Brit Reacts To SOMEONE TRIED TO ASSASSINATE TRUMP

[@MrsMoody01]

Unacceptable no matter who the candidate is. It’s disgraceful.

[@geofftottenperthcoys9944]

In a way it's not surprising with the amount of hate rhetoric coming out of that mans mouth.

[@jdogjohnson382]

​@@geofftottenperthcoys9944it's still not ok even if he pissed in your cheerios.

[@JerodM]

@@geofftottenperthcoys9944that’s like blaming a sexual assault victim for wearing a short skirt. review everyone’s rhetoric. It’s not just one person. This tension has been building for nearly 8 years now.

[@logic63]

​@@geofftottenperthcoys9944what's a good example of his "hate rhetoric" in your opinion?

[@annme7638]

@@geofftottenperthcoys9944Oh please, where do you get your info from; the MSM and the left are the ones actually seething in hateful rhetoric. They have been completely vile.

[@thegawkgame2000]

Not enough people talking about Corey Comperatore. Man was protecting his wife and daughter and died. RIP

[@Noneofyourbizniz1]

Rip to him and condolences to his family. But this is the same man who had a lot of disturbing tweets about the Palestinian people and other shit.

[@catgirl6803]

I wonder if that's his wife you can hear screaming. So sad.

[@Tijuanabill]

@@Noneofyourbizniz1 WOW! "But he has different politics than me, so....." People like you, are how this stuff happens. People demonizing other people for having different views, is how this stuff happens. Congratulations on being part of the problem.

[@kimnapier8387]

@@thegawkgame2000 this poor man! All he was doing is supporting his choice of the candidate and died because of it. My heart breaks for his family. This should never be

[@jamesleyda365]

R.I.P ....Now that is a dad & husband right there👍

[@ChristyValley]

As an American 🇺🇸I was even shocked. I beg of people if you don’t like a candidate please vote… don’t shoot.

[@reconsoldier135]

the guy was a registered republican

[@citisoccer]

Karma.

[@josiah1218]

Thats not how that works​@citisoccer

[@tonygreene3941]

@@citisoccerseriously? Who is choosing the violence and who is having violence done to them?

[@southernhippie9058]

​@@tonygreene3941Done by a member of his own political party.

[@user-wl9so7pw4y]

Corey Campiatore lost his life. He protected his family. That is an American.

[@Kelli.B.]

My parents and I were sitting down to eat dinner. The last channel on was the news so we immediately began hearing what had transpired less than a minute previously. My dad made a comment about idiots and fireworks. As I entered the room I heard the sound, noted the blood on Trump's ear and shouted to my parents. It struck me how much calmer my 70 year old parents were. They'd lived through the attempts on Reagan and lived through the assassination of JFK Jr. I recall as a kid my dad telling me about being dismissed from school in the middle of the day following JFK's death. I thought 9/11 was comparable to that. Yet, for me, my reaction was far different from my parents. I texted my sister, and she was similarly stunned, shocked, horrified, disbelieving, and afraid. I don't care about your political standing. Violence is not okay. A man died after he jumped on his wife and daughter to give them as much protection as possible. So senseless.

[@asaashara2592]

The secret service let it happen they were told minutes before by people in the crowd. He shouldn't even had still been on stage

[@Tijuanabill]

They expect us to believe they don't have radio communications, I guess.

[@chrishemry7]

Actually, they told the local police on the scene, who did nothing (there is a BBC video).

[@rdramos13]

A presidential candidate does Not get the full protection of Secret Service until after the candidate is officially their parties candidate. Yes, Trump is a former President, which means he still receives a small detachment of Secret Service agents for protection. He also received a little bit more for his campaigning. But he doesn't, DOES NOT, get the full coverage of protection like the sitting President, until after officially named the Republican Party Candidate.

[@rdramos13]

A presidential candidate does Not get the full protection of Secret Service until after the candidate is officially their parties candidate. Yes, Trump is a former President, which means he still receives a small detachment of Secret Service agents for protection. He also received a little bit more for his campaigning. But he doesn't, DOES NOT, get the full coverage of protection like the sitting President, until after officially named the Republican Party Candidate.

[@tonygreene3941]

The more I hear the shadier it gets.

[@sallyintucson]

Keep in mind that three others were shot. One died and two are in the hospital with “life threatening injuries”. I think the Secret Service was careless. There were people in the audience who could see the shooter and nobody paid attention to their warnings. (Read on BBC)

[@MGower4465]

Careless, hell. Flat out negligent.

[@sallyintucson]

@@MGower4465 I agree!

[@cenewton3221]

LOTS of questions for the Secret Service to answer. Immense incompetence, or worse, complicity.

[@pfury67]

The blood curdling scream of the wife of the man who was killed :(

[@KTKacer]

ikr? Man died protecting his wife and kid... damn...

