'God alone' saved me, says Donald Trump
www.telegraph.co.uk
Donald Trump has said “God alone” saved his life from an assassination attempt, as he called Americans to unite against political violence.

Looks like someone took some shots at prez candidate Donald Trump at a rally in PA. From the videos I’ve seen, it looks like he did get grazed.

  • Captain_CapsLock@lemmy.worldOP
    13610·
    2 months ago

    It’s not clear at all that that’s what happened. It is completely plausible that someone would shoot a firearm at a candidate in a hotly contested presidential election. Let wait for evidence to roll in yeah?

    • ChihuahuaOfDoom@lemmy.world
      3918·
      2 months ago

      You know for a fact that if the shoe were on the other foot, this is exactly the rhetoric we’d be hearing.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
        644·
        2 months ago

        So let’s not do what they do and live in an evidence-based world and not an emotion-based one.

        The “facts don’t care about your feelings” party doesn’t care about facts and spends a lot of time on how their feelings are hurt.

        • octopus_ink@lemmy.mlEnglish
          511·
          2 months ago

          My evidence (in addition to the weirdness of his reaction, and the convenient blood) - has any article mentioned a shooter being seen/shot/arrested/known to exist? I can’t remember a time where there was a shooting and no article said ANYTHING about a shooter, only about the shots. Nothing could be better for the Trump campaign than for him to be “almost” assassinated.

          • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
            181·
            2 months ago

            Shooter dead and audience member killed

            A person believed to be a shooter at today’s Donald Trump Pennsylvania rally is dead, as well as an audience member in attendance, the Butler County District Attorney has said.

            In addition to the two fatalities, one other person is believed to be in a critical condition.

            https://news.sky.com/story/trump-shooting-latest-bloodied-trump-shouts-fight-as-hes-rushed-off-stage-secret-service-release-statement-13177655

              • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
                8·
                2 months ago

                Sure. It could have been faked.

                On the other hand, if I was an unhinged person with a gun and I thought there was a good chance a fascist dictator might run the U.S., I might be inclined to try to do something about it.

                There’s no reason not to rule something like that out.

                • nfh@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  2·
                  2 months ago

                  Yeah the truth is we don’t know. There are lots of possible causes we can’t rule out at this point, it seems dangerous for a publicity stunt, but it’s possible. Someone afraid and somewhat unhinged, among other possibilities.

            • WanderingVentra@lemm.ee
              1·
              2 months ago

              Wonder if this should be posted as a new article to the news communities? It’s important, more relevant information.

              • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
                31·
                2 months ago

                Unfortunately that’s just one update on a page with regular updates. You would have to find a better link.

          • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
            71·
            2 months ago

            Bruh it happened like an hour ago. But news stories about the shooter being killed are coming out now.

      • Captain_CapsLock@lemmy.worldOP
        589·
        2 months ago

        You’re right. Wouldn’t surprise me one bit. But I still hold all parties to a standard of honest discourse.