Trump’s Raised Fist Will Make History — And Define His Candidacy

Politico ^ | 07/14/2024 12:00 AM EDT | By JONATHAN MARTIN

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The pictures and film of Trump rallying the crowd will likely be the enduring image of this election and perhaps his entire political career.

Even before President Biden’s catastrophic debate last month, Trump had run on a platform of strength, portraying himself as a politically muscular figure against a weak and aging incumbent president. Next week’s Republican nominating convention will deliver Trump a hero’s welcome and an audience to match, befitting a party leader who had a brush with death.

“The raised fist will become the iconic symbol of the convention,” predicted longtime GOP strategist Mike Murphy.

Convention planners had already successive evening themes dedicated to making America “safe” and “strong” again, sessions that will, along with Trump’s expected cameo with his new running mate the opening night, be vivified with new meaning after the shooting.

The former president is likely to enjoy a rallying effect in immediate polls, with more independents likely shifting his way. “There will be some good, old-fashioned American compassion for Trump,” predicted Murphy, who opposes the former president’s campaign.

What’s less clear is whether the shooting hastens Democratic calls for Biden to withdraw from the race. Most elected Democrats responded to the shooting by denouncing political violence and few wanted to discuss how it may echo in the campaign.

Yet in private, many Democratic political veterans were bracing for Trump to enjoy a convention bounce larger than he could have ever hoped to enjoy in such divided times. And it wasn’t difficult to detect a sense of doom, that an already uphill campaign may have become out of reach.

[Fai Mao]

Yes, I had it backward. But the point is still valid. The bullet came from his left, behind his head. And grazed his head. It did not come from the wound side. There are pictures of Trump showing the bullet in the air. The bullet is to Trump’s left. (Veiwer’s right)

The pictures they keep showing of the snipers have the snipers facing the wrong way. I don’t think those are the snipers that shot the assassin wannabe. Unless the picture was taken from the other side of the podium

[WildHighlander57]

Check the Google Earth pix; the sniper nest is to Trump’s right.

[mbrfl]

>>Can it really be called a “security detail” when the security is actually trying to kill you?

Yes. Its purpose is job security for Joe Biden.

[Forgiven_Sinner]

Let’s see... where else has a great leader experienced that kind of salvation?

"Teddy Roosevelt in 1912, when he was shot in the chest but his written speech caught the bullet and saved him."

Also, President Reagan took a bullet that passed close to an artery.

[Eleutheria5]

Get a grip. It’s just a fist pump. It’s great imagery, but closing the southern border, getting inflation under control and restoring peace to the world will be much more important, and if he fails in those, all the fist pumps in the world will come to naught.

[batazoid]

I can't think of a more fitting climax to the RNC convention than by showing at some point right before Pres. Trump's acceptance speech, a short ad by Vince Langman on X. It's narrated by Sylvester "Rocky" Stallone using Trump's assassination attempt video in the background. It's truly awesome. It starts out like this: "Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't always sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place."