[@betsybabf748]

As a sudden widow myself, that scream kills me. I did not see my husband die. I found his body afterwards, but knowing that horror, I can't even imagine what his wife endured witnessing the horror she did. My heart breaks for them. He lived as a hero, and he died as a hero, protecting those he loved most.

[@wilsonreserve6217]

@@betsybabf748 I am sorry for your loss, Betsy. May your husband RIP.

[@JerodM]

More likely the daughter given the other videos that show her collapsed on the bleachers sobbing

[@endoraismygma]

One of the reasons I can't watch the footage 😔

[@AndrewA0927]

There is a video that someone recorded showing the guy crawling on the roof while people are telling them and they did nothing. Literal minutes of people telling them and they failed and should be investigated

[@dawnaberry4197]

Andrew, if there is an investigation, it will be very little and nothing more said, as long as the present administration is in the White House. By that, I mean Democrats.

[@jasonprestonATX2140]

Secret service failed miserably

[@Nicole-wt5yq]

Absolutely.

[@KTKacer]

Agreed, tho sounds like it was the support from local law enforcement that was ion charge of that area... hopefully he decides to pay his bills so he can do INDOOR venues that the Secret Service has a better handle on.

[@jasonprestonATX2140]

@@KTKacer lol KZbin erased my comment lol it’s true

[@Green.P3]

It’s very fishy I mean I just never seen the secret service not have everything covered.

[@jasonprestonATX2140]

@@Green.P3 agree not only that they were told by bystanders someone was on the roof with a gun minutes before the shooting happened and the police and secret service did nothing absolute failure

[@nicolasdangelica3547]

I'm not a trump supporter and I don't want any violence in the US. I'm disappointed in my country because right now the tensions are so high and I'm terrified for my country because this cannot happen again this act of political violence should never happen in this country and no former or current president should never go through this.

[@eizyaws]

It's the people you support that are doing this to Trump 😢

[@gregorydicenzo6643]

Worst Secret service ever. They just reported guy with gun was reported 30 mins before.

[@bradleysheakley5955]

As someone born and raised in Butler,PA I am embarrassed and ashamed that something like this had to happen at all, let alone in my hometown. The small community of Butler,PA will forever been known around the world as the place this incident took place. What a representation 😒

[@scotthill1600]

I didn’t feel that way, yeah it’s the first time I heard of your town, im from NC, know a lot a lot of ppl from PA. Ik your town didn’t sponsor this guy & the event looked to be going great, one bad apple doesn’t taint your city. In fact I thought the crowd mostly reacted extremely professionally & a hero in the crowd unfortunately losing his life, protecting his family (from what I’ve heard) witnesses trying to warn the police of the attacker, sounds like your town is a solid place with good ppl, one person is “making” y’all look bad. Don’t worry most of the population has brains & know your city didn’t cause this, a psycho did Most Americans know, this literally could have happened anywhere, butler PA was just unfortunate enough to be where it did, try to hold your head up. Could happen to any presidential candidate that actually has a chance at winning, that’s why they have secret service protection once things get serious. But damn That many millions of ppl involved? Somebody is gonna be crazy enough to try something unfortunately. Mental health crisis in our country. I certainly don’t blame butler, I’ll tell ya that much

[@Drknnja]

It has been 42 years since the last attempt on a president. Over 50 years on a presidential candidate.

[@ellenjones7819]

Yes, but there have been politicians that have been attacked: Gabby Giffords, Steve Scalise, Nancy Pelosi's husband, and I'm sure that I am forgetting someone. People are getting assaulted at political rallies. This is how it is in the US.

[@WoundedWarrior2012]

I was behind TRUMP in those stands! I'm a combat veteran and knew immediately it was either an AR or AK! It wasn't hard to determine the direction it was coming from either. Glad we all remained calm for the most parts even though three others were shot and a man was killed. Two victims are still in critical condition! I was right beside the man who was killed. He was dead immediately because he was hit in the head. This definitely triggered my combat PTSD. I felt I was back in Afghanistan! However, I will definitely attend another rally. I refuse to bow to foreign and/or domestic terrorism.

[@r.e.durbin6217]

I hadn't even thought of how all this might have felt to combat vets there! Good on ya for being willing to go back out. PTSD isn't an easy thing to overcome.

[@gloriahayes2488]

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR SACRIFICE

[@judibarton8807]

I live in Butler PA where this happened. The town is in shock.

[@thedisappointedgamer4239]

As an American we have all the same questions and concerns you brought up here

[@msears8576]

And with the FBI in charge of the investigation........I'm not holding my breath we will get all the facts.

