The Next President is...

[Biff_T]

18 minutes ago, DirkDiggler said:

😆

[Lord Ratner]

1 hour ago, uhhello said:

How does it translate to votes though?  The people who are fired up about it were already voting for him.  Maybe it boosts turnout a bit.  

There are a lot of people on the fence. They don't like the man, but they don't like what's happening around them more. This will be the final straw for many. 

 

Elon Musk is a good example. I expect more famous people to suddenly find their courage after this. 

[Lord Ratner]

2 hours ago, ClearedHot said:

 

I am not pitching a conspiracy theory but holy crap there were some serious failures here.

1.  How do you have an unguarded rooftop 130 yards from the stage?

2.  With all the technology we have I am SHOCKED they didn't have a UAS (or ten), up over the venue.

3.  From the Video interview with the BBC above, it looks like the local police on the ground were alerted to the shooter's presence but they were unable to alert the folks closer to Trump.

4. The actions on stage. Trump dove to the ground, I've since heard the banners and such are armored to provide an immediate safe spot.  Several agents heroically cover him but it took forever to get him off that stage once they stood up.  I am assuming part of it was Trump stopping to raise his fist, but that team should not have given him the option.  Watch the group going down the stairs, one agent is even holding his hand over Trumps head to shield him from other shots...incredible heroes, but this never shout have happened.

No one thought DEI would get a president killed. If Trump hadn't turned his head, that's exactly where we'd be. 

 

You already get the B team when you're a former president. 

 

The number of women in charge of organizations that are massively skewed towards male participation, including the military, is statistical proof that we are selecting weaker leaders to promote a progressive vision of the world. We all knew this already, but now we're at the point in the story where the consequences start to manifest. 

 

Shapiro had a great point on this. Why are all the agents immediately around Trump smaller than him? 

[JeremiahWeed]

2 hours ago, ClearedHot said:

 

I am not pitching a conspiracy theory but holy crap there were some serious failures here.

1.  How do you have an unguarded rooftop 130 yards from the stage?

2.  With all the technology we have I am SHOCKED they didn't have a UAS (or ten), up over the venue.

3.  From the Video interview with the BBC above, it looks like the local police on the ground were alerted to the shooter's presence but they were unable to alert the folks closer to Trump.

4. The actions on stage. Trump dove to the ground, I've since heard the banners and such are armored to provide an immediate safe spot.  Several agents heroically cover him but it took forever to get him off that stage once they stood up.  I am assuming part of it was Trump stopping to raise his fist, but that team should not have given him the option.  Watch the group going down the stairs, one agent is even holding his hand over Trumps head to shield him from other shots...incredible heroes, but this never shout have happened.

Agree with most of that.  I hope it's complacency and oversight and not something far more sinister.  But the armored banner is an immediate shelter.  Speed to the exit vehicle isn't the primary goal.  A coordinated exit with at least some confirmation the shooter (or shooters) are not still actively spraying bullets is a far better option than dragging your protectee through a hail of projectiles.  They get the SS response team (the ones on the stage in tac gear) in place to cover the exit, make sure the detail is ready to move and then go.  Wildly dragging the primary off the stage might save a few seconds but probably not the best option.  The fist in the air is gonna get him the Oval Office again, so it was a great move.  Just awesome.

[VigilanteNav]

5 hours ago, ClearedHot said:

A couple of millimeters from death.

Very lucky it wasn't a military trained dude.  Always go for center of mass not the head.  

[tac airlifter]

24 minutes ago, VigilanteNav said:

Very lucky it wasn't a military trained dude.  Always go for center of mass not the head.  

I thought the same thing, unless you're a trained sniper with the right equipment headshots are inadvisable.  

speaking of head shots, the shooter is looking good here.  Appears to be an entry wound above left eye and exit behind right ear.  Well done to USSS team who shacked this one.

[HossHarris]

3 hours ago, tac airlifter said:

I thought the same thing, unless you're a trained sniper with the right equipment headshots are inadvisable.  

speaking of head shots, the shooter is looking good here.  Appears to be an entry wound above left eye and exit behind right ear.  Well done to USSS team who shacked this one.

Based on the geometry, I think the only frontage he presented to the snipers above trump was his dome ….

