I am the master of conspiracy theories at this point. I’ve studied and debunked flat earth, H denial, and 9/11 conspiracies.

Anyway, I want to be clear- no no no the assassination attempt was not staged.

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Here is what we know. The shooter was a young man named Matthew Crooks. He was a registered Republican but also donated to left-wing campaigns. He took a rifle from his father, set up on the roof of a nearby building, and opened fire.

As he was setting up on the roof multiple witnesses saw him and pointed him out to nearby police and Secret Service members. It seems like they were sort of curious but failed to take these reports seriously. This was a security lapse and a rather poor performance by the secret security.

When the shooter opened fire the Secret Service returned fire right away given they already knew he was there and had just failed to to act.

Was this staged? No

1. Trump was shot in the ear- mere centimeters away from his head. Anyone who thinks this was staged needs to realize that life is not a f%cking video game. Do you know how hard it is to shoot someone in the head from far away? Do you think Trump would pay a guy to shoot him in the ear and trust that this guy was going to hit his ear and not anything else?
2. The shooter was SEEN by HUNDREDS of witnesses. They saw him set up, crawl across the roof, and begin to open fire. All of the accounts align, there is no indication of falsehood or manipulation.
3. Yes, Trump did tell his Secret Service to wait so he could hold up his fist. However, the shooter was down and this was reported to Trump already. He knew the threat had likely ceased and chose to show strength.
4. A bystander was also killed in the shooting. The shooter fired 5 times, hitting Trump and one other person in the crowd who died. Hard to stage a shooting with bullet wounds and a dead victim.

Put simply there is no evidence whatsoever that this was staged. It’s frankly one of the dumbest things I’ve heard in a while and that says something. People are just claiming this as a knee-jerk reaction. Just anger and nonsense.

No conspiracy is needed to explain this. Every media outlet, pundit, and politician has been repeating that Trump is the ultimate enemy of Democracy. He’s been compared to Hitler, he’s been called a tyrant, and he’s been framed as an enemy of the American people. People have been publically calling for his assassination for YEARS. Frankly, I am shocked it took this long to happen.

When Articles like this are posted, it is going to spur somebody to commit an act of political violence. I mean wouldn’t you shoot Hitler in 1939 if you had the chance? Or Stalin in 1922? When Trump is literally Hitler and he is going to destroy our democracy and our nation then there is no action you can take that is beyond justification.

Tulsi Gabbard perfectly expressed this in a recent tweet.

Indeed after the shooting numerous outlets reported that the most concerning thing was the “rhetoric on the right” and the concerns of a backlash. Well so far, no backlash has come. There is anger and there are calls for an investigation but nothing beyond that.

What concerns me is the response of the left. Now most politicians and major figures of course are sending their thoughts and prayers to the victims and so on. But most of the people are only mad at the shooter’s aim. A US President was shot and another innocent bystander was killed and people are CELEBRATING it. They are celebrating an assassination attempt and the death of an innocent bystander- CELEBRATING a shooting. Can you imagine celebrating the death of JFK? I know Trump is not JFK but he was the President and is the voice for millions of Americans. That is how far we have fallen.

Or here on Quora.

I will say this. I’d rather be called a MAGA Trump supporter than group in with any of these nutbags. I’d almost vote Trump just to ruin their day. I won’t actually vote Trump but regardless what sickens me more than anything is the disgusting response by many on the left.

To summarize my point a bit better- I think this violence is the result of rhetoric. The rhetoric from the left has been overtly toxic and damaging- as it has been from the right. In general, the violent rhetoric presented by both sides has led us to a world where political violence is accepted.