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LaMouffette

(2,658 posts) Sat Apr 25, 2026, 11:10 PM Apr 25

Best proof the shooting was staged? Rump's peculiarly calm demeanor and the very fact that he was holding a presser. [View all]

Wouldn't you think that after such an incident that the president would have been whisked away to a secure location just in case this was a coordinated attack with more assailants?

And also, like many have mentioned, why did he want to attend the WH correspondents' dinner in the first place?

Staged.

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Best proof the shooting was staged? Rump's peculiarly calm demeanor and the very fact that he was holding a presser. [View all] LaMouffette Apr 25 OP

Noel Casler, who worked w/#PEDOnald on "Celebrity Apprentice", area51 Apr 25 #1

And there was that leaked stuff a day or two ago of trump planning something at the dinner. mwmisses4289 Apr 25 #2

Not to mention, he had numerous statistics about how 'dangerous' mzmolly Apr 25 #3

Well, to be fair ... Straw Man Apr 26 #5

Good point. mzmolly Apr 26 #6

Another Reichstag fire Herr Drumpf? BidenRocks Apr 26 #4

And now there are reports that security was more lax and more people in the chain of command were in attendance. Sounds LaMouffette Apr 26 #7