[@AlzheimersCaretaker]

Apparently their security perimeter did not extend to every spot within rifle range

[@Ari-fw6jk]

How do you not secure a rooftop near a controversial former president

[@kingjellybean9795]

​@@Ari-fw6jkthey used the new and highly proven "pac man perimeter" ya know not a full circle and shaped like pac man.... the new SSvc head came up with it lol

[@jimmybobsap8729]

lol the "wait wait" hand raise makes him a boss lol, I was thinking he should come out to Many Men and then 50 did it lol

[@briansmith48]

Someone made a parody of the song with a Donald Trump impersonator. It's real funny. 😅 🇺🇲

[@Fettman89]

To top it all off, celebrities of a certain political side are saying shit like " Next time don't miss" and all kinds disgusting stuff, they literally are letting their political bias take precedent over human life, despicable.

[@louisejohnson6057]

I haven't heard about that, which celebrities were saying that sort of sh¡t?

[@Fettman89]

@@louisejohnson6057 Kyle Gas from Tenacious D, with Jack Black not really stopping him, apparently he said it in Canada which is on a Tik Tok video, and then said it again in Australia, Mark Hamill being pretty insensitive too, though not really saying something like don't miss, but trying to act like it wasn't a big deal someone tried to take him out.

[@JerodM]

@@Fettman89Jack black actually was not happy about that. He cancelled the rest of their tour, and halted production on their album. Go see his post about his reaction.

[@Fettman89]

@@JerodM Already have, it was pretty much a non apology apology, and most likely written by his PR person, plus how can he say he was "blindsided" by what he said when Kyle said it in Canada and Australia, he Knew he was going to do it and is only doing it because of the outrage, gotta keep that Kung Fu panda money coming in at all costs.

[@lnr1002]

@@louisejohnson6057Jack Black definitely said it.

[@blakerichardson1519]

If you want to know what is truly sick is the people upset online that the guy missed. It's very sad

[@dianecomly6132]

Actually, I am not surprised. Politics are so toxic here.

[@kimnapier8387]

@@dianecomly6132 too toxic!!! Please stand by what you believe in, but don't use a violent action to serve yourself. Believe in peace and doing the right thing 💝🙏

[@MsDesiree39]

facts..

[@cassandrahepp6445]

Far to toxic. Add in the amount of false news that's pushed, and it only widens the gap.

[@biancadevino]

@@cassandrahepp6445 The main media lies about him constantly

[@Trenton-om9qs]

Its sad that there are people celebrating that this happened. I dont care if you like him or not. You dont try to take him out. It shouldnt happen to any president/former president ect

[@jacquelinejob2766]

Well said.

[@user-ii3vn8tn3q]

The same 'glitch' in their communication that erased ALL their Jan 6th communication, must have interfered with the Secret Service communication that day, too. Coincidence?

[@JaxNole61]

Yep, like the cameras on Epstein. This is how little the powers that be think of us. (Although a good percentage do believe their bs)

[@user-qm7ze4sx4e]

Trump would know...he set this whole thing up!😮

[@JaxNole61]

@@user-qm7ze4sx4e doo fus

[@danieldolce5734]

@@user-qm7ze4sx4eNONSENSE!

[@pc2555]

@@user-qm7ze4sx4e I've heard this a lot. What kind of evidence would make you think that? He planned on shooting innocent supporters behind him and planned on a shot within centimeters of killing him? Use some common sense other things like Jan 6 or the 2020 election being 'staged' has a ton of evidence as to why it could've been. This incident not at all. The only suspect thing is how lax secret service surveying was leaving a close building unmonitored.

[@dorothycordice]

People from all walks of life and in every country have become mean-spirited and hateful. Read some of the comments on your podcast? We all need to take a step back and look at ourselves stop criticizing and be less judgmental, we all live in this world let's try to learn to have some empathy for each other. Our lives depend on it.

[@geofftottenperthcoys9944]

Empathy? How about US politics show some.

[@dorothycordice]

@@geofftottenperthcoys9944 and there is part of the problem

[@briansmith48]

Most of the hate is coming from one direction. And Saturday proved that. For eight years the media has riled up it's base to a fevered pitch. And now calls for "all" parties to calm down. Ha! 😆

[@Stepperg1]

How did he get that close? Makes you wonder, doesn't it?

[@Kelli.B.]

Such a monumental failure of the Secret Service and local PD. There are many questions about such a gargantuan lapse, and all of them are terrifying. I don't like any of the obvious assumptions.

[@LK-mo8bj]

This is 100% on the Secret Service, don't believe Cheatle when she tries to foist her responsibility on the local PD. Having known many people in local PDs that work these types of events - everything is planned by the SS weeks in advance and they follow it to the letter. Mostly they are in charge of traffic control and occasionally assisting with the entry checkpoints for weapons.

[@benguensche]

take the blue pill and go back to sleep

[@Kelli.B.]

