OPINION: It's all over the news as expected. Trump targeted again in attempted assassination. The presidential candidate declares that he is "safe and well" after a suspected gunmen was arrested near his golf club.
When he plays golf there are Secret Service personnel ahead scanning the environment for potential assassins which in this case worked because they spotted an AK-47 automatic weapon in bushes. A man was spotted as Trump played golf at his West Palm Beach resort in Florida.
Secret Service agents fired at the unnamed man but they are unclear whether he is a suspect. A suspect was stopped in their car about 45 miles from the discovery.
No shots were fired at Donald Trump but the law enforcement personnel shot at the man as I understand it.
The AK-47 was found in bushes and they found two backpacks, a rifle scope and a Go Pro camera which had been attached to a fence.
The president was between 300-500 yards from the gunmen at the time. That's within the range of being shot when using a scope.
The video below explains fully.
So the big news is that Donald Trump escaped another assassination. The last time there was an attempt on his life he took the opportunity to leverage that event by wearing an oversize plaster on his ear and declaring to the world that he was immortal or something like that. And that they could never kill him and he would go on fighting for America for the rest of his life to which his followers roared in delight.
On this occasion Trump, 78, said in a statement: There were gunshots in my vicinity [presumably the gunshots of the Secret Service personnel not the gunmen!] But before rumours start spiralling out of control I wanted you to hear this first: I AM SAFE AND WELL! Nothing will slow me down. I will NEVER SURRENDER! I will always love you for supporting me."
Inspiring words. No?
The question being asked in news media is whether this event will boost his flagging campaign. The general trend is towards Harris to win the presidential election and I wonder if Donald Trump has been seeking some major event to swing votes towards him at the last minute. And I wonder if he came up with the idea of another attempted assassination. That's an allegation and suggestion no more.
It is not beyond the bounds of possibility to suggest this. It's an idea I had this morning. I don't know whether anybody else has had the same idea. It would of course involve the participation of this alleged gunmen. But if that gunmen was paid a few million dollars and if he was fairly sure he could get away, I think there are men who would do that.
So, today's conspiracy theory is that Trump arranged this attempted assassination in order to boost his presidential campaign. It's not just me who is actually suggesting that this event could reignite his campaign. The Times has reported that "His campaign last night wasted little time in sending out an email to supporters, asking for more money, but whether yesterday's instant leads to a change in his electoral chances remains doubtful."
Yes, doubtful but possible.
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