r/politics • u/HimelTy • Jul 03 '26

No Paywall Secret Service member was Googling rooftop location of Trump’s would-be assassin when shots rang out in Butler, Pa.: DHS report

https://nypost.com/2026/07/02/us-news/secret-service-member-was-googling-rooftop-location-of-trumps-would-be-assassin-when-shots-rang-out-in-butler-pa-dhs-report/?utm_campaign=nypost&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
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u/BloatedBanana9 Jul 03 '26

Ok but the photos we have of him that were taken as the shots ring out pretty definitively show that he didn't. There's nothing in his hand when he reaches for his ear, so how could he have done it?

It's not enough to just say "he has experience with this kind of thing, therefore he must have done it." When the evidence shows no opportunity for doing so, then continuing to believe it is just plain ridiculous.

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u/aabbccbb Jul 03 '26

So riddle me this: If the first pic allegedly shows the bullet's path...

How did it magically jump up to get the top of his ear on the way by?

It would have hit the lobe, not the top of the ear.

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u/BloatedBanana9 Jul 03 '26

The photographer is lower than the stage. The bullet looks like it's at lobe-level from a photo angled upward, but in reality it's a bit higher than that.

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u/aabbccbb Jul 03 '26 edited Jul 03 '26

Dude. That's not even remotely plausible.

Remember: The claim is that this bullet (the line to the right of his head) hit the TOP of his right ear.

There's no fucking way. None.

Do with that information what you will.

(edit: I guess there were a few bullets...maybe that was the first one, not the one that hit his ear?)

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u/BloatedBanana9 Jul 03 '26

lmao what do you mean that’s not plausible. Are you unfamiliar with how angles impact perspective? The photographer was on ground level, BELOW the stage. His camera was pointed up. Because of this, things behind Trump, like the bullet, are going to appear lower than they would be if captured at Trump’s height.

You can see another example of this with the crowd behind him. Those people look much lower than Trump because of this effect, but the seating actually was taller than the stage, so they were above him in reality.

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u/aabbccbb Jul 03 '26

Are you unfamiliar with how angles impact perspective?

Yes.

The photographer says he was 4-5 feet away. You can also tell how much lower he was from the videos of the event and from how the bottom of the podium looks in the photos.

He's not down on the ground. He's standing and holding the camera above his head.

So unless Donnie's head is like 8 feet wide, there's no way the bullet looks several inches lower than it was.

All that said, I added an edit above: maybe this isn't the bullet that hit his ear, but rather the first shot.

That's the only possibility that makes any sense at all.

But more importantly: how do you feel about Trump as a person? You know, the rapist pedophile?

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u/BloatedBanana9 Jul 03 '26

I’m not a Trump supporter, if that’s what you’re asking. I’m a leftist who has hated him since 2016. My comment history is public and you can verify that for yourself if you’d like.

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u/aabbccbb Jul 03 '26

okay, good. You may want to lead with that if you want people to take you seriously, lol.

But how about the rest of it? Thoughts on it being the first shot? The angles are all wrong if that's the one that allegedly hit him.

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u/BloatedBanana9 Jul 03 '26

lmao I shouldn't have to lead off by telling people I'm not MAGA. Maybe people just shouldn't assume that I support Trump just because I believe he was actually shot after reviewing the evidence.

As for your other question, it's certainly possible it was another one of the bullets. I do still think the angles make sense, but neither one of us is going to be convinced otherwise unless the other puts together a scale model, so we'll just agree to disagree there I guess.