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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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hobbledyhoy · 26/04/2026 07:52

WhatAMarvelousTune · 26/04/2026 07:45

I’d assume that’s because he’s completely in cloud cuckoo land, with no idea what’s going on.

Also a bit deaf.

This is also true.

Assassination would only cement the administration and maga movement, it needs to crumble bit by bit around their ears so they pay for the destruction and mess they’ve created.

LikeWhoUsesTypewritersAnyway · 26/04/2026 07:51

Yep, clearly staged. It's boring now.

RingoJuice · 26/04/2026 07:51

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WhatAMarvelousTune · 26/04/2026 07:51

I hope someone shows him the footage from the side of the stage where Vance is rushed off a good 8-10 seconds before they move Trump at all. I’m sure he’ll take it well that Vance is well away while the guy behind Trump dithers.

RingoJuice · 26/04/2026 07:50

Bumb13B33 · 26/04/2026 07:35

Do they? I thought it was the right wing NRA who think it’s ok for children to be shot in schools.

Actually NRA types are not big on Trump because he’s done nothing on their pet issue. Try to think of any policy he’s pushed on it, you probably can’t, and honestly you are utterly ignorant about American politics.

Tinytimmy123 · 26/04/2026 07:50

RingoJuice · 26/04/2026 07:00

Leftists say this shit but pretend it’s not an incitement to violence.

...conveniently ignores all the violence provoked by trump and their own. The 2 previous shooters were maga.

category12 · 26/04/2026 07:49

RingoJuice · 26/04/2026 07:46

That was over five years ago. Now we have leftists trying to shoot my elected officials, the President I voted for, and trying to shoot ICE officers (big group in Texas tried to enter and kill a detention facility. Another lone gunman targeted an ICE agent but killed a migrant instead)

And you don’t even police the disgusting rhetoric here, just try to justify it by saying Hitler! Fascist!

😂😂 Do you know what fascism means?

GloiredeDijon · 26/04/2026 07:48

RingoJuice · 26/04/2026 07:32

Because leftists glorify political violence. Even on this thread you can see them.

I am actually more right-wing than Trump in most respects. So I feel threatened by them
too. They’d kill me without a second thought and brand themselves virtuous.

Trump isn’t a politician so this would not be political violence.

He isn’t left or right.

He is a sub category all of his own.

By and large ordinary people in the UK don’t give a stuff if the US elects a republican or a democrat but the election of a amoral psychopath is a different kettle of fish altogether.

We don’t look forward to his death because we are left or right but because those with two brain cells to rub together see he is the biggest threat to world peace to ever appear in a western country since Hitler.

We remember Hitler very well in the UK.

We can still see the scars throughout our country and certainly I, like many people, lost relatives to bombs and I remember my mum and grandmother telling me about being bombed out of their home and subsequently being evacuated.

The US citizenry on the other hand has no grasp of years of actual war on their own doorsteps.

War to them is something which happens a long way away, often in countries many (including Trump) can’t even pick out on a map.

Perhaps this is why we see the threat so he poses clearly and yes, we want to celebrate his death much as we celebrated Hitler’s death.

For the greater good.

RingoJuice · 26/04/2026 07:46

category12 · 26/04/2026 07:35

And the whole storming of the White House in 2021 when Trump lost the election was the peaceful rational Right was it?

That was over five years ago. Now we have leftists trying to shoot my elected officials, the President I voted for, and trying to shoot ICE officers (big group in Texas tried to enter and kill a detention facility. Another lone gunman targeted an ICE agent but killed a migrant instead)

And you don’t even police the disgusting rhetoric here, just try to justify it by saying Hitler! Fascist!

WhatAMarvelousTune · 26/04/2026 07:45

hobbledyhoy · 26/04/2026 07:41

Strange smirk when everyone else looks shocked and taken by surprise.

I’d assume that’s because he’s completely in cloud cuckoo land, with no idea what’s going on.

Also a bit deaf.

hobbledyhoy · 26/04/2026 07:41

Strange smirk when everyone else looks shocked and taken by surprise.

'Trump rushed from White House correspondents' dinner after suspected gunshots heard'
NoisyHiker · 26/04/2026 07:40

Batties · 26/04/2026 02:58

I cannot stand him Donald Trump and I cannot wait to see the back of him. But political assassination is appalling. It is anti democratic and sets a dangerous precedent that harms all of us, regardless of where we stand. we cannot resort to lawlessness when it suits us because we then lose the legal foundation that protects everyone. Only a fool would think otherwise.