@@benguensche I'm not sure I understand your comment.

[@NoRt44]

They kept him down for for so long because if was much safer for him to be down and shielded than be picked up and taken away

[@andrearay5134]

Wow! They seemed so disorganized smh 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@user-vw1ow7mk1c]

On purpose👀 He had better hire private security

[@Onibushou]

That's what you get when you hire short, inexperienced women as part of some DEI thing.

[@scotthill1600]

@@user-vw1ow7mk1cif I was as rich as trump, I’d have a mix of secret service & the best of the best ex military security, with his $ I’d get the best security $ can buy & combine that with the secret service to get a more robust security team, force them to work together

[@MKelly-pm1np]

Did we really expect anything else when the climate has increasingly been like this for the last few years? Surely, the rhetotic and climate has consequences. Some people think it’s all environment, it is not.

[@LordLOC]

I'm honestly shocked it only happened now. I figured during the 2020 election cycle something would happen, or maybe last year or something. It's disgusting what our political climate is like in this country lately, and the rhetoric from both extreme sides is disturbing and really just bizarre at this point.

[@briansmith48]

​@@LordLOC. It happened now because of the debate. Joe did so bad and is refusing to step down. I'm sure some people got real nervous.

[@LordLOC]

@@briansmith48 It wasn't because of the debate, let's be real here. Biden has come across as "senile" for a while now, the debate did nothing to make it looks worse other than a much larger audience seeing it. Personally, I think he's fine mentally; he just has episodes that are badly timed. And I'd still much rather have someone like Biden who may not be as sharp as a tack anymore over someone who can't say anything but lies and nasty garbage every time they open their mouth.

[@briansmith48]

@@LordLOC . Garbage like what?

[@LordLOC]

​@@briansmith48 Garbage like calling people moronic names all the time, joking about things he shouldn't be joking about (because it's in bad taste and makes the hypocrisy now going on even more ironic) and as said his constant lies, exaggeration and outright dangerous rhetoric.

[@kimnapier8387]

I'm a never Trump person but I don't agree with any form of violence 😢. This makes me so sad about my country

[@notablindliberal896]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@scrambler69-xk3kv]

People are worried about our Democracy, simple as that. When he repeats the words of Hitler, we wonder is he the second coming of Hitler. Germans loved Hitler in the 1930's. Look how that worked out for them. Remember Trump is on video saying he MUST have COMPLETE and TOTAL CONTROL. He said it MUST be that way. So, he has people worried about our country.

[@kimnapier8387]

@@notablindliberal896 I am glad you understand

[@kimharding2246]

I appreciate your gracious comment. Yes, choose with our votes, not violence. But, perhaps it’s time to reconsider about Trump, especially since just 5 days ago, Pres. Biden spoke of putting a target on Trump’s back. Rhetoric like that should be stopped as well. I’ve read many democrats saying they were disappointed that the “task” failed. Makes me incredibly sad to hear these things.

[@GrumpyKay]

​@@kimharding2246 Come off it. This hate has be overwhelming coming from one side and it gets constantly ignored. Why are Dems always held accountable and Republicans aren't? Their own leaders tweet some of the most hateful stuff. Talk about a civil war and working to take people's rights away. You don't get to gaslight the world and act like Dems saying things like that caused this. Hold the party most responsible for thay type of behaivor, responsible for a change. This entire toxic environment is fuelled by Republicans. Look at how they responded when Nanci Palosi husband was nearly murdered. They slandered her and him and made jokes about it. THATS the type of people you need to tell to do better and knock it off. Not dems.

[@Heidi51616]

The crowd didn’t panic and stayed there. The police were told about a man with a gun and the police ignored him. Hmmmm

[@antichoice1]

He really wanted his shoes.

[@briansmith48]

I'm sure those are some pretty expensive shoes. Probably cost thousands of dollars.

[@tax905972]

They couldn't move him too they got the all-clear over their earpiece!

[@Jake-p2w]

It actually makes sense at that moment to wait.

[@MamaBe1963]

As an American I'm appalled.

[@kimnapier8387]

Kabir thank you for covering this. It's such a sad time for Americans and should not have happened

[@invisigoth510]

The investigation is going to involve why the building the shooter was on wasn’t checked better Right now the statement is the building was outside of the venue & was the responsibility for the local police to monitor, while the venue was the responsibility of the secret service As close as the building was to the stage, I’d expect it to be considered part of the venue So far not much is known about the shooter. He appears to have not been very active on social media

[@sleezyimpalass]

The miss heard round the world…

[@cindyknudson2715]

Not quite a miss.

[@sleezyimpalass]

@@cindyknudson2715 it was most certainly a miss and an incredibly unfortunate one at that…

[@Salty_Balls]

​@@sleezyimpalasswanna taste my salt?

