Absence of magnetometers; no security checkpoint until nearing the entrance to the ballroom; an event that Trump has declined to attend in the past (So why was he there? He hates the press.)
What else might one do to facilitate a bit of drama to upstage the correspondents and their mentalist?
When I first got wind of this, I new this would be particularly messy, just like the other attempts on his life. Although Trump will want to bask in the hero worship indefinitely, he has single handedly created an electorate with an ever decreasing attention span. Hopefully, in this case, it works to our benefit...
Everyone assumes Trump was the target, including Trump, who’s a true pig in shit that chaos and drama put the spotlight on him as “victim” and hero (in his mind). It’s not a surprising assumption, but it is not evidence. Remember Reagan’s assailant was trying to impress Jodie Foster.
I hope intrepid reporters with a few hackers on hand can uncover the online history of the accused assailant. Something triggered him to take action. Who or what that was seems relevant.
I can't help myself! It was a planned staging to elicit sympathies for trump and acceptance of the need for a ballroom, not that he would ever invite any journalist who disagreed with him if one is built. Those combat-ready troops with their weapons pounced upon that stage to escort the felon off and played their parts well. However, this turns out, I am outraged at the number of journalists who attended even though they've been berated time and time again by the felon. They have no backbone and the entire event should be cancelled during this administration and until the journalists are willing to write bravely and truthfully about this corrupt administration. Rant over!
I don’t want to see him assassinated; after him making fun of journalist Serge Kovaleski, I want him to have a disabling stroke and live in a wheelchair…sorry I shouldn’t be so negative, but dammit he just pisses me off!
I planned to watch something else on tv and then saw that this had happened and was on the channel I wanted to watch. My thoughts were 'ah crap ... more trump bs ... Mary will fill me in in the morning' and listened to an audiobook instead. So thanks for the summary, Mary. Assassination attempt, scripted or unscripted ... just 'reality tv' like Housewives or Survivor. Give me the Epstein Files to catch my attention!!
The images of the event - apart from the drama - felt like complicity on steroids. Big egos in designer finery, with celebrity hair and makeup that we know require great effort and planning, saying look at me, look at who I know. All the rationales for attending are wrapped in “I” and “me” language. We saw equivalent photos from Hitler’s galas, attended by the enablers and sycophants who served his demonic ego and agenda. I looked at that room and thought these people are not on our side.
Thank you for this sober, factual account. I am disgusted with our state of affairs when so many of us (me included) immediately wondered if was a staged event. We are in sad and dangerous times.
Absence of magnetometers; no security checkpoint until nearing the entrance to the ballroom; an event that Trump has declined to attend in the past (So why was he there? He hates the press.)
What else might one do to facilitate a bit of drama to upstage the correspondents and their mentalist?
What else? Not very much except maybe to allow a few innocent people to be “lamentably” killed in this staged event.
While I am skeptical of the "staged" idea, one question stands out for me: why did the agents tackle him instead of shooting him?
When I first got wind of this, I new this would be particularly messy, just like the other attempts on his life. Although Trump will want to bask in the hero worship indefinitely, he has single handedly created an electorate with an ever decreasing attention span. Hopefully, in this case, it works to our benefit...
Everyone assumes Trump was the target, including Trump, who’s a true pig in shit that chaos and drama put the spotlight on him as “victim” and hero (in his mind). It’s not a surprising assumption, but it is not evidence. Remember Reagan’s assailant was trying to impress Jodie Foster.
I hope intrepid reporters with a few hackers on hand can uncover the online history of the accused assailant. Something triggered him to take action. Who or what that was seems relevant.
I can't help myself! It was a planned staging to elicit sympathies for trump and acceptance of the need for a ballroom, not that he would ever invite any journalist who disagreed with him if one is built. Those combat-ready troops with their weapons pounced upon that stage to escort the felon off and played their parts well. However, this turns out, I am outraged at the number of journalists who attended even though they've been berated time and time again by the felon. They have no backbone and the entire event should be cancelled during this administration and until the journalists are willing to write bravely and truthfully about this corrupt administration. Rant over!
I don’t want to see him assassinated; after him making fun of journalist Serge Kovaleski, I want him to have a disabling stroke and live in a wheelchair…sorry I shouldn’t be so negative, but dammit he just pisses me off!
I just don’t buy it. Too convenient. Too quick to message the ballroom. I wish I felt differently.
I planned to watch something else on tv and then saw that this had happened and was on the channel I wanted to watch. My thoughts were 'ah crap ... more trump bs ... Mary will fill me in in the morning' and listened to an audiobook instead. So thanks for the summary, Mary. Assassination attempt, scripted or unscripted ... just 'reality tv' like Housewives or Survivor. Give me the Epstein Files to catch my attention!!
Did he stay up all night the night before composing his “assassination“ speech?
The images of the event - apart from the drama - felt like complicity on steroids. Big egos in designer finery, with celebrity hair and makeup that we know require great effort and planning, saying look at me, look at who I know. All the rationales for attending are wrapped in “I” and “me” language. We saw equivalent photos from Hitler’s galas, attended by the enablers and sycophants who served his demonic ego and agenda. I looked at that room and thought these people are not on our side.
Thank you for this sober, factual account. I am disgusted with our state of affairs when so many of us (me included) immediately wondered if was a staged event. We are in sad and dangerous times.