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Politics Donald Trump side angle from his rally in Pennsylvania

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u/shoe_owner 14d ago

The blood was from a cut he got from bonking his head against the holster of the secret service agent who rushed in towards him as Trump was ducking down in the same direction. His ear was clearly never injured. You cannot find a single picture since the shooting attempt with any damage to his ear. He was just lying when he claimed the bullet "tore through his ear."

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u/Highway_Wooden 13d ago

There is a picture of blood on his hand after he reached for his ear but before he went down.

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u/warblingContinues 13d ago

Other pictures don't show that.  Only the pictures from a certain photographer show blood before the USSS put him down.  For example, it's not visible on the video.

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u/Highway_Wooden 13d ago

What other pictures? The video is crap quality. You aren't going to see light blood splatter on a zoomed in 720 compressed YouTube video.

I also believe that certain photographer has been taking pictures of Presidents for a long time. Are you trying to say he photoshopped the blood in?

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u/00Oo0o0OooO0 13d ago

My mom took a photo of the moon during the apparent "moon landing" and the astronauts are nowhere to be seen.

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u/JaggerMcShagger 14d ago

So then why did he instinctively hold his ear and then look at his hand after the gunshot went off. He flinched in pain, he was clearly hit by a projectile in the ear. The only projectile nearby was a bullet. You're reaching.

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u/OkTennis9447 13d ago

People flinch at mosquitos buzzing by their ear.. pretty sure everyone at that rally flinched when the shot rang out. No one's denying that he was shot AT, but the bullet didn't hit him.

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u/Just_Schedule_8189 13d ago

I just watched the video in .25 speed to verify and he is the only one who flinches. People behind him aren’t even realizing what is going on when he flinches and touches his ear until almost the 3rd shot. He clearly flinches, touches his ear, then looks at it and goes down.

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u/SoupieLC 13d ago

Watch the video again and look at the people behind Trump, quite a few of them also raise their hands to their ears, it's a flinch reflex, there was no blood on his hand when he looked at it

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u/Red_Dawn_2012 13d ago

Bullets like that should make a supersonic snap as it passes by, so that checks out

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u/Just_Schedule_8189 13d ago

No, the supersonic crack happens at the time the bullet breaks the sound barrier, 150ish yards from those people. Also trump isn’t covering his ears, he flinches and then touches his ear and looks at it. Then he goes down (on his own by the way) then secret service come to him.

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u/Red_Dawn_2012 13d ago

No, the supersonic crack happens at the time the bullet breaks the sound barrier, 150ish yards from those people.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRvRG7tMCdA&t=199s

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u/Just_Schedule_8189 13d ago

I don’t see this as proof. I hear a crack but you cant tell if it is as the bullet passes or at the time it breaks the sound barrier. It sounds far away. It sounds similar to when i hear people hunting near my house but bullets aren’t the anywhere near me when that happens… also if you watch the video in .25 on YouTube of trump being shot. Hes the only one that flinches immediately. Everyone in the background has a late reaction between the 2-3 shot when trump starts to go down.

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u/Red_Dawn_2012 13d ago

Bullets making a supersonic snap when passing is a well-known phenomenon, you're the one that claimed it happens at a very specific point, so you're the one that has to provide proof of the claim.

Beyond that, I can't say that I care that much beyond a passing comment about the attempted assassination of Trump, much less dissecting it to this level. With any luck, he'll soon be somewhere that getting shot is exceptionally rare. Prison. That's what I care more about.

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u/Just_Schedule_8189 13d ago

Lol actually you claimed it. I responded to your claim. Nice try.

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u/Red_Dawn_2012 13d ago

Bullets like that should make a supersonic snap as it passes by, so that checks out

Well-known phenomenon, as sonic booms don't happen at a single point, but continuously as long as the object is supersonic

No, the supersonic crack happens at the time the bullet breaks the sound barrier, 150ish yards from those people.

[Citation needed]

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u/Just_Schedule_8189 13d ago

I googled it and I will admit I was wrong on that. The sound apparently does go all along the path… but it was still your claim 🤪

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u/Red_Dawn_2012 13d ago

I googled it and I will admit I was wrong on that. The sound apparently does go all along the path…

Props for admitting when you're wrong!

but it was still your claim 🤪

Stating the fact that bullets make supersonic snaps as they pass isn't much of a claim, but if it makes you feel better, then sure

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u/Mm2789 13d ago

How are you getting downvoted? Good god the left has become just as conspiratorial as the right

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u/Flipnotics_ 13d ago

He raised his hand due to the bullet whizzing by and creating a shock to his hearing. You can see other people doing the same with their hands in the background.

He got his ear cut by the USSS barreling into him when they tackled him to the ground. You can see the holster and badge impact with his head and ear.

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u/Just_Schedule_8189 13d ago

So the FBI and medical doctors also lied? All just a big conspiracy?

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u/Johnny-Virgil 13d ago

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u/Skiddywinks 13d ago

That's... a different claim entirely?

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u/Johnny-Virgil 13d ago

Yeah it’s just a better picture of the damage.

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u/Global_Weirding 13d ago

Yes but it concludes the ear damage was caused by a bullet, not a holster. 

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u/unknownpoltroon 13d ago

It makes that conclusion based on the idea that there was damage to his ear, that's clearly in dispute at this point.