[@leesavick5885]

I am sickened

[@Allaiya.]

Yeah it’s crazy & sad though we’ve been here before. The 60s anyway you had 3 high profile cases, one who most likely would have become president. Honestly imo secret service failed in securing the perimeter properly.

[@TreyM1609]

As bad as this was…. When President Trump stood up, pumped his fist and yelled FIGHT! Is the most badass thing ever.

[@Brat0064]

That this happened is beyond sad. No matter your political preferences or opinions of him this is not the answer. No one should lose their life because they don’t believe the same as you and certainly not because you don’t like them. The fact that anyone would celebrate this or that their only disappointment with would be that he lived is disgraceful. It’s alright to disagree and still have respect for human life. What many fail to realize is that not everyone likes you either and if we all follow this path then …

[@davidinkpen522]

Has become? 😂😂😂😂😂 It's literally our history.

[@karenc2192]

Not just US history, World history!

[@gippywhite]

American here… you are correct. This should not have happened at all. This was a massive failure of the Secret Service and the local law enforcement that were also working security that day. You’re right about everything else, too.

[@Green.P3]

I don’t know how that guy got on the roof secret service usually have every roof covered it’s very weird.

[@MacTX]

6:10 You would think so but we're finding out that's not the case. That roof top was 150 yards away, well within range of a basic rifle and it was an elevate position. From the commentary of those in the security field, that's a major no-no that was overlooked. The more details we find out about the incident, the worse it looks.

[@gokaury]

And there was a water tower not too far away from that and it wasn't secured either. Unbelievably unacceptable.

[@MacTX]

@@gokaury what's worse, the people in charge don't have any sense of responsibility. It's got to be the worse failure in 4 decades but no one in charge will be held responsible/fired/resign.

[@quixote6942]

This event was covered by the Secret Service, but there were also State and Local Law enforcement agencies involved in Securing the event.

[@cameronlettice3061]

He is not the president. Only the president gets top security. That is how it works.

[@Tijuanabill]

I'm sure they will get subpoenas as well.

[@mevrammcoyoteV8f150]

The podium where Trump was hiding behind..is bullet proof

[@louisejohnson6057]

What's your point?

[@mevrammcoyoteV8f150]

@louisejohnson6057 Low Information liberal..the podium was bullet proof..the KZbinr asked why did he duck behind the podium..that's why........it's bullet proof

[@cindyknudson2715]

And.... why wouldn't he?

[@janetbaker645]

We could have been there, my husband asked me if I wanted to go…

[@sherrilemaster-johnson7319]

I was in total shock when I saw this. I'm not a Trump supporter, but I also don't wish him to be harmed. By faith, I am Rastafarian, so I am all about the path of peace. I was relieved to hear that he is ok. But I am also very concerned for the mental welfare of my country. We are on a very dark path. But, I will say that while I'm not a Trump supporter, I'm also not a Biden supporter. I wish we had more candidates to choose from. Maybe I'll take a chapter from the UK & write on the ballot "Lord Buckethead". lol Just kidding.

[@carynjackson5307]

I have been waiting for your take on this.

[@tax905972]

Tell your news people all those agents are armed.

[@mjpink8408]

The town where it happened is about 30 miles north of where I live (I live in Pittsburgh).

[@Mercury6_]

This must have been the bottom tier secret service team

[@betsybabf748]

Biden gave Trump most of the DEI hires, and declined RFK Jr having any SS protection, which is unheard of.

[@lydiaedwards8100]

I was watching it live. I don't remember all of the screaming. No one was screaming as I recall.

[@mrsmadpad]

I heard it

[@betsybabf748]

I watched it live and heard it.

[@donaldriddle230]

I watched it live and I definitely heard the screams. I guess it depends on which network you watched it on. I mean CNN tried to pass it off as a trip and fall like Biden did when he tripped over the sandbag. Stands to reason they'd mute the sound of screams.

[@TamiCoetzer]

Tom McDonald dropped a song soon after about the shooting. "You Missed"

[@Marleyjr00X]

I always knew it was eventually gonna happen but ngl was still shocked when it did.

[@williamshepherd1531]

He got that close. Because his secret service sucks. People in the crowd was pointing the guy out to Them and the cops. and they stood there like it. Idiots. idiots. Secret service is not supposed to react after the fire. William s

[@Marky-Mark1337]

They let it happen

[@George-ux6zz]

Trump pumping his fist yelling fight fight fight. The crowd starting chanting USA 🇺🇸

[@cyndicook7755]

Made me tingle all over😊

[@beaujac311]

@@cyndicook7755 It made me wonder why were they chanting USA as if they were at some kind of international sporting event.

[@0101tuber]

@@beaujac311 Because we are fighting for our country, and will not be intimated even by this evil.

