Definitely not a plot

Posted August 05, 2024 12:04 pm

A letter writer asked, “Was failure a flop or plot?” regarding the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. Really? If it was a “deep-state plot” then the Secret Service and police deliberately planned and tried to look absurdly, possibly criminally, negligent.

That is more stupid than just being absurdly negligent. They would have selected a good marksman to be the shooter, not some kid with a 99.99% probability of missing a target from 150 yards. The kid fired shots toward Trump. It was pure chance that one actually hit Trump’s ear. That is not at all a realistic “deep state” plot to kill Trump.

Did Trump plan it? Really? Would Trump take even a .01% chance of getting himself killed and a very certain chance of getting supporters killed? I don’t think so. It is far more stupid for the Secret Service and police to have been involved in a plot than it is that the Secret Service and police were genuinely as negligent as they appeared.

Rich Lorimer

Streamwood

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