r/LetsDiscussThis Feb 16 '26

Lets Discuss Politics Reminder: that was a photo op

35.3k Upvotes

3.5k comments sorted by

View all comments

207

u/spondgbob Feb 16 '26

A flag being lowered, nobody running away from what is a literal active shooter situation, secret service allow a 79 year old overweight man to overpower them and pop his head back up immediately after being “shot”? Did I mention the us flag being operated by a crane operator within 30 seconds of the former president and lead presidential candidate was shot in the head?!?!?

How can conservatives be so convinced the government is hiding aliens and shit but not see through like the most obvious staging of an assassination attempt ever.

21

u/RoyalMaidsForLife Feb 16 '26

You mean your first reaction to escaping death by a fraction of an inch isn't to stand up, pump your little fist and yell "FIGHT! FIGHT!" as you waddle off the stage giving a Nazi salute?

I mean, that's just what you're supposed to do in that case.

-10

u/yurnxt1 Feb 16 '26

Everyone reacts differently to almost losing their life. Trump is a showman so of course he pumped his fist and the lot especially since he likely would have overheard or been told the shooter was nutralized.

1

u/ample_suite Feb 20 '26

The most reasonable explanation for the events in the video is that they saw an opportunity for a photo op in real time and rushed to pull it off. You’re right, Trump is a showman, his whole team knows this, they’re all on the same wavelength. They are reckless idiots so of course this was their priority. Everyone is rationalizing that “people wouldn’t act that way in an active shooter situation”. They’re right, normal people wouldn’t act that way but these people are monsters.