The only thing people care about is that it (regardless of legitimacy) succeeds or not. We have bottles on ice and whatnot

Which is point against the conspiracy theorists, since he hasn't gotten any benefit from it.

If you just catch it from the TT/IG people talking, the conspiracy has some pretty decent legs. Strange responses, no responses. smiles, wasn't supposed to be there, people kept eating, guests stayed at the table, even though this isn't the first time... normally there is pretty strong protocol for the president to enter public they bring their own security and their security isn't run by idiots.

Truthfully, none of the suspect behavior really shows much more than people not knowing what was going on or the fact that he's been surrounding himself with people who are not as professional security-wise as previous heads.

Do I think there's no chance it was staged? No. Are there suspect actions by people in the room? Yeah, but nothing that couldn't just be explained by high levels of noise in the room and relatively decent sound deadening.

It could have been staged; the previous thing could have been staged. He's angering a lot of people, it's not like it should be entirely unexpected.

The US has a long history of attempts.

I'm honestly surprised it hasn't happened more.

You have been banned from /r/politics.

I think there is way more to it than just that. For example, the strangely lax security, and bizarre comments by insiders beforehand about how "shots will be fired" etc.

Not saying I believe it, but it's not just boy who cried wolf.

One of the most pro-gun nations? What other nation takes guns for such a existential part of their identity?

This one didn't even get past security though.

"Hanlon's razor"...I looked this up and I love it! I was only familiar with Occam's razor before this. Now I need to see if there are more "razor" like blurbs out there.

I think that the secret service agent that was shot, got shot by a different government agent that popped off blindly. I also think that about last summer's supposed attempt.

I simply don't care.

Staged or real makes no difference to me. The fucker isn't dead, and he will use military violence to influence the elections. That was true before this and it is true after this.

Absolutely nothing changed.

Wake me up when a bullet goes through his skull.

Some people don't think it be that way, but it do.

I can tell from the, uh, fuck. People don't have pixels. I'll come in again.

I can tell from the hog drippings around the target. Way too many hog drippings for a real assassination attempt.

I mean they have that woman pretending to be a door dash employee, so they're in the staging business. All I'm saying is I'd be far from surprised if it were staged.

Funny thing its, this administration aren't the ones leading though. Its the heritage project and the creaters of project 2025.

It sounds like they knew he was coming two days ahead of time (an acquaintance reported it). And let him come, instead of stopping him before hand.

American people just lack leadership.

because it's important to know when you're being misled and manipulated. it's also important to know who is doing the manipulation and who is supporting it.

it's not always the folks you believe.