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So important that the memes get on top of this story and double down on this specific hypocrisy. Optically, this tragedy is perfect for the RNC to the point it could almost be staged except for the glaring weak spot that Republicans believe that the person who did this had every right to own a firearm. The memes need to absolutely rail at that chink in the armor and pretty much nothing else, otherwise this is nothing more than gained footing for MAGA.
This is a great point. Commence the meme-off!
But haven't you heard? It was a group of illegal Mexicans. They shot then planned to rape Melina however unfortunately those dirty illegals missed and Melina remains un-raped, well by illegals anyways. /s obviously
Well, this event will definitely be exploited by Trump’s team and he will be strengthened. Just like happened with Bolsonaro and the stab.
Unfortunately I think Trump will be reelected.
Or we get a bunch of copycats.
Biden gets shot. Trump gets shot.
Future debate, Trump brags about how he got assassination attempts and Biden goes "No way Jose, I got assassination attempts too, bucko."
What a timeline.
That would certainly be the quickest route to nationwide gun control
We really should ignore all the election politics and make this all about gun control. Paint Trump as a victim of the Second Amendment. Make it a whole sob story about how our democracy is under attack by guns.
He'll claim to be over it (he seems to be fine), but still implicitly prod his more eccentric followers to exact retribution.
Implicitly? I got a bridge in brooklyn to sell you if you think he isn't going to instantly spin this into "we need to go to war"
Well now we know a three letter agency doesn’t want him dead. They at least hit their shots.
Malcolm X: Dead Martin Luther King: Dead John Kennedy: Dead Bob Kennedy: Dead Ronald Reagan: Lived Donald Trump: Lived
I see a pattern.
Teddy Roosevelt: Shot. Told the crowd not to kill his assassin. Delivered his entire 50 minute speech, from start to finish.
Schrank's bullet lodged in Roosevelt's chest after penetrating Roosevelt's steel eyeglass case and passing through a 50 page thick (single-folded) copy of his speech titled "Progressive Cause Greater Than Any Individual", which he was carrying in his jacket pocket.
Roosevelt, as an experienced hunter and anatomist, correctly concluded that since he was not coughing blood, the bullet had not reached his lung, and he declined suggestions to go to the hospital immediately. Instead, he delivered his scheduled speech with blood seeping into his shirt. He spoke for 50 minutes before completing his speech and accepting medical attention. His opening comments to the gathered crowd were, "Ladies and gentlemen, I don't know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot, but it takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_assassination_of_Theodore_Roosevelt
Trump: Injured by teleprompter. Claimed victory. Carried off stage.
“It takes more than that to kill a bull moose,” the wounded candidate assured them. He reached into his coat pocket and pulled out a bullet-riddled, 50-page speech. Holding up his prepared remarks, which had two big holes blown through each page, Roosevelt continued. “Fortunately I had my manuscript, so you see I was going to make a long speech, and there is a bullet—there is where the bullet went through—and it probably saved me from it going into my heart. The bullet is in me now, so I cannot make a very long speech, but I will try my best.”
Lest anyone feel bad, remember they thought this was fine.
“Fake news.”
I wonder if he saved any of that ketchup for his post performance hamberder.
Anyone got the video of when he said this???
Wake up babe mods swept through and you can’t post opinions on Lemmy either
Wasn't there something about Trump bringing in more gun control measures than Obama? Something something bump stocks idk
Obama passed a lot of smaller things. Trump just kinda saw that people were angry after the las vegas shooting and banned bump stops using an executive order (which was later overturned)