Secret Service agents rushed former President Donald Trump off the stage after he fell to the ground at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Loud bangs were heard before Trump fell. Agents then helped him stand, and he had blood on his face. He was yelling back to the crowd and raised his fist. He was then taken to a vehicle and evacuated from the scene.

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  • Neato
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    919 months ago

    Great. They made him a martyr and he’s still alive to capitalize on it. Worst case scenario. Fucking fuck.

  • @mercano@lemmy.world
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    679 months ago

    While I hate what this guy represents politically, the last thing this country needs is Trump getting turned into a martyr.

    • @otp@sh.itjust.works
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      209 months ago

      If he dies of natural causes, half the conspiracies will be that he isn’t dead or he reincarnated, and the other half will be that he was killed by Biden or trans antifa pedo activists

    • Pyr
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      69 months ago

      You think martyr is worse than dictator?

      • @mercano@lemmy.world
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        89 months ago

        I want the man rejected by the country and defeated at the ballot box, not turned into a martyr that’ll inspire another generation of MTGs, Boberts, and DeSantises.

  • @teamevil@lemmy.world
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    289 months ago

    Funny CNN is reporting he collapsed and other outlets are reporting gunshots.

    I’m far more concerned about Trump’s edging of violent white supremacy groups that have repeatedly threatened violence if they don’t get their way, makes me think of it was Biden probably some magat shooting because they’re dumb as a sack of uneducated incestuous rocks. Since this is Trump I’m inclined to believe he actually fell and they’re playing it off that it was gunshots to hide the fact Trump is unstable mentally and physically.

  • @homura1650@lemm.ee
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    89 months ago

    He didn’t “collapse” or “fall”. He reached for his ear (where he was hit) and had a general “WTF is going on” face, then after a few seconds, ducked behind the podium as secret service yelled at him to get down.

    He seemed able to walk away on his own, although it is hard to tell exactly since his human shields might have been supporting him. As he was leaving, he was well enough to project an image of good spirits and raise a fist, seemingly getting into a bit of a fight with his secret service, who seemed to want him to stay small and hidden behind them.

    • niftyOP
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      19 months ago

      I know, I saw the news just as it coming out and at that point there wasn’t a mention of gun shots