[@reconsoldier135]

@@beaujac311 because his fans are morons

[@KTKacer]

@@reconsoldier135 I don't think Donnie is that good of an actor... but maybe his ppl know this & didn't tell him...?

[@Pecos1]

That woman screaming all of a sudden was either Cory's wife or daughter realizing Cory's was shot. A trauma surgeon was in the crowd and rushed over to help. He had to announce himself to Secret Service before they let him in to help Cory, but the surgeon said the first thing he saw was Grey matter all over the place. The moment Cory was struck, he died.

[@WhatDayIsItTrumpDay]

Some people say the gun shots sounded like BB Gun shots. Not a chance for a couple reasons. 1) Guns do not actually sound ljke they do in movies. They sound pretty much as you heard there. 2) The only way you'd get a beefier sound is if the camera's mic was pointed straight at the gun with the bullet coming towards the mic. Doppler Effect, ya know?

[@scrambler69-xk3kv]

Kabir you must understand this is the feelings of some Americans.

[@marksmith9566]

If you had lived through to 60s you would NOT be surprised. US living up to Europeans opinion of us!

[@charlieeckert4321]

1:13 that blood-curdling scream is either the wife or daughter of Corey Compatore, who was killed by a gunshot wound to his head while trying to shield his family.

[@lucylulusuperguru3487]

Security detail looked a hot mess. Both SS and local PD or hired additional security firm were all sorely lacking. Running for and beng in public office runs with this kind of implicit risk. So an attempt shouldn't be surprising. That said, it shouldn't have happened especially in a relatively "easy" setting to secure. Unfortunately, no one realizes that more than the new widow and their child and the others that were injured.

[@patriciahughes5592]

And they all stayed to make sure he was okay.

[@ccchhhrrriiisss100]

President Trump requested more Secret Service agents for his security detail. The US Secret Service director, appointed by Biden from Pepsi, turned down the request.

[@reindeer7752]

That's blatantly false. In addition, in the past he always said he preferred his own security.

[@ccchhhrrriiisss100]

@@reindeer7752 - That is absolutely true. In fact, you're lying. He complained that he was having to spend a great amount of money for security.

[@ccchhhrrriiisss100]

@@reindeer7752 - There were several articles published -- based upon claims of Republican lawmakers -- that stated that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas denied repeated requests for more Secret Service protection for Trump. Secretary Mayorkas claims that he hasn't seen any evidence of this (of course he does). However, Mayorkas does admit that this was a DHS "failure."

[@MrMarkcalland]

@@ccchhhrrriiisss100absolutely a lie they augmented his detail

[@ccchhhrrriiisss100]

Members of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives said that a request was made to enlarge US Secret Service details for President Trump's campaign rallies. Mayorkas claims that he hasn't learned of this. However, these members of Congress said otherwise. I guess we will see in the review.

[@Oklahoma_is_me]

This was crazy!!!😭😭😭

[@Michael-qo5mj]

I don’t why he said volatile in America like it’s worse when 2 people of the British parliament were killed in the last 10 years, if anything it’s more volatile in England.

[@claregale9011]

Politics are so divisive in the US , look at the difference even in transfer of power here in the UK , both sides may have differences but still respect each other . American politics are insane

[@anthonyorsini]

Yeah when I watched Sunak's speech I was like holy shit. He resigned, even took blame, and accepted the results without undermining the entire democratic system. For an American this is wild -- does it even count if there's no insurrection?

[@claregale9011]

@@anthonyorsini it seems very hyper over there rather than calm , instead of insulting each other and hyping up the voters they should be showing respect for the opposition but have your own political views . Its a shame .

[@anthonyorsini]

@@claregale9011 I feel like we had that at one point but sadly it's not how it works anymore. It's depressing for so many of us.

[@beaujac311]

The US has never had a problem with transfer of power of the presidency until Trump.

[@anthonyorsini]

@@beaujac311 No lies detected here.

[@chasejordan22]

So I think the craziest part is. All the reporting says that the snipers had eyes on the target before he shot. Some outlets say a minute 50 seconds before, other outlets are saying 3 minutes to 10 minutes before. Either way if they were looking at him and he got off seven shots and the sniper waited 26 effing seconds after the first shot that is absolutely nutso insane...

