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To have grudging respect for how Trump styled it out

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Ladyslip · 14/07/2024 18:15

I mean someone tried to murder him, he came very close to having died. He went through a terrifying experience and came out saying fight and raising his fist in defiance. I think he’s an odious man but despite that, I have to concede a nod to that.

Let’s face it, if this had happened to Obama and he’d responded in the same way we’d all be like ‘woah, he the man!’

Note. This is not a genuine AIBU. I’m confident in my position on this but know so many people have so polarized themselves that they would rather eat their own eyeballs than find any small compliment or recognition for someone they hate.

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Livelovebehappy · 14/07/2024 19:57

But…. there is also evidence that he has donated to the Democrats, and people are saying he registered as a Republican so that he could get access to Republican rallies if he wanted. Regardless, it’s been confirmed he is a democratic supporter.

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Link please?

montysma1 · 14/07/2024 20:20

clottedcremer · 14/07/2024 18:18

Agree OP. Very brave man.

Or, maybe the security folk who threw themselves on top of him to protect him are very brave.
Stupid but brave. Who would take a bullet for Trump ?

justasking111 · 14/07/2024 20:20

I have family in New York who've decamped to live in Maine because it's so bad in NYC. There's so much migration to safer States according to a realtor I know.

I was reading about California this morning and the homeless shelters where criminals are emanating from. It's doubled in size.

San Francisco has enormous problems too.

America does have issues which they need to fix themselves. Its not for me to tell them how to vote.

Livelovebehappy · 14/07/2024 20:19

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But the guy shot dead was stood behind Trump/the stage? So clearly bullets were shot in Trump’s direction. Is the hospital and his security all in on this conspiracy, as they’ve confirmed it was a bulletin wound?

DanielGault · 14/07/2024 20:18

Getonwitit · 14/07/2024 20:09

Oh dear, that comment says so much about the author.

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It does. It says I'm not a fan of his. In case it wasn't clear.

bonzaitree · 14/07/2024 20:18

Livelovebehappy · 14/07/2024 20:13

Loads of people already were.

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Yes but even more will now because of how he acted.

EasternStandard · 14/07/2024 20:18

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And the person that died?

MrsClatterbuck · 14/07/2024 20:17

Bakersdozens · 14/07/2024 18:32

He was running on adrenaline, and did everything wrong, showed no self control or training at all. He was sticking his head out without knowing how many snipers there were, or where they were! His guards were desperately trying to reign him in, but he was out of control. No sense, no self control, no response to training

No, I don't admire him. If there had been two shooters, he would have been killed. He is an idiot. Most people know it

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This. He wasn't for doing what was expected of him in this situation making the ss agents job harder. As you say if there had been a second shooter he would have been toast.

WiddlinDiddlin · 14/07/2024 20:14

Whilst I am glad he wasn't killed...

He was hit by flying glass, not a bullet (I am sure he is and will always claim he was hit by a bullet, but the wound which is shown pretty close up in the photos he managed to pose for quite remarkably, does not show the burns a bullet graze like that would produce, and look absolutely like what flying glass shards would do...)...

And manages to stand up and punch the air, before it is clear that the active shooter situation is over.

Brave? Or stupid?

I dunno.

Munter · 14/07/2024 20:13

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Dymaxion · 14/07/2024 20:13

Actually it was Obama who caused so much divide in my country.

@Momtotwokids how did he do that ? that's a genuine question by the way, I am interested to why you think that.

Livelovebehappy · 14/07/2024 20:13

bonzaitree · 14/07/2024 20:12

Loads of people will vote for him now because of what he did.

Loads of people already were.

bonzaitree · 14/07/2024 20:12

Loads of people will vote for him now because of what he did.

JudyJudeplusOne · 14/07/2024 20:11

@Munter A better leader of the free world you could not find.

Really? Are you in the US?

Livelovebehappy · 14/07/2024 20:11

People on here saying Trump has staged it are crazy. You honestly think Trump would have hired a 20 year old, to go on a building a few hundred yards away, to aim a gun at him but just make sure it grazes his ear? An inch to the right would have blown his brains out. And the people on here saying this are ridiculing his supporters as thick? The irony….

Sleepybear1234 · 14/07/2024 20:11

Completely agree @Ladyslip post is spot on x

ThePoetsWife · 14/07/2024 20:10

Felt sorry for the security staff - trump was putting their lives at risk by resisting their efforts to keep him safe

Dymaxion · 14/07/2024 20:10

@Infor I asked on another thread about Hawkeye as the security were asking about them on the podium after Trump went down, was the security for Trump private and the Hawkeye contingent were on the periphery ? Who were the people who turned up in full combat gear ? local's or national or SS ?

Getonwitit · 14/07/2024 20:09

DanielGault · 14/07/2024 18:22

He was too thick to process what was happening. As usual. How anyone can have an iota of admiration for him I do not know.

Oh dear, that comment says so much about the author.

TickTickTockItsaQuartertoTwo · 14/07/2024 20:08

I do not like him or anything he stands for, but the way he reacted and that photo against the flag will be the campaign photo to end all photos. He’ll win now. The Bible Belt are going crazy, he was saved/touched by god etc

Corinthiana · 14/07/2024 20:08

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Oh dear me.

Corinthiana · 14/07/2024 20:07

bridgerbelle · 14/07/2024 20:04

It's a bit like on the Royal family threads, there are always people suggesting they've stumbled on there by accident and they don't care at all, but also by the way here is a 10000 word essay on why Harry and Meghan should be King and Queen of the universe. Same vibes here.

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That's made me laugh because it's so true!🤣

Momtotwokids · 14/07/2024 20:07

summeroccupation · 14/07/2024 18:27

There's absolutely nothing about him to admire. He is an odious man who is stirring up a civil war.

Actually it was Obama who caused so much divide in my country.

cardibach · 14/07/2024 20:06

Ladyslip · 14/07/2024 20:00

Look, I was explicitly clear in my later post about exactly what I respected. It’s a narrow and precise definition that does not cover what you accused me off. I am sorry, but don’t lay your comprehension difficulties at my door.

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My grudging respect is for his ability, despite a very nearly successful murder attempt, to hold his focus on his goals and turn the situation
These are your words. That’s self promotion. That’s what I said you admired. You seem to not understand your own words, never mind anyone else’s.

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