no clue. He had no clue what was happening or if there were other shooters but

First they try to cancel you.

Then they try to convict you.

Then they try to kill you...

[goaded]

You mean, if there wasn't so much evidence, they'd have let him get away with it, then they convicted him, despite SCOTUS and a judge nominated by Trump, which should have been grounds for recusal by itself covering for him, then some moron tries to make him a martyr,

[Drewtate]

First they try to cancel you.

Then they try to convict you.

Then they try to kill you...

[exitseven]

At the moment he did the fist pump he really did not know if he was going to be killed. The Secret Service was there but there could have been additional shooters in the crowd. He wanted his last words to be fight for America. Don't let America die with him.

[goaded]

Hm. Maybe. Lone gunmen tend to work, well, alone, and knowing the shooter was dead, the odds were in his favour.

[exitseven]

The Secret Service always assume more than one shooter.

[goaded]

Quite right, too.

[exitseven]

Thanks for the MHO😎

[goaded]

Yours isn't an MHO.

[exitseven]

thats your fault.

[OddBeMe]

I give him room for his stupidity. I wouldn’t have raised a fist as someone was probably (and was) killed. But his power is marketing. So I give him a room for this shit.

I do think he attracts this shit by his rhetoric. We don’t know about the shooter yet but an older innocent attendee was killed too, probably by secret service. Trump invites this madness.

[OddBeMe]

They say the shooter was a sniper who fired several rounds. So he may shot the attendees as well.

[goaded]

I think Corey Comperatore was killed by the shooter, there's no need for conspiracy theories.

[Guacamole409]

Christ Almighty! Three seconds after being shot, you think Trump knew he was safe? I'm embarrassed to have German blood in me. I want to barf.

[goaded]

You're absolutely sure he hadn't heard the shooter is dead? It was longer than three seconds, as well.

[Guacamole409]

You are sure, so I trust you. Be honest. When did you develop so much hate that you had to export it to America? Did you run out of hate in your own country, or are you just starved for attention? If this was a German site, no American would give a fuck about you. You know that to be true. You are irrelevant in your country, so you try to be a hero with the American left. Right? I feel sorry for you. You're lost in the cyber world. You are seeking a home, but Germany rejected you. So now you feel validated on GAG. As a REAL American, you look like an idiot.

[goaded]

If this was German site, 0.002% of Americans would understand it. "Wait, wait, wait..." Vogue! It was political genius, yes, but I don't believe he'd have knowingly put himself in danger for a second.

[Guacamole409]

You sound like a 12 year old.

[goaded]

Of course I do. You're absolutely sure he hadn't heard the shooter is dead? It was longer than three seconds; he had time to say "wait wait wait" and "fight fight fight".

He's fighting for the chance to not die in prison.

[Guacamole409]

You're the dumbest person on the planet

[DarkLegacy]

He looked on shock, i have just been watching it on the news. I do not think he knew

[dustybiker2]

It highly possible he knew exactly what was going on.

[Juxtapose]

You barely even have time to know what is going on 3 seconds after being shot. You're disgusting.