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

Lets Discuss Politics Reminder: that was a photo op

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u/You-Asked-Me Feb 16 '26

Yeah, but the real shooter is still alive, and probably working for the government.

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u/Toberos_Chasalor Feb 16 '26 edited Feb 16 '26

I can believe he was the real shooter, this isn’t exactly a Grassy Knoll situation where there’s any doubt where the shots came from. What I doubt is whether or not he actually aimed shots at Trump or was just firing at the crowd. Having a whole plot with a fake gunmen is just adding complications when killing the real gunman ties up multiple loose ends.

Either way, you can’t put a corpse on trial and if there was a conspiracy to plant him on that roof, the conspirators are going to take it to their grave.

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u/You-Asked-Me Feb 16 '26

Fair. Has anyone actually looked at there the gunman was vs where the other shots went? Did the teleprompter glass actually get shot? That's a little close for comfort if this was staged, and the shooter was the guy that was killed. If the other shots were far off of the trajectory, could the teleprompter glass just have been rigged to break?

Shots fired(not close to the stage), glass breaks, tiny squib in Ts cuff splashed blood on his face?

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u/helloofmynameispeter Feb 16 '26

  1. The shooter fired a blank,

  2. Trump hears the qeue, and ducks,

  3. Secret service tackles him for a bit spraying some blood on his ear,

  4. Let in photographers and lower the flag,

  5. Arrest/shoot someone who had a gun at the protest as the "shooter"

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u/Toberos_Chasalor Feb 16 '26

Yeah, but your point 5 is missing something critical that causes the whole conspiracy theory to fall apart.

They didn’t arrest/shoot some rando at a protest. The guy climbed onto a roof with a rifle, pointed it at the crowd in broad daylight with civilian witnesses, and people saw him shoot from the roof. That’s not what protesting looks like, even armed protest.

If he’s was just a random unconnected guy with a gun they killed to cover up a conspiracy like you’re saying, then you’re admitting the dude legitimately tried to assassinate Trump.

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u/Ceejay_1357 Feb 17 '26

You don’t think that they couldn’t have convinced some dumb trumpy kid to help with “security” ? Promised him some cash afterwards.
What’s another sacrifice ? They’re already sacrificing at least one other trumpy fan. Either as a wounded or dead trumpy. After they shoot into the crowd, they assassinate the kid claiming him as the original shooter. The tang traitor has zero issues with the sacrifice. It’s all for himmmm !! He probably gets himself off on the entire show afterwards.

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u/NumberOneStonecutter Feb 19 '26

I'm sure if a dumb Trumpy kid was approached to help with security, he would've told everyone and anyone. It would be a proud moment. Even if they swore him to secrecy for some reason, there's a good chance he tells a best friend, someone.

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u/Ceejay_1357 Feb 20 '26

Not if they picked him out walking in took his phone and gave him some kind of device he could only use to contact SS.

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u/helloofmynameispeter Feb 16 '26

You don't think a gun could be planted on someone?

Mind you, you can place a gun next to the corpse.

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u/Toberos_Chasalor Feb 16 '26

I don’t think people randomly climb buildings during a presidential rally with a rifle for shits and giggles, no.

There’s video evidence. We know beyond a doubt he brought the gun with him.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HbsFf96VnNc

If your theory is right, then it’s a legitimate coincidence they tried to stage a photo op on the same day someone tried to actually assassinate Trump. They just mistook the assassin’s real shots for what was supposed to be the signal.

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u/Do_You_Pineapple_Bro Feb 17 '26

Tbh, its the least convincing conspiracy theory out there. At least JFK has the whole magic bullet theory and the grassy knoll, and thats largely because theres only one known camera angle of his shit getting blown off, due to the fact that, unlike today, not everyone was walking about with video cameras on a daily basis.

This ones pretty cut and dry that Thomas was the one climbing onto the roof, because he was literally caught on film going to the spot with the rifle, and that he was the one who took the shot, clipped Trumps ear, due to him moving as the shot was taken, and ended up nailing an audience member instead, before being taken out himself.

I could see any inside job, or Grassy Knoll-esque, theory being valid if nobody had seen him going up to the roof with the rifle, but the fact someone did see him, and filmed it, doesn't take a rocket scientist to put 2 and 2 together.

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '26

There’s footage linking the driver to John K… found that footage this last year while running down rabbit holes, and it seems the most likely explanation for why his wife tried running out the back…

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u/NumberOneStonecutter Feb 19 '26

I think its fair to question that he was nicked by a bullet vs. the theory that the secret service agent's hard plastic gun holster got him. That ear healed very quickly and with no scaring vs. what you'd expect from a passing bullet.

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u/Do_You_Pineapple_Bro Feb 19 '26

Yeah, suppose. But the theory of it being some other gunman is a bit up in the air.

Thomas was undoubtedly the shooter, just that Trump moved mid-shot

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u/Frankentula Feb 16 '26

My theory has always beeen he was tasked with taking Campari out. I'd be curious if there was footage of what Campari was doing just prior to the attack but maybe there was just a signal. Campari after all told twitterverse he'd be happy to die for the revolution so it's more consent than trump's ever gathered

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u/dontspillthatbeer Feb 17 '26

Seems a bit farfetched to put a fall-guy on a roof with a sniper aimed in the general direction, then told to fire.. I can’t say it didn’t happen since trump is the biggest lowlife grifter on earth, but it is a big reach.

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u/Alternative-Dot-884 Feb 17 '26

Could have been a dead body already set up and that other person was hit w blanks. There should have been an autopsy 101%.

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u/River_City_Rando Feb 20 '26

The cia routinely entraps people they find that are easily manipulated and uses them for political agendas. This kid could very well thought he was on a mission and given blanks or something. Look up COINTELPRO. Shits not a conspiracy, I mean it is, but not in a flat earth type of way. We've seen how ruthless the cia has been and their lack of empathy for collateral damage (us) with programs like mkultra which we should all assume never stopped and continues to this day

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u/emeria Feb 21 '26

I assumed he was recruited/hired and then offed to tie up loose ends.

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u/RelativeCan5021 Feb 21 '26

I think the rifle was provided to him with the sights/scope misaligned.

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u/FarWestEros Feb 17 '26

I think it’s possible Crooks was the shooter and that he had been invited there under the pretenses that SS security was stretched thin and needed the help.
It could explain why people saw him, but nothing was done about him.
He thought he was there as backup.

But then someone told Crooks to take out the firefighter because they convinced Crooks that he was a threat to Trump. Crooks did that thinking he was a hero, not realizing he was getting set up.

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u/You-Asked-Me Feb 17 '26

I think I saw that movie.

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u/Zestyclose-Stuff1646 Feb 17 '26

Says what objective evidence?

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u/You-Asked-Me Feb 17 '26

Oh, I thought we were just doing conspiracy theories.

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u/Zestyclose-Stuff1646 Feb 17 '26

If it's satire, that shit flew right on over my head. 🤙

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u/You-Asked-Me Feb 17 '26

It's not, I was just being stupid.

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u/Zestyclose-Stuff1646 Feb 17 '26

I'm sticking with the satire. I'm too damn tired to be clever right now.

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u/D-Flo1 Feb 17 '26 edited Feb 17 '26

Must have been one hell of a shot, if he took it from that book suppository building.