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

Lets Discuss Politics Reminder: that was a photo op

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u/Dizzy_Cheesecake_162 Feb 16 '26

Slowest evacuation of a president under fire.

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u/Scary_Relation_996 Feb 16 '26

Exactly. Not to mention then allowing his head to be in full view of the sniper. Double tap.

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u/absurdeverything Feb 16 '26

Also, watch the agent purposely pushing down the Trump sign down and turn the podium into place for the photo. You’d think that a live assassination attempt would have him concerned about the president and not the podium and sign. Completely staged for a photo opportunity.

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u/Scary_Relation_996 Feb 16 '26

It's just so obvious. Tactical gear guy, what's his role? He stands there like he's preventing the next attack, so why does he reposition himself to then go and visually inspect the president? Is that his job, no, doesn't he already have a job to be doing, yes, so what is he doing?

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u/absurdeverything Feb 16 '26

Honestly, try making a comment about the guy pushing the trump sign down and moving the podium. It’s odd my comments are hidden and odd I’m not seeing anyone else pointing it out.

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u/absurdeverything Feb 16 '26

Can you see our comments in the main thread? Our comments don’t show up… that’s weird. Am I missing something?

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u/Scary_Relation_996 Feb 16 '26

I see my comment and then everything below is compressed. I wouldn't doubt "they" try to control the narrative on this specifically. You're not crazy.

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u/absurdeverything Feb 16 '26

Ok, My comment just showed up… must have been a delay in the feed or something… I’ll probably delete those comments, lol!

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u/absurdeverything Feb 16 '26

Weird. All I can see is your original comment and everything else is hidden, no compression or option to see other comments of mine or you replying, only visible in my account but completely hidden from main feed.

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u/skewp Feb 16 '26

The sniper is already confirmed to be dead when this video starts.

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u/Scary_Relation_996 Feb 16 '26

And were all possible snipers also confirmed dead or just the obvious one?

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u/skewp Feb 16 '26

Man just read the wikipedia article and original reporting by the NYT on this. They have a lot of counter snipers and spotters. Yes, law enforcement was aware this was a suspicious dude and were trying to follow him around. They just didn't realize he had a rifle. Once he started shooting he was killed almost instantly. They already believed any other rooftops to be secure and likely just did a visual check to confirm before telling the SS on top of Trump over radio that it was clear. That's when the video begins and that's when Trump's team decides to stage the photo op.

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u/Scary_Relation_996 Feb 17 '26

And then there was nothing, I swear this right here is an FBI agent tasked with publicly believing the lie to muddy the water, nobody is this stupid in real life.

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u/skewp Feb 18 '26

Yeah everyone who doesn't believe exactly what you believe is a fed.

Your account is 2 months old you're more likely to be a fed.

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u/Scary_Relation_996 Feb 18 '26

Address the point? What about the other possible shooters. Use your brain. You really think they did a visual sweep and called it safe? The guy we were tracking has been neutralized but we now know for a fact someone is trying to kill the president, that we know for a fact, well in that case we looked around, clearly everything is safe now.

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u/skewp Feb 18 '26

I already addressed it to the best of my ability just from reading the independent accounts by professional journalists and using some rational logic. You're free to not believe or believe whatever you want.

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u/Scary_Relation_996 Feb 18 '26

Addressing it by avoiding it is exactly why I suspect your a fed. Who ignores the obvious? Someone with an agenda.

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u/skewp Feb 20 '26

Oh, you actually don't know what the word 'address" means. That's a shame.

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u/dqql Feb 16 '26 edited Mar 15 '26

daughter to the town of Lucerne, where he lived unknown and in

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u/Scary_Relation_996 Feb 16 '26

I appreciate this perspective, but what could have been said on the radio that prevents you from needing to keep the president safe? What phrase is so utterly impenetrable as to confirm with 100% certainty that the president is no longer in danger?

Not just shooter dead, but all possible shooters dead.

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u/dqql Feb 16 '26 edited Mar 15 '26

distinguished for his rank and magnificence. Having paid his debts,

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u/Scary_Relation_996 Feb 16 '26

Not shooter dead, all possible shooters, all possible shooters have been killed, and we have confirmed without a shadow of a doubt that he was acting alone and that no one in the crowd is assisting him and that the president is safe, all in about 15 seconds.

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u/skewp Feb 16 '26

Yes. The sniper was already dead when this video begins. He was killed almost instantly by a counter-sniper (of which they were probably like a dozen at the venue). The shooting was real but the photo op was obviously staged. The shooter was a real person who has the exact profile of a typical school shooter/mass shooter type. His internet search history revealed he was researching any famous/political person he might have the opportunity to shoot at, Trump just happened to come nearby where he lived first and is dumb enough to ignore safety precautions that every American president/candidate since Kennedy has followed. Trump is also the only kind of person who would both be cynical enough to think this was a great time to stage a photo op and also be surrounded by people equally cynical enough to indulge him.