It was the same after Charlie Kirk.

It's horrifying to see how the extremes on both sides have lost their humanity, and have complete ignorance of the concept of democracy.

Not a single thought in their heads but being 'right'.

'If I think it is morally justified to publicly encourage the killing of someone I disagree with, someone bigger and badder may come along that also thinks it's morally justified to kill those I agree with. And then democracy means nothing, it just comes down to who is bigger and stronger, and that probably isn't going to be me.'

hobbledyhoy · 26/04/2026 07:39

I find Trump’s smirk curious when the white note comes through

Mintchocs · 26/04/2026 07:36

Seeingadistance · 26/04/2026 01:56

What do you mean by "pulling this trick again?"

Most people, including a lot of MAGAs these days, think that he stages this stuff to seem all courageous and hero like. Most people think its a load of bollocks though, including me.

category12 · 26/04/2026 07:35

RingoJuice · 26/04/2026 07:32

Because leftists glorify political violence. Even on this thread you can see them.

I am actually more right-wing than Trump in most respects. So I feel threatened by them
too. They’d kill me without a second thought and brand themselves virtuous.

And the whole storming of the White House in 2021 when Trump lost the election was the peaceful rational Right was it?

Bumb13B33 · 26/04/2026 07:35

RingoJuice · 26/04/2026 07:32

Because leftists glorify political violence. Even on this thread you can see them.

I am actually more right-wing than Trump in most respects. So I feel threatened by them
too. They’d kill me without a second thought and brand themselves virtuous.

Do they? I thought it was the right wing NRA who think it’s ok for children to be shot in schools.

RingoJuice · 26/04/2026 07:34

ednaclouda · 26/04/2026 07:31

how do they keep missing the orange crumpet

I never want to hear leftists complaining about political violence and hate speech when they say this stuff openly

Turns out it’s okay when you apply it to your enemies!

RingoJuice · 26/04/2026 07:32

Coffeeandbooks88 · 26/04/2026 07:27

Why presume I am a lefty?

Because leftists glorify political violence. Even on this thread you can see them.

I am actually more right-wing than Trump in most respects. So I feel threatened by them
too. They’d kill me without a second thought and brand themselves virtuous.

ednaclouda · 26/04/2026 07:31

mumofoneAloneandwell · 26/04/2026 02:20

Its just ... A LOT of men, kind of chaotic

But that's probably the norm in these circumstances - they've probably not had this much work before

how do they keep missing the orange crumpet

RingoJuice · 26/04/2026 07:29

GloiredeDijon · 26/04/2026 07:14

Time for a Go Fund Me to provide better training for future attempts?

I think a lot of people right across the world would happily contribute.

Guess you are all about the 2nd amendment now 🙄

(I’m right-wing but actually think it should be tighter restrictions, always have been like that)

Ficinothricegreat · 26/04/2026 07:27

Coffeeandbooks88 · 26/04/2026 06:42

It might save a lot of lives if he was shot to be honest. Same with Hitler if Munich had been successful.

It’s almost like this is a well known philosophical dilemma being debated for decades!!! If a bad person is killed, you need to be sure as hell that what follows isn’t worse. It’s very rarely just the person, it’s usually the circumstances which allow bad men to rise, if one bad man is killed, there will be be 100 more waiting in the wings. You need to understand the circumstances that make people choose men like Trump to lead. Only by changing the circumstances will the outcome change.

Coffeeandbooks88 · 26/04/2026 07:27

RingoJuice · 26/04/2026 07:00

Leftists say this shit but pretend it’s not an incitement to violence.

Why presume I am a lefty?

Alexandra2001 · 26/04/2026 07:20

RingoJuice · 26/04/2026 07:00

Leftists say this shit but pretend it’s not an incitement to violence.

The Devil protects his own, so don't worry, Trump is safe.

Bumb13B33 · 26/04/2026 07:19

Ficinothricegreat · 26/04/2026 07:12

What evidence do you have regarding this? Or are you throwing mud hoping some idiot believes it.

im in no way a fan of Trump, but I’m even less of a fan of hypocrites.

Have you not seen the footage of the alleged “attacker” running past security. Come on! Said security were supposed to be guarding a highly vilified president in one of the most powerful countries in the world with a big gun problem. I’ve been to post offices in the USA with better security.

Tinytimmy123 · 26/04/2026 07:15

GloiredeDijon · 26/04/2026 07:14

Time for a Go Fund Me to provide better training for future attempts?

I think a lot of people right across the world would happily contribute.

🤣🤣🤣

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