WHAT
- Former U.S. President Donald J. Trump was shot at a rally in PA.
TRUMPS STATEMENT
“I want to thank The United States Secret Service, and all of Law Enforcement, for their rapid response on the shooting that just took place in Butler, Pennsylvania. Most importantly, I want to extend my condolences to the family of the person at the Rally who was killed, and also to the family of another person that was badly injured. It is incredible that such an act can take place in our Country. Nothing is known at this time about the shooter, who is now dead. I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear. I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin. Much bleeding took place, so I realized then what was happening. GOD BLESS AMERICA!”
WHAT WE THINK WE KNOW SO FAR
- gunman is dead
- Trump "is fine"
- one attendee is dead
- another attendee is in critical condition
News Sources
- CNN - Trump rushed off stage after shooting at Pennsylvania rally
- AP News - Live updates: Shooting at Trump rally is being investigated as assassination attempt, AP sources say
- The Hill - George W. Bush condemns ‘cowardly attack’ at Trump rally
- Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) on Xitter - video interview with witness who tried to warn police before shooting happened
- Sky News - Gunshots reportedly fired at Donald Trump rally - as former president rushed off stage (Article confirms one rally attendee dead)
- Reuters - Biden says he is grateful to hear Trump is safe, has been briefed on shooting
- OAlexanderDK on Xitter - The shooter was on a roof approximately 125m or 400ft from where Trump was standing.
- JakeMRosen on Xitter - An emergency room doctor I spoke with tried to save someone’s life in the crowd
I can’t wait for Trump to turn pro-gun control.
Trump's gun control: if white and conservative, you can own any firearm, if not, good luck
LOL, Trump's shooter was unironically white and registered Republican.
No wonder I don't hear much about his identity from the GOP....
Wouldn't be the first time. Conservatives are conservative up until the moment someone uses freedom from government oversight in a way that hurts or inconveniences them. Then they're all, "There oughta be a law against blah blah blah" without an iota of self-awareness.
I like it when they say it's not about guns, it's about mental health and then you say okay, let's have universal healthcare and they say, "no, not like that!"
Right? I'm 100% ready to agree with them on the mental health aspect, let's address that by giving people healthcare and access to food and housing
But that's not cruel enough for them
He literally said "take the guns, then do process [sic]" years ago
Heads up, it's due process because it's the process you're due (the process you're entitled to or that's proper, expected, etc), not the process you're doing.
[sic] means they’re quoting as originally said, including mistakes.
He misspelled it when he spoke it? Because they are pronounced the same. And that's not even the correct quote. So what is the [sic] for?
You’d have to ask Assman.
Could've been a tweet/toot.
Also wouldn't the [sic] be directly after "do" and not "process"?
I know, however I looked it up to see the context and it sounds like it was part of a spoken conversation, not written text. As such, the [sic] doesn't make sense.
You’re right.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1756101980307771782
The bump stock ban overturned by the Supreme Court was put in place by Trump. He is not pro-gun.
He's not pro-gun. Neither is he anti-gun.
He's pro-Trump. He'll say anything if he thinks he'll get more money (and now, enough votes to escape his crimes). You won't find a single issue he hasn't flip-flopped on except "How can this make Trump richer?"
I just said that.
I'm not very convinced of that.
I wouldn't argue with that.
Man, I would love to watch his supporters work through the dissonance on that one. On one hand, they already chose Trump over their god... On the other hand, "come and take it" culture is right up there with evangelicalism as far as being really ingrained.
Sure Trump wants to take some of our guns, but Biden wants to take them all!
"Trump only wants to take the guns from those people, not us!"
Conveniently ignoring the circle of who qualifies as those people is ever expanding...
I love when people downvote your comments as if half the shit you say on here isn’t facetious.
Guys, I’m pretty sure they don’t actually think Biden is going to take your guns
Nobody understands me.
Trump was harder on guns than Obama was.
Nah, they'll just say they need more guns.
But he's always been pro gun control?
https://twitter.com/i/status/1756101980307771782
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/376097-trump-take-the-guns-first-go-through-due-process-second/
So is anything came out from this?