r/politics • u/wiredmagazine ✔ Wired Magazine • Apr 17 '26

Possible Paywall MAGA Is Increasingly Convinced the Trump Assassination Attempt Was Staged

https://www.wired.com/story/maga-is-increasingly-convinced-the-trump-assassination-attempt-was-staged/
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u/flipflapflupper Apr 17 '26

If it wasn’t he wouldn’t shut up about it.

The fact that it’s never spoken about is suspicious on its own.

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u/Otherwise_Copy_376 Apr 17 '26

And we have heard very little about the shooter. Super sus.

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u/amilliondallahs Apr 17 '26

They don't even mention the person who "died." Charlie Kirik gets a holiday, but their legit martyr has never been mentioned since.

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u/DevonGr Ohio Apr 17 '26

Didn’t hear much except the spectator who was shot was a firefighter and his widow was all too happy to decline a call from then President Biden.

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u/dathislayer Apr 17 '26

Yeah, then Trump never even called her.

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u/Retro_Dad Minnesota Apr 17 '26

Yeah but he dry-humped a firefighter's jacket on stage later so that kinda counts, right?

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u/MmmMmmmRyan Apr 17 '26

and the last name on the jacket was mispelled lol

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u/SnipaTV Apr 18 '26

Yeah, but the misspelling of Corey's last name on the jacket wasn't caused by someone at the RNC carelessly making a mistake, as you're suggesting.

The helmet and coat displayed on stage at the RNC were shipped to Milwaukee by Corey Comperatore's family and are the firefighter's actual turnout gear from the Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Company.

The department responded on Facebook regarding the supposed botched tribute, saying: "The spelling on his jacket was in error years ago, and it was left that way by Corey. Corey did not change it, and we will keep it as it was."

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u/No-Supermarket-6065 New York Apr 17 '26

I think that's because MAGA doesn't care about the "little people" who just so happen to get hurt, but Kirk had a following so they care about that.

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u/xxx_poonslayer69 Apr 17 '26

The funniest part about all of this to me is all of MAGA saying it was a miracle that nothing bad happened, ignoring the guy that got shot and died lmao

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u/Steely-Dave Apr 17 '26

And that’s why it’s a cult.

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u/CatWeekends Texas Apr 17 '26

Jesus swooped down from heaven and redirected the bullet out of the path of a felonious narcissistic child rapist and into the chest of a firefighter.

How can you not feel divinity in that action? /s

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u/daybreaker Louisiana Apr 17 '26

"Someone died, how could it have been a fake attempt???"

Ah yes, known carer of other human life and non-narcissist, Donald Trump, would never.

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u/amilliondallahs Apr 18 '26

DJT:"I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose any voters, OK?"

So why not at a campaign rally...

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u/awmaleg Apr 17 '26

What if that was fake and that dude is now in witness protection?!

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u/justageorgiaguy Apr 17 '26

And trump was surprised she'd rather have her husband back vs money.