[@jongrho602]

They can't move him until they get confirmation the shooter was down. As you can hear once they get that, they start to move him. Until that time, they are supposed to keep him down and use their own bodies to protect him. I noticed there were a couple of shorter female agents protecting him and I was wondering why they could not get taller female agents. I think DEI has gone amuck - while I do think that there are women who can do the job, they need to have a height requirement. While I think his personal SS security team did a decent job, as a former President and as he had not yet been officially made the Republican Presidential nominee, he does not have the extended SS presence. The counter sniper team was not SS - they are PA state police. Most of the security at the site was either PA state police or local police. While the counter sniper team gets SS training, its doubtful that the other police protection has had similar training with the SS. They admitted that a police officer had climbed up a ladder before the assassin took his shots, the police officer retrreated when the assassin turned around and pointed his rifle at him. It's doubtful that officer had any means to communicate with Trump's personal SS detail - that is an obvious problem. Ultimately though, while most of the security was PA state police, the SS is ultimately in charge of site security and the fact that they had no one on a very obvious dangerous roof location indicates a severe failure on whoever in the SS was in charge of planning security for the event.

[@gregweatherup9596]

The counter sniper team were local Leo’s and not SS? First I’ve heard about that, can you point me to a source for that?

[@Dixxymcgee]

the lady talked over the video and made you miss it. the crowd started chanting USA USA USA... some people are saying thats corny, but to me it shows america stands tall even under fire. all the swing vote states are now leaning towards trump. hes got it in the bag

[@lowdown1222]

Lady, he's in the United States not another country. The USA chant was unnecessary. The pity vote??

[@Eagless97]

@@lowdown1222 seek help

[@claregale9011]

@@Dixxymcgee The rest of the world don not think that , America should be embarrassed.

[@LordLOC]

Yeah, and towards the end of the video, what about the woman giving the finger and saying "fuck you" to the media covering the event? And the guy behind her doing the same? USA USA right?

[@mrschurch1979]

He got that close because the Secret Service started hiring based on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion instead of ability and intestinal and gonadal fortitude. The team missed a spot because they thought someone else was covering it. They were disorganized and confused. Such a mess. It's still very hard not to be angry. 🌩🌫

[@fbksfrank4]

They knew about him an hour before, things are going really heated during this investigation. like why is a 5 odd foot woman hiding behind the guy shes was protecting.

[@TheLastGarou]

We were ¼" from living in a very different universe. As bad as this is, it could be SO much worse.

[@n.d.m.515]

What do you expect when talking heads of a particular party call him literally Htlr and a threat to Democracy on a daily basis? That someone would try to take him out was a matter of time and no surprise. Meanwhile, this is the third high profile Republican that was shot or physically attacked.

[@xyz-qu4fs]

Hi. I hope all is well dear sir.

[@88nlinus]

Hello from Park City Utah

[@mowgli8480]

Well, when the media constantly says he's a treat to democracy, an existential threat to minorites (on zero basis btw), the new Aholf Ditler etc., then it was just a matter of time before something like this happened tbh

[@SuperPiratesfan]

Where were you and what were you doing when you heard about this? I was in a grocery store and everyone suddenly began looking at their phones.

[@tax905972]

The current President gets far more protection.

[@vortexathletic]

I try to stay neutral; but on July 8th, Biden said, “We’re done talking about the debate, it’s time to put Trump in a bullseye.” At this point, I don’t know if Biden knows what he’s saying some of the time; but somebody else took it some sort of way.

[@lolly1405]

The wife of the murdered firefighter refused Biden’s car when he tried to call her after some of the comments he’s made. I don’t blame her.

[@gwenna1161]

pure incompetence or they allowed him to get that close

[@gokaury]

Utterly so.

[@warrendavis9262]

You say wild. You said wild during 6 January....

[@gregweatherup9596]

Kabir, you want to understand just how divisive and disfunctional our politics are in the U.S. now? Then just look to your comments and realize, these are relatively tame.

[@dustinwagner1776]

I watched it live. Shook me up quite a bit. You can't convince me this was not setup by his political opponent.

[@LordLOC]

Biden and his team aren't the ones who literally said in front of congress that they'd be ok with assassinating political opponents my friend. Maybe watch less Newsmax etc. and go out into the real world. Not everything is a conspiracy or deep state operation.

[@geoffsullivan7902]

❤️🇺🇸❤️

[@rockyroad7345]

The news media and Dem politicians have gone too far with their rhetoric. Biden is right in front of the line on that too. People in 4 short years have lost their minds about how good things were when Trump was President.

[@cameronlettice3061]

The United states was a laughing stock under trump. They are videos of world leaders laughing at trump. Trump is a nazi that supports Russia and dictatorships.

[@betsybabf748]

@@cameronlettice3061 You are not a very educated human. I would guess you contend with intellectual disabilities.

[@codygreen8829]

Its sad that this ever got this far a man was killed plus i was always going to vote for trump anyway but when friend see thay happen they instantly started crying and they are depressed liberals and when they both became maga when he said to fight they instantly got it the billionaire class cannot have a populist there it goes against there agenda but now its certain globalism is dead because trump survived.

