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President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt on Saturday, taking a grazing bullet wound in the ear. He responded with bravura, pumping his fist at the crowd and telling them to “fight” as the Secret Service tried to hustle him off. Several progressives on X alleged that the shooting may have been fake. This would not explain the death of Trump supporter Corey Comperatore, who died protecting his family at the scene.
BREAKING: The Trump rally attendee who was murdered yesterday by Matthew Crooks has been identified as Corey Comperatore.
— Tayler Hansen (@TaylerUSA) July 14, 2024
A family member has released a statement on their Facebook page about the situation.
Prayers up for Corey and his family. pic.twitter.com/WAK9p4xuUw
Still, that did not stop baseless speculation.
And yes, the billionaire DNC mega-donor @reidhoffman is and long has been one of the nation's most deranged and demented scumbags.https://t.co/g4hGWEGXey pic.twitter.com/B8iQ8KjsZx
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) July 14, 2024
I certainly hope this is not a staged act. But...🙄
— State Representative Antonio Parkinson (@TNRepParkinson) July 13, 2024
If you don't think that shit was staged? Look at how fast they got trump outta there at just the mention of someone in the crowd having a gun in 2016. Then look at this goofy as shit. pic.twitter.com/zqZMHRO5jT
— Ok (@FirstName736928) July 14, 2024
🔥🚨BREAKING: Actress known for her role in “Insecure” Amanda Seales said that Donald Trump's assassination attempt was staged.
— Dom Lucre | Breaker of Narratives (@dom_lucre) July 14, 2024
Seales: “That sh*# was more staged than a Tyler Perry production of Madea Runs for President
I lived in Harlem long enough to know gunshots do not… pic.twitter.com/8Omo4xWUAN
Leftwing “comedian” Kristen Toomey is upset that the bullet missed Trump. She also suggests the whole ass*ss*nat*on attempt was fake. pic.twitter.com/Fet9KY8s7X
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) July 14, 2024
I'm so glad Black Twitter know this shit was fraud cause I was about to be worried... but then I saw this former President trump reenactment🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/3bwfvEBZ63
— Auntie🪨🌟 (@denisegi) July 14, 2024
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Staged ass shooting😭😭😭🤦♂️🤦♂️ pic.twitter.com/ijRg58b20i
— bloutgoggles (@bloutgoggles) July 13, 2024
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CNN initially did its best to downplay the assassination attempt.
Does CNN just keep bad headlines ready to go, or was this one specially prepared? https://t.co/GnThuUVpBr pic.twitter.com/a1Fl8TISGk
— Emergent Perspective (@_emergent_) July 13, 2024
Others simply regretted that the shooter missed:
JUST IN: Jacqueline Marsaw, a staffer for Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-MS), has been fired after a social media post insinuated that Trump's shooter shouldn't have missed@BennieGThompson statement:
— Unlimited L's (@unlimited_ls) July 14, 2024
“I was made aware of a post made by a staff member and she is no longer in… pic.twitter.com/H1Us7Wcw2Q
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This unhinged leftist is having a meltdown because the sh**ter missed Trump. These people are deranged. pic.twitter.com/7UGmq2vNw6
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) July 14, 2024
This leftist is really upset and triggered because the sh**ter missed Trump.
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) July 14, 2024
Believe them when they tell you who they are. pic.twitter.com/61bpddFCDX
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This TikTok lamenting the fact that the bullet missed Trump has received more than 163,000 likes.
— Brad Polumbo 🇺🇸⚽️🏳️🌈 (@brad_polumbo) July 14, 2024
Gen Z is not OK. pic.twitter.com/mZBO1Icq9c
If we learned anything today, I hope it’s realizing the importance of principles I’ve stressed many times on stream before: having a firearm means absolutely nothing if you don’t spend time at the range practicing with it.
— Destiny (@TheOmniLiberal) July 14, 2024
Guy spends his last 24 hours tweeting at catturd and going to a trump rally. Maybe he’s better off dead, I would kill myself if that was my life. https://t.co/XZEPffgygd
— store (employed) (@3ric_en) July 14, 2024
All I see is Biden up +1 in Pennsylvania? https://t.co/NpkEs028Ob
— Destiny (@TheOmniLiberal) July 14, 2024
A person in a crowd cheering for and supporting a traitor to this country caught a stray? I’m so sad, please.
— Destiny (@TheOmniLiberal) July 14, 2024
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