Donald trump!!

[Filltheglass]

Just nearly got assasinated!!!

Two people died,l?

@PerfectYear321

People have died though

You hope GCHQ is watching this thread and taking names?

I think you need to get outside and take in some nature. Maybe have a cup of tea. Jesus.

Can people stop being fools and idiots with this "he's won the election now" BS. You know why the world is so f-ed up right now? Because of social media enabling people to spread all sorts of nonsense in second.
THE SHOOTER WAS A REGISTERED REPUBLICAN.

Think about that. I've lived in the US twice. I think its comical how people think they know everything making stupid troll comments like that. As if it's that simple. There is a huge faction of republican that hate Trump. Are you aware of that? Are you aware polls are often inaccurate?

Just stop being part of the problem by posting un-educated BS.

You can't set that up. People just lose any sense of balance when talking about Trump. How on earth could that be a set up? Imagine the pracalities in staging it, injuring his nephew, killing one other person in the crossfire. I'm no fan of his but people should think a bit more before posting on the internet.

Somebody was killed.

Some of the posts are idiotic, twenty year old shooter dead, a spectator dead but it’s all a PR stunt.

This is what happens when you play with fire. He downplayed the violence of the Capitol attacks and supports widespread gun ownership.

Agree

For all the people criticising early posts that thought this was orchestrated, I was following the story in real time and also thought it was staged when I first saw the footage. Later they announced people had died so I had a different perspective. But I don’t think you can blame anyone for incorrectly assuming Trump had created a drama to get ‘ratings’. That’s his MO.

When you put it like this, it really makes you realise what a despicable person he is

Half his base believe Sandy Hook was faked.

😂😂😂

Good grief.

If he had been killed he'd have become even more dangerous, a right wing saint he would have become a martyr, and would have mobilised radicals in the USA to cause chaos, almost anarchy, in his name.

Watching the footage last night on the news as the story broke was awful. You could hear real screams from somewhere in the crowd, it turns out they were from the bleachers to the other side of Trump, where people had been shot.
The microphone was still on at the podium, so you could hear the security people and Trump talking. They very clearly said the shooter was down before allowing Trump to stand up, Trump was also heard asking for his shoes, but to to be fair was probably in a state of shock in that moment. Not sure who Hawkeye is though ? Photographers ran to the podium, even before Trump got to his feet, which would have put them in a great position to take the pictures they did, which to be fair is how they make their money. I still haven't figured out if they were brave or stupid.

What I also found deeply troubling about the footage, was the man and woman in the crowd who seemed to be directing their considerable anger towards the press area, I imagine the footage will be cut for morning TV, because they were quite clearly shouting 'fuck you' and making obscene finger gestures. An American reporter interviewed who was in the press area at the event, spoke about the anger of people towards them ' you did this' types of comment.

From what they have said on the news this morning, the shooter was outside the perimeter of the event and that security to enter the actual rally was tight. I think questions will rightly be asked about why the buildings the shooter used, not secured ?

I don't agree with Trump about anything really, I think he has been responsible for the very divisive nature of politics in the US, but I don't want anyone to kill him. I actually think the US has been fortunate that he wasn't killed, because that really would have sent shock waves through the country and fueled even more conspiracies, division and violence.

Well, with one other person dead and several severely injured that didn't last very well did it?

Or how to make a fool of yourself in one easy lesson

Not sure who Hawkeye is though ?

Hawkeye is a special counter-assault team that's part of the Secret Service, which guards all former and current US presidents and their families.

That doesn't justify responding in a similar manner here though, particularly when someone has been killed.

But that's not what I said - all data from whatever source is stored on huge data servers - which if required by the US authroritiies can be accessed. That's what Snowden revealed. Dodyg comments on mumsnet are of no interest but are stored nevertheless as are apple tart recipes. It's others that have said that not me about taking names here.

@bananacreampie thank you ! I am sure I heard the people on the podium ask ' is Hawkeye here ? ' but it was late and I had polished off a bottle of wine

Very witty 😁

Trump kept saying get my shoes get my shoes.

It was a bit rich Biden saying this is not what the country is about. Yes it is actually, you hand everyone a gun then this is what the country is about. Not all that defensive nonsense about it’s people not guns that kill.