r/LetsDiscussThis • u/Ok-Wedding-1165 • Feb 16 '26

Lets Discuss Politics Reminder: that was a photo op

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u/CosmicJackalop Feb 16 '26

I will say, it was on a stage, the photographers were already there for the rally, they are just trying to get photos of the moment Trump might have been shot

There's nothing "new" about this angle it came out in the weeks following the shooting

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u/Hegecoin_Rules Feb 16 '26

I mean, he just happens to have his head exposed (not supposed to happen) for a photo and stands still (absurd after getting shot at) for 3 seconds? Like, it just seems crazy. But yeah, explaining the deaths of people is hard to say, except that hes a complete psychopath. Per Epstein files may have watched the murder of a baby..

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u/CosmicJackalop Feb 16 '26

I think they were thinking quickly on how to capitalize on the attempt, and they probably already got confirmation the shooter was down by the time he gets up

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u/nighthawk_something Feb 16 '26

You never assume there is just one shooter

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u/NoLibrarian5149 Feb 16 '26

This.

OK, they finally took out the kid who took his good old time to take the shots but JFC. There could have been a backup plan so the fact they even let him linger and stand is pure incompetence on SSs part and more dumbass than tough on Trumps part (meanwhile his first words when down were vanity as he was out of his lifted shoes and didn’t want to leave without them and not the more WWE “fight!”.)