[uhhello]

Sounds like deputy was able to get on roof, shooter turned to face him, deputy fell to ground, shooter started shooting, overwatch took him down.  Some reporting that shooter engaged overwatch first, thats why there was the flinch by the overwatch.  Overall, everyone got SUPER LUCKY.  Minus the fan in the crowd.  

[uhhello]

It's mind boggling to hear lots of talk for more 'gun free' zones.  That def would have stopped this.  

[Biff_T]

2 hours ago, uhhello said:

Overall, everyone got SUPER LUCKY.  Minus the fan in the crowd.  

The US dodged a bullet along with Trump.   Holy shit, that would have been a different wake up today.  

If you don't believe in miracles, give this missed shot a chance.   It might open your eyes.  

Good shot boys.    Never shoot a US President, regardless if you like him or not.   That's not American.

 

[Majestik Møøse]

Shooter picked a spot that looks like it might’ve given him a clear view of Trump while keeping the USSS snipers on the other side of a tree. Source: me on Google Earth

[skybert]

29 minutes ago, Majestik Møøse said:

Shooter picked a spot that looks like it might’ve given him a clear view of Trump while keeping the USSS snipers on the other side of a tree. Source: me on Google Earth

I don’t think he was that smart

[Biff_T]

43 minutes ago, skybert said:

I don’t think he was that smart

He kinda looks like Joe Dirt.  A dead Joe Dirt.   

[Splash95]

7 hours ago, Biff_T said:

He kinda looks like Joe Dirt.  A dead Joe Dirt.   

Joe Dirt Nap, if you will.

[FourFans]

Is it sad that I find myself hoping that this was just a kid with bad ideas, instead of a patsy in some bigger ploy?

[ClearedHot]

MSNBC was pulled form the air today for fear they would say something that would impact the entire network, a person familiar with the decision said it was made in part over fear that one of the show's many guests over a four-hour broadcast "might make an inappropriate comment on live television that could be used to assail the program and network as a whole."

[kaputt]

Sounds like they know they have people at MSNBC that wish this had been successful. 

[lloyd christmas]

Classified docs case dismissed in Florida.  

[brabus]

38 minutes ago, kaputt said:

Sounds like they know they have people at MSNBC that wish this had been successful. 

The amount of tweets, etc. out there that espouse that opinion goes to show how full retard a lot of the country has gone. Every person who feels that way is an absolute piece of shit and deserves to be deported to Gaza, Kandahar, or Tehran - their choice!

[DirkDiggler]

Caveat: I know nothing about protection details and haven’t checked the authenticity of this author.  That said, I found the below an interesting analysis of what might have gone wrong on Trump’s security detail.

 

[ClearedHot]

The sniper on the left is supposed to be the spotter, it really looks like he flinched...almost as if a shot was taken at him.

10 minutes ago, DirkDiggler said:

Caveat: I know nothing about protection details and haven’t checked the authenticity of this author.  That said, I found the below an interesting analysis of what might have gone wrong on Trump’s security detail.

 

 

[Blue]

15 minutes ago, DirkDiggler said:

Caveat: I know nothing about protection details and haven’t checked the authenticity of this author.  That said, I found the below an interesting analysis of what might have gone wrong on Trump’s security detail.

 

Am I missing something?  I just see a handful of tweets, basically saying "poor coordination between supporting LEO agencies?"

[DirkDiggler]

3 minutes ago, Blue said:

Am I missing something?  I just see a handful of tweets, basically saying "poor coordination between supporting LEO agencies?"

There’s that.  He also provides a viewpoint on why the counter snipers may not have seen the shooter until after he fired; it wasn’t the tier they were assigned/focused on.

[HeloDude]

I see comments on social media where the left is saying essentially that it’s no big deal and that Trump’s wounds aren’t worse than a kid getting hurt on the playground and needing stitches…this from the same people who said a few years ago that if you didn’t wear a mask that you were going to kill people.

[brabus]

The left is comprised of brain dead retards, so that commentary shouldn’t be surprising to anyone. Anyone with the smallest amount of rational thought should have abandoned the left long ago. That doesn’t mean they have to join the GOP, but they should rebuke all the left bullshit, including comments along those lines.