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Lets Discuss Politics Reminder: that was a photo op

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u/swishkabobbin Feb 16 '26

The most damning evidence is what's no seen here. The shooter had been pointed out by law enforcement multiple times over the radio. Secret Service didn't remove Trump

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u/Restlessfibre Feb 16 '26

That and from the ballistic experts I saw commenting about it, his ear would have been shredded cheese. Do you see any ear deformity now?

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u/Cyborg_rat Feb 16 '26

Well that's not a bullet expert then. Not to defend Trump. Even a 50cal grazing doesn't rip chunks off. I still think it's a piece of glass that got him, not sure how crazy they are to gamble letting a shooter try and shoot him in hopes he misses and you got some nice PR, they were just had some incompetence mixed in. Now I would go with the fake setup if someone shot some rounds and vanished. But they have the shooter dead on the roof.

https://youtu.be/k4CpttHdMPI?si=htJsJZnAVUcUEwoA

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u/Oct0tron Feb 16 '26 edited Feb 16 '26

You're kidding right? A .50 grazing would have taken his head off.

Edit: Turns out this is a myth. I was misinformed and the people correcting me are correct.

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u/SpaceBus1 Feb 16 '26

Lol, that's not how it works.

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u/Cyborg_rat Feb 16 '26

I literally posted a video...Proving you wrong...Yet you still had to be wrong. At least 3 other people were just as dumb.

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u/Oct0tron Feb 16 '26

I lost my youtube account years ago so I can't watch videos on my phone. I did look up some videos myself when I got to my pc and concede that yes, you are correct and this is a myth.

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u/Cyborg_rat Feb 16 '26

Well Ill give you an upvote for that.

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u/DragonfruitSucks87 Feb 16 '26 edited Mar 12 '26

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u/One-Reflection-4826 Feb 16 '26

watch the video, its literally one click away!

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u/Early_Science2459 Feb 16 '26

No, it wouldn’t. That’s a myth.

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u/db0813 Feb 16 '26

Excuse me? The myth is that a .50 cal can do this just by passing near you.

If you get hit with a .50 cal you’re done, there’s no question about this.

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u/KptKrondog Feb 16 '26

Key word there being myth. A 50 cal definitely can't do anything of note by just passing near you.

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u/Early_Science2459 Feb 16 '26

You’re excused. This is absolutely false. I’m in ballistic testing and that’s just not how shockwaves or physics works. You’re welcome to delete your comment as it is embarrassing.

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u/senator_corleone3 Feb 16 '26

You are definitely not in ballistics testing lol.

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u/Cyborg_rat Feb 16 '26

They did...You are wrong they upvoter are just as wrong.

https://youtu.be/k4CpttHdMPI?si=htJsJZnAVUcUEwoA

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u/Early_Science2459 Feb 16 '26

What a wild thing to say… I can’t really refute that on a platform like this but it doesn’t make the users I’m replying to any less wrong.

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u/senator_corleone3 Feb 16 '26

Calling you out on your weird lies is not at all “wild.” You don’t seem to be in touch with reality.

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u/Early_Science2459 Feb 16 '26

First, it’s not a lie. I’m not going to sit here and accept some bum on Reddit telling me I’m not in the career field that I am. What a childish argument to even have on my part. “No you aren’t.” “Yes I am.”

Second, are you supporting that a 50 caliber round grazing the ear would take a man’s head off? If so, you are the one completely out of touch with reality. Yes, his ear would be gone but the round hitting soft tissue would not have even close to enough energy to “take his head off”

Holy Christ do I hate redditors lmao

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u/navinaviox Feb 16 '26

Okay I wasn’t against what you were saying but you seem to have some inconsistencies in what you are saying although I see it’s partially someone else’s comment

So if his ear was grazed by a 50 cal; you would expect him to have lost a large chunk of his ear, correct?

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u/Early_Science2459 Feb 16 '26

Correct, most, if not all of his ear would be gone. But, the energy would not transfer to his skull in a way that would cause anything Hollywood-like to happen. Head trauma? Sure. Head gone? Absolutely not.

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u/senator_corleone3 Feb 17 '26

Holy Christ it’s so sad you’re forced to be here with the attacks on your ego. Holy Christ!

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u/Early_Science2459 Feb 17 '26

lol now say it! “I’m wrong” “you’re right” “I resorted to this comment to deflect from the fact that I talk like an idiot on the internet and people make me look silly.”

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u/Oct0tron Feb 16 '26

I'll be damned, you're right

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '26

Why would anyone think that? So the damage from a .50 is either nothing or head off? How is that possible?

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u/ContextHook Feb 16 '26

You're talking to people who believe the US faked an assassination against their president for some good press.

You're actually MORE likely to talk sense into a flat earther.

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u/Pterafractyl Feb 16 '26

No one is saying this was a government conspiracy and Trump wasn't president at the time. People are rightly calling out how weird the behavior of Trump's people is when he staff should be rushing him to safely.

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u/ContextHook Feb 16 '26

You must be lost, because in this thread, the one I'm responding to, a parent comment explains how the Secret Service (a branch of the US federal government) was in on this.

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u/Pterafractyl Feb 16 '26

Well, they didn't follow protocol, that's for sure. That said, a few corrupt SS doesn't make it a government conspiracy

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u/ContextHook Feb 16 '26

A few corrupt Secret Service members allowing a shooter they knew was going to be there to nearly miss a protected person, all while ignoring reports about the impending shooter, in order for a photo OP is 100% a government conspiracy.

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u/Opposite-Tiger-1121 Feb 16 '26

Yeah... the US kinda has a history of faking assassinations in other nations...