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'Trump rushed from White House correspondents' dinner after suspected gunshots heard'

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 26/04/2026 01:52

Surely he's not pulling this trick again?

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Passingthrough123 · 26/04/2026 09:48

RingoJuice · 26/04/2026 09:43

How do you suppose we deport people given their last deportation order and have ignored them entirely? (Or never lodged as asylum claim, 90%+ of which are fake?)

Asking nicely doesn’t work.

To be frank, the only process they are due is a quick check of their papers and a swift plane ride home. So yeah, Trump is soft on this issue.

You think snatching babies from their homes is a good call?!

And how do you account for the thousands of people with the right to stay who have been wrongly detained?

Aluna · 26/04/2026 09:47

Whatafustercluck · 26/04/2026 09:38

This is my thinking. If it isn't staged (and it does sound far-fetched) then it's inconceivable that three people are such terrible shots in a country so renowned for loving guns.

Right.

I’ve seen SWAT teams in action. These guys are not even trying.

Passingthrough123 · 26/04/2026 09:46

RingoJuice · 26/04/2026 09:44

Because this is what leftists do: deny the problem, attack you for noticing, and then making themselves the victims.

You know you've just described Trump in a nutshell, right?

RingoJuice · 26/04/2026 09:44

Passingthrough123 · 26/04/2026 09:38

You're actually invoking DARVO to get sympathy for Trump? DARVO is used by abusers to avoid accountability. Meanwhile Trump is the most prolific abuser of civil rights in the Western world, ordering his ICE agents to snatch parents and children from their homes and put them in detention centres.

Because this is what leftists do: deny the problem, attack you for noticing, and then making themselves the victims.

Monty36 · 26/04/2026 09:44

Chenecinquantecinq · 26/04/2026 09:39

Amazing President glad he's ok. Absolute nut job lefties on this place again I see upset he wasn't killed. You are not the good guys!

Do not assume that feeling disturbed and horrified about America and Trump means everyone is a ‘leftie’. Nor that for those who are describing them as such is some sort of insult. They won’t care. Not here in the UK. Language used to intimidate Democrats in America won’t work in the UK. It just won’t.
I do not see myself as a leftie. But am appalled by who America have voted in. I am not sure Americans realise that it will take decades for them to recover from it.

ruethewhirl · 26/04/2026 09:43

Chenecinquantecinq · 26/04/2026 09:39

Amazing President glad he's ok. Absolute nut job lefties on this place again I see upset he wasn't killed. You are not the good guys!

😂😂😂😂😂

Ahh, thanks for that, I needed a laugh today.

RingoJuice · 26/04/2026 09:43

Passingthrough123 · 26/04/2026 09:38

You're actually invoking DARVO to get sympathy for Trump? DARVO is used by abusers to avoid accountability. Meanwhile Trump is the most prolific abuser of civil rights in the Western world, ordering his ICE agents to snatch parents and children from their homes and put them in detention centres.

How do you suppose we deport people given their last deportation order and have ignored them entirely? (Or never lodged as asylum claim, 90%+ of which are fake?)

Asking nicely doesn’t work.

To be frank, the only process they are due is a quick check of their papers and a swift plane ride home. So yeah, Trump is soft on this issue.

LiviaDrusillaAugusta · 26/04/2026 09:43

Chenecinquantecinq · 26/04/2026 09:39

Amazing President glad he's ok. Absolute nut job lefties on this place again I see upset he wasn't killed. You are not the good guys!

As opposed to the man who said ‘a civilisation will die tonight’.

As someone upthread said, this is a mainly UK site so it’s not about Republicans/Democrats. It’s about the world shuddering at the fact you have a psychotic toddler using his position to humiliate world leaders, kidnap other leaders and spout unhinged rhetoric.

TemperanceWest · 26/04/2026 09:43

I don't want Trump to be assassinated. As pp have said, that would make him a martyr. I would like him end up living the rest of his life in jail. But I doubt that will happen.

EasternStandard · 26/04/2026 09:42

Whatafustercluck · 26/04/2026 09:38

This is my thinking. If it isn't staged (and it does sound far-fetched) then it's inconceivable that three people are such terrible shots in a country so renowned for loving guns.

If you get a gun and try you’d likely find someone will stop it either by doing the same back or arrest.

PomplaMouse · 26/04/2026 09:41

Chenecinquantecinq · 26/04/2026 09:39

Amazing President glad he's ok. Absolute nut job lefties on this place again I see upset he wasn't killed. You are not the good guys!

Enjoy worshipping your favorite paedo xxxx

Chenecinquantecinq · 26/04/2026 09:40

Cannot wait till Reform win in UK and you all have mental breakdowns 😂

Chenecinquantecinq · 26/04/2026 09:39

Amazing President glad he's ok. Absolute nut job lefties on this place again I see upset he wasn't killed. You are not the good guys!

