Donald Trump news: Conspiracy theories emerged after former US President Donald Trump escaped an ‘assassination attempt’ on Sunday. One person was killed and two others were seriously injured in a shooting by a shooter during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. A bullet grazed the Republican leader and injured his ear, after which Trump was taken aside by the Secret Service.
Many on social media are now insisting that the entire attack was ‘fake’, with hate-filled posts garnering millions of views over X. The now-iconic photo of a blood-soaked Trump with his fist raised against the backdrop of an American flag was also deemed ‘awesome’ by critics.
A social media influencer with millions of followers asked, “I’m not saying it’s fake…but why was his reaction so nonchalant when he was shot? If rifles can rip through torsos…how is his ear still attached? Why is there no blood on his hand after he held the open wound? Why did he immediately stand up and give the guy another chance to take a headshot? I’m not saying it’s staged…but did they have time to take the photo?”
A user from Ireland insisted, “This looks very staged. No one in the crowd is running or panicking. No one in the crowd heard the sound of a real gun. I don’t trust this. I don’t trust him.”
Another X account asked, “Ok, this is weird. This close-up of the counter sniper shows something else. He already had the sniper in his sights. For whatever reason, they waited for him to take the shot before taking him down. Also, why is there a red Kabbalah string on his hand?”
A third said, “It was a drama, the security team knew about the sniper on the roof for three minutes and they let him take the shot. Not a drama, he didn’t get shot. Not a drama, already prepared.”
(With agency inputs)