[@karenthompson8038]

There was two questions 1. What the hell is wrong with the security and obviously they need better training and I think it’s because Biden got the best security and Trump got the leftovers and two how did those snipers not see the man on the roof that is literally in the line of site across from them and people are screaming at Security that there is a man on the roof and nothing! Hmm 🤨 could they be telling us something? But I love the first thing they said was that it’s our fault on the left even though the guy was MAGA moron. Trump still has not called the family cuz all is he doing is me me me me me! But they don’t even know if it was the bullet that hit him because normally a bullet like that would just shatter your ear, but the teleprompter got hit and to me that looks like a lot of glass that just got ricocheted in that direction, but the bullet hit the person behind him.. you know the father who is protecting his wife and children that Trump will not call and give condolences to! He’s awesome huh! NOT!

[@kimberlys8422]

I _loathe_ his policies and everything he represents but when I saw that footage I was shocked and I felt empathy for Trump.

[@reindeer7752]

Just remember how much empathy he showed to Nancy Pelosi's husband being shot. Then you'll get over it.

[@George-ux6zz]

Did you see the Trump rally in London a month or 2 ago?

[@jamesleyda365]

It's been part of American politics for a long ass time!

[@user-vw1ow7mk1c]

MAGA

[@KTKacer]

you forgot the t at the end ;) MAGAt (t is for traitors or tRumpers - w/e fits best ;) )

[@matthewnoto9380]

Politics in the 1960's were just as volatile, consider all the assassinations and attempts. The 1970's were no picnic, either. Watergate and the Vietnam War left very deep divisions among people in this country. Political terrorism was common, too: Black Panthers, Weather Underground, SDS, FALN. I remember being a child in New York City in the early to mid 70's when bombings were common. This new round of nasty started with the contested election in 2000. I don't think the left has ever gotten over it. They've simply become more nasty, mean and shrill over the years. I'm not telling you political right was perfect, I'm just telling you the left has become more unhinged with each passing year, to the point that when it reacquired power under Obama, it decided to shove its entire agenda down everyone's throat. Obama was a major factor here, too. Far from being a unifying figure, he was just another in a long line of leftist radicals pushing the same, stale 1960's tried-and-failed ideas, only with more stupid attached to it. The Trump phenomenon is not about politics: it's about people finally having had enough of the political establishment. Trump does not represent any ideology, per se, but rather he is an expression of people's discomfort with the progress of American politics over the last 20-25 years. He's seen as a figure who can't be bought and who has the spine to tell those in power to f*ck off. He's reflecting the feelings many people have. The Left in America sees in him a dire threat to everything they think they've accomplished, which was to fundamentally undermine the American tradition and national spirit so as to advance the Progressive agenda that dates back to the 1930's and smells of national Socialism, Fascism and Communism (all leftist movements live in the shadow of the Russian Revolution, although Fascism is less about ideology and more about HOW to conduct politics). Riots in American streets over the last few years, especially the ANTIFA idiots are, de facto, the same tactics and methods used by Brownshirts, Blackshirts and Bolsheviks. They can call themselves "anti=fascist" all they like, but their only methods are violence, intimidation and destruction. Because most of them are stone cold stupid. Even many on the American Left are now repulsed by it all. The "official" left sees it's power and influence waning, and so has tried to paint this man as "literally Hitler" for a decade...and they're failing. They're going to lose the election, almost a certainty, and the only way to stop the freefall is murder. They kept demonizing, persecuting, undermining and abusing the rule of law, probably in the hopes that some crackpot would do exactly this, because when you don't have any successes to point to, you manipulate fear, envy and anger. I don't know if that was this shooter's motive, but that's how many on the American Left see it, these days. Just the opinion of a man who has lived long enough and seen far too much of this nonsense.

[@mavahuth5044]

You know what I don't understand is why does fights with the secret service and or his doctor. When secret service was trying to protect him. He was making his self more visible by sticking his head up. And his arm. Also from what I heard, when he had COVID. He made the doctor let him out of the hospital. Before they thought he should have been. And he made secret service drive him around. Before he made a speech at the top of the stairs. That is crazy, these people are trying to protect him.😵‍💫

[@reneerollins4433]

From what you heard😅

[@mavahuth5044]

Where do you get your information? News

[@RandyStoker1964]

Kabir, at the point where President Trump is getting into the black truck, take notice of the man In the upper right corner of the video in camouflage, holding a rifle. Tell me, what did he do that for? You’ll know exactly what I’m asking about when you watch it again.

[@timfeeley714-25]

Yeah WTF was that all about!?

[@tinagriggs1004]

I want to say due to camera distance and angle he was pointing to the other side of the car...but I dont know..looked like he was pointing it right him. 🤔

[@RandyStoker1964]

@@tinagriggs1004 it looked like he was pointing it directly at him, to me, as well.

[@peacelovechickengrease]

Wtf 🤔🤬