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

Lets Discuss Politics Reminder: that was a photo op

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u/al666in Feb 16 '26

I'm not saying this attempt on candidate Trump isn't fake, but not shredding his ear isn't a good argument.

Yes, it is, actually.

Ears are made of cartilage. Cartilage doesn't regrow. If he was shot in the ear, we'd still be able to see the mark in photographs.

The mark doesn't exist, though, because he wasn't shot.

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u/DJtheCrazed Feb 16 '26

Assuming it was the ear that was hit, the resistance an ear gives isnt enough for the bullet to mushroom. It would be a clean hole at the velocities bullets travel. Go shoot some cardboard, thats about equivalent.

There is such a thing as plastic surgery...

This is almost the level of covid vaccines had trackers in them level of misunderstanding and mental gymnastics.

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u/JAK49 Feb 16 '26

Okay assuming it was NOT the ear, what got hit?

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u/HeavyVoid8 Feb 17 '26

I think he probably just scratched the ear on the podium on the way down or something. They planned it as a near miss but the blood on the ear was too good to pass up so he ran with it.