Whatafustercluck · 26/04/2026 09:38

Sunglade · 26/04/2026 09:22

I don't support anyone being shot in any circumstance but you have to admit that 3 near misses on the same person is quite weird..

This is my thinking. If it isn't staged (and it does sound far-fetched) then it's inconceivable that three people are such terrible shots in a country so renowned for loving guns.

ruethewhirl · 26/04/2026 09:38

Tinytimmy123 · 26/04/2026 06:53

I hope you have been equally appalled by the pedo president who is randomly murdering fishermen, starving Cubans, enabling gazan genocide, stopping child cancer research, while filling his own pockets and stuffing his face while American service men are on paltry food rations on active service. Would you be crying for the German dictator ?

I'll save my tears for someone more worthy.

This. I would never wish death on anyone under normal circumstances, but I'll happily make an exception for Trump. The man is evil and has done/enabled/turned a blind eye to some terrible things. It's utterly grotesque that he was ever able to get into the position of power he's in in the first place.

Passingthrough123 · 26/04/2026 09:38

RingoJuice · 26/04/2026 09:28

I prefer that you do not incite violence. Or DARVO a man that has been unnecessarily targeted for assassination (he will be leaving office in less than three years)

You're actually invoking DARVO to get sympathy for Trump? DARVO is used by abusers to avoid accountability. Meanwhile Trump is the most prolific abuser of civil rights in the Western world, ordering his ICE agents to snatch parents and children from their homes and put them in detention centres.

RingoJuice · 26/04/2026 09:38

juldan · 26/04/2026 09:26

@RingoJuice
And when did he give a shiny shit about domestic matters?
The prices have been going up constantly since the beginning of his term due to his idiocy. First he started the nonsense with the tariffs on/off on/off. Now the war and the Straits closed/open closed/open.
I live more than 3000 miles from US and yet my life is affected negatively by Trump every day. Nowadays I cannot go to a petrol station without saying “fuck you Trump” each time. My gas and electricity will be more expensive because of Trump. There is a talk of food shortages. All of this because of one nutter in the White House.
There are some people who must be grateful for Trump though. Canadian Liberals for one. They were on their way out and now are firmly in power thanks to Trump. Hungarians are also grateful for Trump’s support of Orban. They finally got rid of him.

And you do not blame the Tories for nixing the drive to build nuclear power plants, or to exploit fracking all those years ago?

No, just do nothing and blame events beyond your control, do nothing that’s actually within your control to secure fossil fuel access, the very basis of your daily life.

As for the US, spike in oil prices is definitely a challenge but the higher prices also makes it
more profitable for the oil industry to drill reserves that weren’t really profitable before. But yeah, it won’t happen before the midterms. Sucks but the Democrats aren’t very supportive of the fossil fuel industry in the first place, so you cannot expect them
to be any help in this aspect

Monty36 · 26/04/2026 09:37

The King has been unwell. How and why he should be subjected to a visit to Trump and America I do not know.

RufustheFactualReindeer · 26/04/2026 09:35

Passingthrough123 · 26/04/2026 09:26

I hope the King now uses this as a valid reason to cancel his state visit.

Same

the security was awful

Weeelokthen · 26/04/2026 09:34

RingoJuice · 26/04/2026 09:28

I prefer that you do not incite violence. Or DARVO a man that has been unnecessarily targeted for assassination (he will be leaving office in less than three years)

"Unneccessarily targeted" you are hilarious 😂

Lunalara · 26/04/2026 09:33

In 99% of the cases, I am against political assassinations, even those of politicians that I disagree with. I was against the first attempt on Trump and the one of Charlie Kirk. However, since going into power, Trump has killed thousands of people and done an extreme amount of damage in the political scene. Because of this, I wouldn’t be sad if he was killed anymore.

Weeelokthen · 26/04/2026 09:30

Another shit shot shooter 🙄

PomplaMouse · 26/04/2026 09:30

RingoJuice · 26/04/2026 09:28

I prefer that you do not incite violence. Or DARVO a man that has been unnecessarily targeted for assassination (he will be leaving office in less than three years)

And I'd prefer you didn't repeatedly lie by suggesting I incite violence.

BIossomtoes · 26/04/2026 09:29

RingoJuice · 26/04/2026 09:28

I prefer that you do not incite violence. Or DARVO a man that has been unnecessarily targeted for assassination (he will be leaving office in less than three years)

I’m counting the days.

Monty36 · 26/04/2026 09:29

It will only change when enough Americans hurt in the wallet more than they presently do.
At the moment some fans ( and that is the right word), who are a bit more than voters really, will believe anything, and justify anything he says and does.

Trump is just part of a team. He is the figurehead. But the power behind and pulling the strings are elsewhere. It really is not all Trump calling the shots if you will excuse the expression. When he runs out of prepared lines to say he rambles.

America will only wake up though I fear when it is too late.
He said nobody need worry as they won’t ever have to vote again. I believed him then and I believe him still.

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