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Trump Gunman Flew Drone Over Rally Site Hours Before Attempted Assassination
WSJ ^ | 7/19/2024 | Sadie Gurman and Aruna Viswanatha

Posted on 07/19/2024 4:39:47 PM PDT by God luvs America

A gunman who tried to kill Donald Trump was able to fly a drone and get aerial footage of the western Pennsylvania fairgrounds shortly before the former president was set to speak there, law-enforcement officials briefed on the matter said, further underscoring the stunning security lapses ahead of Trump’s near assassination.

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To: Captain Walker
"Because if your theory isn't true, it means that the "greatest country in the world" is staffed by the Dumbest People in the World" (and that, of course, could never be true)."

Unfortunately, there's being plain, old incompetent dumb, and being deliberately-on-purpose dumb. I'm going with the second.

81 posted on 07/19/2024 5:23:00 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: God luvs America

We all know it was allowed. 3 shooters, 3 different angles. We all know it was allowed. Not even SS, but homeland personnel? Damn.


82 posted on 07/19/2024 5:23:07 PM PDT by Bulwyf
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To: God luvs America

How may hours before the event? The same day or a previous day? Be specific.


83 posted on 07/19/2024 5:23:33 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: Apparatchik

“I am reflexively skeptical of conspiracy theories...”

Why?

Everytime Schumer, adam schiff, and Pelosi get together, you don’t think they are planning something evil?

Criminal conspiracy is encoded into our common law. Were the jurists back then wild-eyed extremists?

The term “conspiracy theory” was cooked up by the CIA long ago as a perjorative term to scare people away from using their minds to question strange things that happen, like the attempted assassination of Trump after there was no security provided, and when told about the assassin on the roof with a gun Trump was not stopped from stepping into the X.

Now, you must confess with your mouth and believe in your heart that the Secret Service was trying their best to protect Trump and that all those people made all those mistakes simultaneously just by sheer accident.

Nothing to see. If you disagree, then your are probably a racist and a white supremacist and you have to prove you are not.


84 posted on 07/19/2024 5:24:01 PM PDT by odawg
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To: Phoenix8
I have no security experience. And even I would have had a guy on that roof.

You could have brought a six-year-old to that spot and asked where the security should be stationed.

85 posted on 07/19/2024 5:24:37 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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To: God luvs America

Lee Harvey Crooks. Deep State mole.


86 posted on 07/19/2024 5:24:59 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's mone)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Good point but it also could be that the cop was lying about having a gun pointed at him.


87 posted on 07/19/2024 5:25:33 PM PDT by dforest
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To: Prince of Space

A friend told me, her conference call for the 100 senators where she only answered 4 questions was made from a room at the convention. Not surprising if true because she was there just a couple hours later.


88 posted on 07/19/2024 5:25:45 PM PDT by Betty Jane
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To: mass55th

I used to work just outside the fence of Dobbins ARB, mainly on an antenna measurement tower that overlooked the runway and other parts of the base. When the President’s plane was due in there were always agents out there at least the day before making sure we had the gates and access to the tower locked up where no one could get up there.

To me, a location like that so close and unguarded had to be either colossally inept (VERY un SS) OR planned. And I think what clinches that thought for me was the Director’s answer about the ‘sloped roof.’


89 posted on 07/19/2024 5:26:12 PM PDT by Gaffer
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To: God luvs America

“Accountability or rebellion!” That should be the watchword.


90 posted on 07/19/2024 5:26:13 PM PDT by clintonh8r (The truth is hate speech to those who hate the truth)
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To: LongWayHome

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Democrats are ALWAYS more aggressive than Republicans.

Anyone remember Benghazi? Each Republican used the first 50% of their time saying how much they admire Hillary and thanking her for he sacrifices! It continued through the whole hearing!

Dems opened up that hearing by saying - Death is part of Life.

Republicans just voted a week ago not to defund the Swamp of any of their tools and lawfare.


91 posted on 07/19/2024 5:26:27 PM PDT by AnthonySoprano (Impeachment Inquiry is necessary since Deep State is blocking )
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To: popdonnelly
This isn’t some sophisticated international plot, this was a 20 year old kid that did this

Yeah, my money is on DEI incompetence.

92 posted on 07/19/2024 5:26:30 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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To: God luvs America

There were no lapses. Any happening at the rally was intentional.


93 posted on 07/19/2024 5:26:52 PM PDT by HIDEK6 (God bless Donald Trump)
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Holy S! That deserves its own thread.


94 posted on 07/19/2024 5:27:04 PM PDT by Ken H (Trump 2024)
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To: hardspunned

Somebody tried that on Chavez in Venezuela, iirc.


95 posted on 07/19/2024 5:27:25 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: Jeff Chandler

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Absolutely!

Why was the assassin treated as a VIP?

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96 posted on 07/19/2024 5:27:41 PM PDT by AnthonySoprano (Impeachment Inquiry is necessary since Deep State is blocking )
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To: popdonnelly

You need your critical thinking skills fixed. Even just basic observation skills fixed.


97 posted on 07/19/2024 5:28:33 PM PDT by Bulwyf
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To: God luvs America

waterboard Cheatle


98 posted on 07/19/2024 5:29:00 PM PDT by LeoWindhorse
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To: dforest

Good point but it also could be that the cop was lying about having a gun pointed at him.

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True. It’s not hard to believe the cop went up the ladder just to see if Crooks was doing all right. After all - they knew he was there.


99 posted on 07/19/2024 5:30:08 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (A truth that's told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent ~ Wm. Blake)
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To: crazyhorse691
"Cooks had free reign of the protected area for a long time, but, muffed the shot"

Crooks did not muff the shot.

He hit Trump.

The only reason Trump isn't dead, is because he turned his head at the last nano-second.

Divine intervention IMV.

100 posted on 07/19/2024 5:30:10 PM PDT by rxsid (HOW CAN A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN'S STATUS BE "GOVERNED" BY GREAT BRITAIN? - Leo Donofrio (2009))
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