I've been strangely disconnected by this subject and only had contact with it from others talking about it.
The interesting part is the more people talk the more fuzzy it becomes. Maybe on purpose, to become unclear what really happened until enough time passes for anyone to care anymore?
Here are the facts, as I understood them without digging into the subject, so maybe they are incomplete or distorted:
- someone fired a couple of shots in the direction of Trump at a rally he had in Pennsylvania; one of them hit his ear, another killed someone in the audience, and another injured someone else
- someone was killed and presented as the person who shot at Trump
- the US Presidential race is pretty much over, bar another black swan event
And now the speculations part begin.
What I remember is they immediately found a scapegoat for the JFK assassination, but they didn't kill that one. Could this be the case too? I have no idea. Trump is crazy enough that some people with power may have wanted him physically eliminated. Particularly coming after a Biden who has been likely only a front for other unelected decision makers. It's probably why he was pushed into running for another term, in my opinion.
If that scenario is true, then it backfired really badly for them. Not only did the assassination fail, that pretty much guarantees Trump's victory, which they were trying to prevent. At least that gives Biden a way out, if he retires from the race.
I can't believe we could talk about unsuccessful JFK assassination scenarios potentially attempted in 2024! True, Trump is not President, but he is under the protection of the Secret Service.
Another scenario is this comes from Trump or the Republican Party themselves, to guarantee victory. Trump is crazy, but I don't think he would agree to allow someone to shoot at him with real bullets. And they are real bullets since people got killed and injured. Plus, I watched the video, he was actually surprised when he saw blood on his hand from the ear, and, when he realized he is being shot at, immediately ducked (way before any Secret Service officer was around, btw).
And finally, this kid could have done it all by himself. Where I have some trouble believing this story is that it seems like he caught a clear path to shoot Trump from a nearby tall building (which strangely was left outside the perimeter) and he attracted attention well before the shooting. Maybe he was a troubled young man, but if he was, there was no way to get into the position to do what he did without some... cooperation or disinterest in protecting the objective.
To me it seems someone (who, we will likely not find soon, if ever) went all-in and lost. It would have been a totally different discussion if the assassination attempt succeeded. But that's why when you go all-in you either win, or lose everything. I have a feeling whoever went "all-in" in this situation didn't lose everything, just a temporary set back while Trump will likely be President. If he will, maybe I am too convinced about this outcome and it's not set in stone yet.
Will we know for sure what happened any time soon? What do you think?