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I can’t believe someone tried to shoot Trump.
It is 2024.
We have drones that can water crops, monitor the skies and deliver medicine to remote villages.
We have almost self-driving cars, rockets that can land back on earth by themselves and digital jpegs worth millions.
Yet we can’t keep a key political figure safe.
Yet we can have someone get up on a roof, shoot a speaker with hundreds of innocent spectators at a rally in broad daylight.
It’s just inane.
Former President Donald Trump, known for his fiery speeches and bold declarations, found himself dodging bullets, quite literally.
In a world where political rhetoric often feels like a game of brinkmanship, the irony of a real assassination attempt is both shocking and darkly humorous.
Imagine being so polarizing that someone tries to take you out mid-speech.
It’s almost too on-the-nose for a man who thrives on controversy.
The attempted assassination is a glaring reminder of the extremes in American politics today.
In America, politics is a very dangerous game indeed.
The attacker, Thomas Matthew Crooks, wielded an AR-15 from a rooftop, reminiscent of scenes from action movies.
Trump, shot in the ear, managed to continue, bleeding but unbowed.
His supporters hailed it as a testament to his resilience.
The rest of us couldn’t help but notice the dramatic symbolism: a wounded leader still rallying his base.
Data suggests this incident might even boost his popularity.
In 1981, Reagan’s approval rating jumped after he was shot.
I know right, people are unpredictable at worst and irrational at best.
