Posted on 07/24/2024 6:37:40 PM PDT by Libloather
The FBI's director has cast doubt on whether Donald Trump was struck by a bullet during the attempt on his life at a Pennsylvania political rally.
Christopher Wray was updating Congress on the assassination attempt on Trump in Butler on Wednesday when he made the explosive statement.
'There’s some question about whether or not it’s a bullet or shrapnel that hit his ear,' Wray said.
Wray was addressing security failures that allowed gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks to open fire. Crooks, 20, killed firefighter Corey Comperatore, 50, and injured two others including Trump during the shooting.
The presidential hopeful has since given extensive accounts of the moment he was shot and was seen sporting a bandage over his ear.
'When I went down, bullets were coming over my head and you hear them, it's like a zip, zip,' he said.
The former president claims his Secret Service detail 'thought it was over when I went down' because of 'a lot of blood coming' after his ear was grazed.
Trump, 78, argued with his agents, telling them how he was 'not going on a stretcher' and instead vowed to 'get up'.
He added that a last minute turn of the head to glance at a screen is what saved him from the bullet.
'I'm supposed to be dead. The most incredible thing was that I happened to not only turn, but to turn at the exact right time and in just the right amount,' he added, saying he survived 'by luck or by God'.
Some initial reports on the day of the shooting speculated that Trump may have been struck by a shattered piece of glass when a bullet struck the teleprompter.
The teleprompter theory, however, was debunked when photos showed that both glass screens were in tact after the attack.
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such an obvious political statement
he is a political hack
Huh? How so?
Headline: “FBI director casts doubt on whether Trump was struck by bullet during assassination attempt at rally”
Third paragraph: “’With respect to former President Trump, there’s some question about whether or not it’s a bullet or shrapnel that hit his ear,’ Wray said.”
Looks like a fine match to me.
Unfreakingbelievable, huh?
Who CARES if it was a direct hit on his ear or shrapnel? He was IN THE LINE OF FIRE and there was an assassination attempt on our president.
comey and wray, ghey ghey ghey.
It started with the Javanka twins. Then President Trump released Gorka and Bannon after being lobbied by the Javanka twins. So many bad calls. Too trusting. So many horrible traitorous people were appointed to his administration.
For there to be shrapnel capable of piercing President Trumps ear there would have to be a close bullet strike to create shrapnel.
There is a very detailed video and audio log that conclusively rules out any visual evidence of a bullet strike from the shooters direction and line of fire, nor is there any audio evidence of a bullet strike or shrapnel signature.
Furthermore, the shrapnel produced by a 5.56 round, either by fragmentation of the bullet or splatter of glass or metal frags would be too small and in the wrong direction to cause the wound in President Trumps ear. would be
Ironically, for this statement by Wary to carry any weight, there would have to be a second shooter shooting a larger caliber ammunition. In that case, it would conclusive proof of multiple shooters and a broad based conspiracy to assassinate Trump.
So - is that what Wray is trying to tell the world.
Hey Jughead! What’s your point Do you know how many Americans are killed in combat from shrapnel sent their way by the enemy who is trying to kill them” Read a friggin’ non-fiction war book or something skippy. You don’t seem very bright in that department.
I did.
In a world where leftists are claiming he wasn’t shot at all, the FBI director’s comments should be characterized more completely.
#28 is for you as well.
For there to be shrapnel capable of piercing President Trumps ear there would have to be a close bullet strike to create shrapnel.
There is a very detailed video and audio log that conclusively rules out any visual evidence of a bullet strike from the shooters direction and line of fire, nor is there any audio evidence of a bullet strike or shrapnel signature.
Furthermore, the shrapnel produced by a 5.56 round, either by fragmentation of the bullet or splatter of glass or metal frags would be too small and in the wrong direction to cause the wound in President Trumps ear.
There is no video of any glass breaking because the SS was negligent and did not use the bullet proof glass barriers they usually use to block or deflect and incoming bullets. Not sure it's a really good idea for Wray to highlight this glaring and incredibly negligent omission of bullet proof glass barriers around Trump on the part of the Secret Service detail .
Ironically, for this statement by Wary to carry any weight, there would have to be a second shooter shooting a larger caliber ammunition. In that case, it would conclusive proof of multiple shooters and a broad based conspiracy to assassinate Trump.
So - is that what Wray is trying to tell the world.
The FBI’s director has cast doubt on whether he will still be an FIB employee.
Damn, I can’t believe we’ve got an FBI director who can’t tell if the President of the United States was hit by a bullet or a “piece of shrapnel.”
You could see the mangled ear at the rally tonight.
Does the U.S. Military determine whether a member of our Armed Forces was struck with a bullet or shrapnel before awarding that person the Purple Heart? Of course it doesn't. John F'n Kerry wrote up his own citation for Purple Hearts...one when he got hit with a kernel of rice in the ass.
The dirtbag is trying to create ambiguity to perpetuate the “fake shooting” theory.
Sorry, the believability coefficient of our D.C. collection of leftists is so close to zero, we may just as well round off.
He’s a POS. There’s a photo that has the effin bullet blowing past his head. It’s not shrapnel.
Maybe the FIB director needs glasses? 🤓
Well, then it wasn’t so bad. /s!!!! Move along folks. Nothing to see.
Wray needs to be fired and escorted from the building next January.
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