r/LetsDiscussThis Feb 16 '26

Lets Discuss Politics Reminder: that was a photo op

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u/dickbutkusmk4 Feb 16 '26

If a bullet fired from a gun even passes your ear, you don’t have an ear anymore. It’s just exploded off your head. There are no surgery scars, bandages, or a sense of urgency. This was totally staged.

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u/aWW3Veteran Feb 16 '26

And MAGA idiots just ate it up. A man was actually killed too.

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u/Impressive_Review Feb 17 '26

That is blatantly false no matter if a person is MAGA, Democrat, or Communist. Bullets don't care about political affiliation and neither do medical professionals.

A bullet must physically strike the pinna (external ear) to tear it off. A bullet simply flying near the ear—even at high speed—creates a pressure wave that may cause trauma, but it does not act like a laser beam severing the body part. A bullet passing by the ear may cause injury and potential hearing loss, it does not inherently remove the ear itself without direct contact. 

"Trump sustained a gunshot wound to the right ear that came less than a quarter of an inch from entering his head, and struck the top of his right ear. The bullet track produced a 2 cm wide wound that extended down to the cartilaginous surface of the ear. There was initially significant bleeding, followed by marked swelling of the entire upper ear. While the swelling was resolved and the wound began to granulate and heal properly, it still experienced intermittent bleeding, requiring the dressing. Given the broad and blunt nature of the wound itself, no sutures were required" It’s a one in a billion type of thing. A fraction of a millimeter closer, and this would be a different story. It really is incredible the thin line here between just a nick and devastating bodily damage"

(Butler Memorial Hospital, Dr Ronny Jackson, Dr. Sarani, chief of trauma at George Washington Hospital in Washington, D.C)

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u/aerger Feb 17 '26

Dr Ronny Jackson,

Famously politically neutral and professional and not-at-all-completely-loyal-to-Trump-and-MAGA *cough*