To date there have been six attempts on Donald J Trump's life, all of which failed. How can would-be assassins be so incompetent?
The question that has to be asked is: were they all real assassination attempts or were some of them "trumped-up"?
[Columbus Times]
There is a widely-held view that the attempted shooting in July 2024 at a rally in Butler Pennsylvania was staged as a strategy to get Trump elected (the sympathy vote?). It worked .....
Someone close to me - my wife - is also convinced that yesterday's debacle in Washington DC was faked.
Let's take a look at each incident in reverse order of occurrence.
April 2026
Correspondents Dinner at the Hilton Hotel, Washington DC.
A man, later identified as Cole Allen, rushed through the lobby, but was tackled and disarmed by Secret Service Agents guarding the banqueting hall.
He was heavily armed. Watch the YouTube video of events.
[YouTube]
February 2026
Mar-A-Lago, Florida, Trump's residence there.
An intruder, later identified as Austin Tucker Martin, 21, was shot dead by Secret Service agents.
Seems rather an excessive reaction. Watch the YouTube video of events and see what you think.
[YouTube]
September 2024
West Palm Beach golf course, Florida.
Ryan Rowth, 59, was apprehended in the woods beside the golf course armed with a rifle.
He was tried and sentenced to life without parole.
All sounds a bit fishy to me .....
[The Washington Post]
July 2024
Butler, Pennsylvania. A Republican campaign rally.
Eight shots were fired and Trump was hit on the right ear.
Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, was shot dead at the scene. I wonder why?
There has been much speculation that the whole thing was faked to garner sympathy for Trump in the run-up to the presidential election later in the year.
[NPR]
July 2024
Asif Merchant, 47, was convicted of plotting to assassinate Trump.
It was alleged that he was hired by the Iranian authorities.
Merchant denied all the charges, but was jailed anyway. Watch the video.
[YouTube]
June 2016
Las Vegas, Nevada. A Republican rally in support of Trump, the presumptive candidate for the presidential nomination of 2016.
20-year-old Michael Sandford from the UK tried to grab a police officer's gun. At his trial he admitted he wanted to kill Trump and was jailed for one year (one year?). He was released after six months and returned to the UK. Mmmm!!!
[BBC]
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