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634-5789

(4,692 posts)
Tue Apr 28, 2026, 06:04 AM 8 hrs ago

Another fake 'assassination attempt? NAH. Sharing this. (TY Frank & Gertie)



Tell me I'm not the only one who noticed.

🔴 Shooting: 8:35 PM

🔴 Trump at podium reading from prepared notes: 9:30 PM

ONE HOUR.

Active shooting. Evacuation. Motorcade.

And he showed up READING FROM SOMETHING WRITTEN.

Trump doesn't do that. Speaking off the cuff is literally his whole identity.

So I have one question that nobody is asking. When was that written?

There are only 3 answers. 👇

1️⃣Written in the motorcade: 30-45 minutes of pure chaos. And somehow it's polished. Structured. Prepared. Sure.

2️⃣ Written BEFORE the event: As a contingency.

Meaning someone specifically planned for a shooting happening there. Before it happened.

They predicted it. And they prepared for it.

3️⃣ It already existed before they walked in.

But THIS is what broke me. 👇

His opening line. It looked like a spoof. Like a scene straight out of Idiocracy.

And then I realized. That's exactly the problem.

"That was very unexpected." That is called an objection killer. It's a sales technique.

You name the objection before anyone raises it. You neutralize the skeptic before they speak. You get ahead of the question before it's even asked.

That line was not shock. That line was not relief. That line was crafted. By someone who had time. Who was thinking clearly. Who knew exactly what people would be thinking. One hour after an active shooting.

❌ The notes existed.

❌ The opener was deliberate.

❌ The timeline doesn't work.

Not one person in mainstream media is talking about this. Go watch it.Then come back and tell me I'm wrong.

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Another fake 'assassination attempt? NAH. Sharing this. (TY Frank & Gertie) (Original Post) 634-5789 8 hrs ago OP
Within an hour, practically ever RW "influencer" Bluetus 8 hrs ago #1
Which is why it is obvious this was staged. mwmisses4289 7 hrs ago #2
Even if this particular one was not staged, Bluetus 7 hrs ago #4
A Cautionary Tale MayReasonRule 7 hrs ago #3
I think this one was real, but I love that no one believes it. Scrivener7 6 hrs ago #5
Yea, that's the best part! ms liberty 6 hrs ago #7
Rec for some good points and an accurate meme, although ms liberty 6 hrs ago #6
I understand the skepticism on both Butler PA and the WHCD. Katinfl 5 hrs ago #8

Bluetus

(2,994 posts)
1. Within an hour, practically ever RW "influencer"
Tue Apr 28, 2026, 06:57 AM
8 hrs ago

was out there with the same simple message. It was not about crime. It was not about guns. It was not about mental illness. Every one of them posted some variation on "See ... this proves that Trump was right all along about the ballroom. Build the ballroom now."

I know the Republicans are good at message discipline, but this required planning before the fact. No way they could pull that all together so quickly.

We will probably never learn the truth about this event or Butler, for that matter. I am just delighted to see that most of the loudest skepticism is coming from within the MAGA base.

mwmisses4289

(4,527 posts)
2. Which is why it is obvious this was staged.
Tue Apr 28, 2026, 07:23 AM
7 hrs ago

And it is backfiring spectacularly in their faces.

Bluetus

(2,994 posts)
4. Even if this particular one was not staged,
Tue Apr 28, 2026, 07:54 AM
7 hrs ago

Trump deserves every bit of blowback he is getting, and it is delicious to see most of it coming from inside the MAGA world.

Trump's approval is so low now that he could never tell a lit the rest of his life and most people would still not believe a word he says.

Scrivener7

(59,919 posts)
5. I think this one was real, but I love that no one believes it.
Tue Apr 28, 2026, 08:02 AM
6 hrs ago

(But Butler, PA was totally fake.)

ms liberty

(11,308 posts)
6. Rec for some good points and an accurate meme, although
Tue Apr 28, 2026, 08:21 AM
6 hrs ago

I am leaning more on LIHOP than MIHOP, but I def think they had prepped for an incident, even if nether HOP applied. They were way too giddy at their post-incident press conference. We know these people are evil mf'ers who like to create drama and chaos, so it's just not possible to believe they didn't and don't have plans, lots of plans. The PNAC aholes were gaming these situations (remember their manifesto?) in the 90's. These people have become more radical, and more willing to cheat, lie, and steal in order to have their way with us all now than they were then. So whether they knew something was coming or not, I am sure they were planning for it.

Katinfl

(868 posts)
8. I understand the skepticism on both Butler PA and the WHCD.
Tue Apr 28, 2026, 09:04 AM
5 hrs ago

If these were staged wouldn’t they have to find a person(s) to be the alleged shooter(s)? That person would have to be willing to either be killed (Butler) or be in prison for life, which is certain to happen to Saturdays alleged shooter. For any of these scenarios to be pulled off successfully one person, the “shooter “,would have to be willing to sacrifice everything. Maybe I am missing something here?

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