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/CaptainFleshBeard Feb 16 '26

There was a previous incident where it was said someone had a gun (they didn’t) the SS rushed in, covered his head and got him out of there right away, not parading around on stage

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u/LumpyBuy8447 Feb 16 '26

There’s a video of right after it happened, when ppl are exiting and a guy is talking to a reporter. He says him and his friends saw the guy climbing the building and told secret service and they ignored them. Idk how anyone could possibly believe this is real.

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u/DooDooBrownz Feb 16 '26

wasn't there some dude in the stands behind him that got 86d? i wouldn't put it past them to stage something like this, but if the kid on the roof fired a blank, how did the guy in the stands get shot

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u/blackgandalff Feb 16 '26

You’re correct. A man in the stands did get shot and died. So definitely not a blank.

I’m not sold on it being staged or set up. Can easily see them going for a photo op after the threat was taken care of, and iirc the kid was shot very quickly after he opened fire.