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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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PurplishGemstones · 28/04/2026 08:46

There seem to be quite a few Americans who somehow seem to be under the impression that this is a US website, and that this thread is a US left vs US right discourse

American defaultism. It's rife on some social media.

I think those MAGA-morons might want to realize that most of the reactions in here are coming from citizens of countries who the US - under Trump - has repeatedly threatened

Quite.

hcee19 · 28/04/2026 08:05

No need for that comment at all. People like you stir up hatred....l am no fan but really?

RedTagAlan · 28/04/2026 07:19

RingoJuice · 28/04/2026 07:01

Clinton created the role that ICE took over from the INS with the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRAIRA). It was just reshuffled under Bush after the creation of the DHS after 9/11. Their actual roles/responsibilities and methods were enacted with Clinton’s legislation.

So factually is wrong ?

RingoJuice · 28/04/2026 07:01

RedTagAlan · 28/04/2026 06:49

Quote ". It was actually the Clinton admin that established ICE)"

Except it was not. It was Bush.

What president started ICE? (factually.co)

Summary of that :

President George W. Bush signed the Homeland Security Act of 2002, which created the Department of Homeland Security and—through that reorganization—led directly to the establishment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), with the new agency opening in March 2003 [1] [2]. The functions ICE now carries out, however, trace back through more than a century of U.S. immigration and customs institutions such as the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the U.S. Customs Service [3] [4].

I removed the links from that clip, but it's all in the factually article

Clinton created the role that ICE took over from the INS with the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRAIRA). It was just reshuffled under Bush after the creation of the DHS after 9/11. Their actual roles/responsibilities and methods were enacted with Clinton’s legislation.

RedTagAlan · 28/04/2026 06:49

RingoJuice · 28/04/2026 05:10

You should be ashamed of yourself for supporting the ruination of my country by allowing millions of unvetted people invade my homeland. This is why Trump was elected,

I’d totally vote for a Democrat if they seriously supported mass deportations (and they used to be harder on this, because it was Republicans that used to import cheap labor. It was actually the Clinton admin that established ICE)

Quote ". It was actually the Clinton admin that established ICE)"

Except it was not. It was Bush.

What president started ICE? (factually.co)

Summary of that :

President George W. Bush signed the Homeland Security Act of 2002, which created the Department of Homeland Security and—through that reorganization—led directly to the establishment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), with the new agency opening in March 2003 [1] [2]. The functions ICE now carries out, however, trace back through more than a century of U.S. immigration and customs institutions such as the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the U.S. Customs Service [3] [4].

I removed the links from that clip, but it's all in the factually article

RingoJuice · 28/04/2026 06:43

Alexandra2001 · 28/04/2026 06:11

Whats your heritage? those of your family friends?

Just wonder who vetted the vast majority of who came to the USA over the last 300 years.

Not saying there shouldn't be immigration controls but the way ICE have gone about and the total lack of sympathy from Trump for US citizens they have shot dead, is way beyond how a civilised country should act and behave.

We are entitled to be picky about who we allow in our country, and not just let anyone who breaks through the border to stay. They are not likely to have good character.

I mean, is that something you would do? Go
to, say, Japan, stay there and refuse to leave even after being told to do so? Does that seem like a good thing? Wouldn’t they be entitled to haul your ass out of there?

Or are you so arrogant that you would put up endless appeals? What would that say about you?

Alexandra2001 · 28/04/2026 06:11

RingoJuice · 28/04/2026 05:10

You should be ashamed of yourself for supporting the ruination of my country by allowing millions of unvetted people invade my homeland. This is why Trump was elected,

I’d totally vote for a Democrat if they seriously supported mass deportations (and they used to be harder on this, because it was Republicans that used to import cheap labor. It was actually the Clinton admin that established ICE)

Whats your heritage? those of your family friends?

Just wonder who vetted the vast majority of who came to the USA over the last 300 years.

Not saying there shouldn't be immigration controls but the way ICE have gone about and the total lack of sympathy from Trump for US citizens they have shot dead, is way beyond how a civilised country should act and behave.

RingoJuice · 28/04/2026 05:11

CharleneElizabethBaltimore · 28/04/2026 03:25

strictly speaking the people that voted for him, wrecked your country. they should have voted better. this afterall was round 2 not round 1

I voted for the person I believed would improve my country. And that person was Trump. He could be going harder on mass deportations however.

RingoJuice · 28/04/2026 05:10

Forthesteps · 27/04/2026 22:39

You should be ashamed of yourself.
Repellent.

You should be ashamed of yourself for supporting the ruination of my country by allowing millions of unvetted people invade my homeland. This is why Trump was elected,

I’d totally vote for a Democrat if they seriously supported mass deportations (and they used to be harder on this, because it was Republicans that used to import cheap labor. It was actually the Clinton admin that established ICE)

CharleneElizabethBaltimore · 28/04/2026 03:25

besides i dont think trump was the person of interest in this case

CharleneElizabethBaltimore · 28/04/2026 03:25

Overtheatlantic · 26/04/2026 02:36

He deserves whatever justice he gets in whatever form it takes. I’m an American and he’s destroyed my country.

strictly speaking the people that voted for him, wrecked your country. they should have voted better. this afterall was round 2 not round 1

PomplaMouse · 28/04/2026 00:05

Nothavingagoodvalentinesday · 28/04/2026 00:00

The Democrats destroyed your country with their arrogance. Couldn’t believe that their oh so proper Hilary Clinton and their oh so woke Kamala Harries could possibly be rejected because the left wing is always right. Well your own people told you what they thought of your choices. It’s no good complaining about what you got when you refuse to choose a sensible candidate.

The left are in power? It's the left's fault.

The right are in power? It's the left's fault.

God forbid anyone on the right ever he held accountable.

