I know I haven’t posted a lot here but I cannot remain silent about what just happened.
This evening, Donald Trump was speaking at a campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania. After he had been speaking for a few minutes, the video has sounds similar to gunfire followed by Mr. Trump reaching for his ear. The Secret Service promptly swoops in and carries him off stage and later offsite. Later still photos shown on Fox News (Noise) Channel clearly show blood on his ear. While the official reports do not call this a shooting, it’s pretty obvious to me that’s what this was. The Secret Service did later confirm “the former President is safe.”
As a general rule, I condemn violence and particularly gun violence. I personally consider it grossly unacceptable that someone would assault and attempt to take the life of a former President and current candidate unacceptable. Whether or not Mr. Trump should even be eligible to campaign in the election is a separate question. However, that question needs to be answered by judges, not some nutcase with a gun.
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