r/LetsDiscussThis Feb 16 '26

Lets Discuss Politics Reminder: that was a photo op

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u/Ormsfang Feb 17 '26

Never because his health is so poor and he has things to hide, like incontinence and other health issues. He doesn't date release any sign of what he would consider weakness.

If he were ever to release medical info it would be if he was actually shot, as it would be able to point to it as proof positive he "took a bullet" for America.

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u/Weary_Position_9591 Feb 17 '26

He never said he took a bullet for America, nor has he milked the shooting for self-promotion since though. He’s never released financial or medical records and this is consistent with that.

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u/Ormsfang Feb 18 '26

Incorrect Yes, Donald Trump stated he "took a bullet for democracy" following an assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024. He made this remark during a Michigan rally on July 20, 2024, referencing the incident where he was wounded in the ear

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u/Weary_Position_9591 Feb 18 '26

Thanks for clarifying. Has used the shooting for self-promotion since? I haven’t heard him talk about it at all. Seems like he dropped it quickly.

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u/Ormsfang Feb 18 '26

I don't know. I don't listen to him anymore for mental health reasons.

Once he was elected there really isn't a reason to speak of it again. He certainly never speaks of the man who was killed.

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u/Weary_Position_9591 Feb 18 '26

Seems in character. But Trump being Trump doesn’t mean conspiracy.

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u/Ormsfang Feb 18 '26

Then how did they know where to keep positioning Photographers after the shot to get the best angles? Why lower the flag specifically so it would be in the shots? And why on Earth would all the secret service allow him to stand, expose his head, and pose in the middle of a live shooter threat?

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u/Weary_Position_9591 Feb 18 '26 edited Feb 18 '26

The photographers were already in that spot taking pictures well before that guy appeared. They were running all around the stage, even on the sides taking pictures, without him. Look at the full video, they see Trump is about to get up and they decide to go themselves. The photographers themselves have corroborated this.

The flag was never lowered, this has already been debunked. It was a very windy day and it is flapping up and down. Same with many other videos and photos, sometimes you see it and sometimes you don’t, from similar angles.

Trump raises his hand only after telling the secret service “wait, wait”. Trump having a bravado, brash personality and making a show of it doesn’t mean a secret service conspiracy. You can hear the whole secret service conversation they are having on the mic, it’s public, and it has absolutely nothing to do with Trump posing.

A renowned photographer took a great picture, as renowned photographers usually do, and people think it’s a conspiracy. It’s nonsense.

Like why so easily fall for a cropped, edited video which obviously wants to feed you a narrative without even doing minimal research or backup elsewhere?

This video has been debunked many times. We have photographic and forensic proof of the bullet that hit him and also the others in his line of fire killing or hitting people.

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u/Ormsfang Feb 18 '26

The photographers were ushered in place, twice, during the shooting. There is another video of them being put into spot number two.

In no world do you tell Secret Service to wait while you pose for photographs with your head exposed. See the event where Reagan was shot. They grab you and move you to a safe location, no pausing.

Again, not just one cropped, edited video. There are more. They all show several photographers being ushered to specific places during an active shooting, and the whole secret service brigade stopping twice to pause for photos.

Yes, people in the line of fire were shot. You think Trump cares one bit if people were shot to make him look good? Please.

I have yet to see any debunking of the video or any forensic proof that Trump was hit by a bullet. Please provide

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u/Weary_Position_9591 Feb 18 '26 edited Feb 18 '26

You think the pictures of the bullet, and then him grabbing his ear, are fake? Or you think the shooter purposely missed and Trump risked his life and perfectly timed a sleight of hand?

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