Nothavingagoodvalentinesday · 28/04/2026 00:00

Overtheatlantic · 26/04/2026 02:36

He deserves whatever justice he gets in whatever form it takes. I’m an American and he’s destroyed my country.

The Democrats destroyed your country with their arrogance. Couldn’t believe that their oh so proper Hilary Clinton and their oh so woke Kamala Harries could possibly be rejected because the left wing is always right. Well your own people told you what they thought of your choices. It’s no good complaining about what you got when you refuse to choose a sensible candidate.

Tinytimmy123 · 27/04/2026 23:43

RidingGirl · 27/04/2026 22:25

In what ways has he? By evicting illegal migrants, just like all other former presidents have? The tax cuts and jobs act with $3.2t of tax relief/lower unemployment/less crime etc. Please enlighten us as I know I’ve missed loads of other points!

America has so much to be proud of.
Pdfile pres
Drunk Director of war
Drunk Director of fbi
Brain worm health secretary, that has a penchant for dissecting animal penises ( nothing weird with this at all)

Free speech so long as you agree with everything the government says.
Free media so long as it agrees with everything the government says

Strong immigrant policies unless youre djt and jdvance who married immigrants and had more immigranty babies.

Their only failing seems to be that theyre struggling to feed their navy/military in the oft mentioned strait of hormuz region ....someone should wrap up all the food from the 'interupted' correspondents dinner and send it off to them, it looks like they could do with being...you know...fed...given theyre over there fighting for the land of the 'free'.

Tinytimmy123 · 27/04/2026 23:24

https://youtube.com/shorts/kNGytmaT0iw?si=_61TR0-hajdj2dsY

Children get shot ...thoughts and prayers
Trump uses it as an excuse for a bullet proof ballroom.

Before you continue to YouTube

https://youtube.com/shorts/kNGytmaT0iw?si=_61TR0-hajdj2dsY

Tinytimmy123 · 27/04/2026 23:16

Forthesteps · 27/04/2026 22:39

You should be ashamed of yourself.
Repellent.

Ringojuice must run around in a hard hat and flak jacket, carrying an Ak47 everytime she enters a democratic/left leaning state/country the way she gets on. We should all do a whip round to get her some therapy for the ptsd she surely suffers from each and every day because of all those nasty threatening lefty people she has to endure. You'd think that she would struggle to survive outside of a republican state but NO!!! SHE heroically marches on going hither and tither amongst the great unwashed citizens of the world with their different opinions, skin colour and haircuts. I dont know how she survives . A brave and stoic person she is!

ImogenBrocklehurst · 27/04/2026 22:51

I’m not a conspiracy theorist at all, but I can’t take three failed assassination attempts seriously.

SemiRetiredLoveGoddeess · 27/04/2026 22:50

Well folks. This is what happens in the land of the free and the home of the brave. Where you can buy a gun more easily than a can of Coca Cola.

Interesting to find.out that this is the same hotel where. Regan was shot at.
Will TripAdvisor be including this in their ratings?

We will probably never find out the real truth behind the shootings. Think the Kennedy Assassinations and.other political killings.

Loony Conspiracy theory Go Go.

I'm still.waitoimg to find out who really shot JR in Dallas. Any ideas?

Forthesteps · 27/04/2026 22:39

RingoJuice · 26/04/2026 08:01

No it’s the leftists frothing themselves into hysteria, justifying their own violence.

I voted for Trump. I think ICE should have gone harder. You shouldn’t be allowed to kill me or people like Trump, Stephen Miller, merely because you don’t agree.

You should be ashamed of yourself.
Repellent.

TopPocketFind · 27/04/2026 22:36

EasternStandard · 27/04/2026 22:31

With this kind of rhetoric online I’m not surprised people try.

Are you referring to the Truth Social rhetoric?

EasternStandard · 27/04/2026 22:31

Missingpop · 27/04/2026 18:17

It probably was staged but his speech after was truly nauseating stating that only truly remarkable presidents get targeted presidents who’ve done the most for their nation; what a complete fucking idiot in that moment I couldn’t help but say you arranged this you moron this was 100% staged sad really that it wasn’t real because if anyone deserves a bullet it’s that wanker

With this kind of rhetoric online I’m not surprised people try.

RidingGirl · 27/04/2026 22:25

Overtheatlantic · 26/04/2026 02:36

He deserves whatever justice he gets in whatever form it takes. I’m an American and he’s destroyed my country.

In what ways has he? By evicting illegal migrants, just like all other former presidents have? The tax cuts and jobs act with $3.2t of tax relief/lower unemployment/less crime etc. Please enlighten us as I know I’ve missed loads of other points!

xmaswiththeinlaws · 27/04/2026 22:23

ImDoneOnceAndForAll2 · 26/04/2026 02:46

GBN news have much better photos and videos

We're they pre-empted/ in on it, do you think?

ruethewhirl · 27/04/2026 22:19

BeAmberZebra · 27/04/2026 21:29

Last thread on this was pulled by mumsnet as it breached guidelines. Suspect won’t be long before this is as well. The lack of humanity, empathy and common decency is sad and depressing. On the other thread many posters provided great detail on the many things Trump did which they hated. So what. This does not excuse the behaviour demonstrated on this thread. As I mentioned on the other thread this is whataboutery at its worse. We teach our children at a very young age that no matter what another person does or doesn’t do that is no excuse for their bad behaviour. People need to decide what sort of people they want to be not justify frankly reprehensible behaviour with “well look what he did”.

We teach our children at a very young age that no matter what another person does or doesn’t do that is no excuse for their bad behaviour.

Pity no one ever told Trump that.

TopPocketFind · 27/04/2026 21:50

Trump celebrated the death of Robert Mueller with Truth Social posts.

None of that is happening on this thread